CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE

Australia Wide First Aid are doing our part to contain the spread of the Coronavirus, and in turn providing the safest possible learning environment for our students and staff. Accordingly we issue the following notice:

• Anyone returning from overseas closer than 14 days to a course they wish to attend are not permitted to attend.
• Anyone who has returned from overseas or been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 must self-isolate and not attend any Australia Wide First Aid Training course for at least 14 days after returning from overseas or last contact with infected individual/s.
• Anyone who has attended an Australia Wide First Aid Training Course and received a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 since attending an Australia Wide First Aid Course must advise Australia Wide First Aid immediately on 1300 336 613.

Australia Wide First Aid Training Courses can be rescheduled at no cost for those with COVD-19 concerns. Please phone 1300 336 613 if you need to reschedule your course.

Measures we are taking to protect our students and staff from COVID-19 during our FIRST AID TRAINING Courses

At this time we are all concerned about the coronavirus (COVID-19). Australia Wide First Aid continue to monitor the evolving situation and are acting on the advice of our government agencies.

In response to the current situation we have implemented precautionary measures to our Training Course delivery:

• Supply of hand sanitiser for students and staff to use at set intervals throughout the course
• Requirement of students and staff to wash their hands frequently with soap and water on each break and before returning from breaks to the classroom.
• If students and staff need to cough or sneeze they are required to do so into a tissue, handkerchief or bent arm, avoiding touching of their face, and required to cleanse their hands following coughing or sneezing.

CPR manikin hygiene:

• Students are issued with their own face shield to use during CPR
• Students are issued with wipes to clean the face and chest of manikin following use
•  Students are issued with gloves for use during CPR demonstrations on manikin, and other practical demonstrations
•  Students are required to wash their hands with soap and water or hand sanitizer before and after CPR and whenever they have had contact with another student during practical sessions
• Manikin faces are cleaned at the end of each day
• All surfaces of training aides are cleaned at the end of each day
• Bandages are disposed of at completion of the course

Please call the Department of Health and Human Services Coronavirus hotline on 1800 675 398 for instructions on what to do if you think you or someone you know may be infected.

Thank you for your understanding and support during this time.

Your Sincerely,

Jason Lucas

CEO – Australia Wide First Aid