Category Heath and Safety

HSE Publish Latest Accident Statistics

Published online today (31 October) the latest statistics on work-related health, safety and enforcement in Great Britain 2011/12 and includes the following key annual figures: 1.1 million working people were suffering from a work-related illness – down from 2010/11 and continues the downward trend observed…

The “First Aid Show” is here

We have launched our new free internet TV channel “The First Aid Show” at www.firstaidshow.com as well as on facebook and youtube.  This site will contain news and stories from the world of first aid, medical and safety to complement our online and classroom training…

Falls and fall prevention in the Elderly and Disabled

Everyone falls from time to time but injury from falls and slips in the elderly or disabled cannot always be avoided but the risks can be reduced.  Before we look at what to do if you fall lets look at…

Downloading your Certified CPD Certificate for all courses

All ProTrainings courses are CPD Certified and you can login and download your statement from the home page using the “actions” button.  You can print this as soon as you complete the online course or your instructor marks you as passed…

Online Training Concerns? Our new course features will help.

  Have you ever been concerned that taking an online course would be sufficient training? This is a valid concern, especially with how many online certification companies there are out there.  It’s important to do some research to make sure…

Updated Course Videos

We have updated the videos in our first aid courses in Basic Life Support, AED, FAW refresher and working through the others.  All primary care videos and many of the secondary care have been replaced on all first aid courses.…

Free PDF Accident Book to all students

We have added a free PDF accident book to download to all students of online and classroom courses.  We will be adding more downloads to different courses soon.  You can access the accident book and other downloads by clicking the…

RIDDOR’s over-three-day injury reporting requirement has changed

As of 6 April 2012, RIDDOR’s over-three-day injury reporting requirement has changed. The trigger point has increased from over three days’ to over seven days’ incapacitation (not counting the day on which the accident happened). Incapacitation means that the worker is absent…

ProTrainings courses now CPD Certified

All our online courses are now CPD Certified and many of the classroom ones as well and we will be adding more shortly.  More information to follow.