Emcare: Your Trusted Health and Safety Training

28 April is World Health and Safety Day, a day formed by the International Labour Organisation to raise awareness for the importance of health and safety in the workplace. In every industry, workplace health and safety should be a top priority for your business and your employees. Emcare is your trustable go-to for health and safety training.

Workplace Health and Safety:

Health and safety in any type of workplace are critical. Whether you own a small business or are a part of a large corporation, or whether your office is a school classroom or a dusty construction site, your workplace needs to be safe and healthy. Everyone who attends a workplace has the right to work in an environment that is not detrimental to their health or safety.
There are many ways to make a workplace healthy and safe, but health and safety training for your whole company is the easiest way to ensure everyone is adequately skilled and sufficiently informed. Train your employees to put their health and safety first so that they keep your company healthy and safe in return.

Why is Health and Safety Training Important?

Health and safety regulations in the workplace often feel like red-tape, overzealous, or put in place specifically to frustrate or elongate business processes. It is easy to lose sight of the importance and life-saving advantages that come with incorporating health and safety regulations into your workplace. We have listed some of the advantages of prioritising health and safety in the workplace.

1. Workplace Hazards: Whether your office is a classroom or a dusty construction site, there is the possibility of accidents occurring at any workplace. By keeping workplace health and safety a priority, you can avoid becoming complacent in your workplace. Adequate health and safety training also allows for immediate and informed action to take place in the event of an accident occurring at the workplace.
2. Valued Employees, Valuable Company: Investing in health and safety for your employees will make your employees feel that their position is a valued part of the company which is worth being kept safe and secure. Naturally, when employees feel appreciated by their company, they work hard to show appreciation back to their company which then increases the company value.
3. United Front: Companies that send their employees on group health and safety training courses also allow their employees a chance to bond in a setting outside the office. This creates relationships within the workplace, which improves the overall company culture. A company with a team dedicated to helping each other and the company can overcome any possible challenges the company may face.
4. Company Costs: There are many rules and regulations in place within the South African government regarding healthy and safe workplaces. Companies found to not be providing adequate workplaces within the stipulated framework will face severe consequences, including fines to your company. While this should not be the driving force behind ensuring that your company workplace is healthy and safe for all employees, it is a factor to keep in mind. 

Emcare:

Emcare is a specialised health and safety training company. Since 1997, Emcare has been providing the South African community with health and safety skills that have improved many workplaces and created jobs for numerous individuals. With training centres in Johannesburg, Polokwane, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, and Hoedspruit, Emcare is widely accessible for South African citizens to receive quality health and safety training.

Emcare Health and Safety Trainers:

Emcare ensures that you receive the best health and safety training through highly qualified and skilled trainers. All trainers are fully qualified Life Support Paramedics with at least 1000 hours of work experience in emergency services. This ensures that the trainers are of the highest qualification level in their relevant fields and are highly experienced.
The Emcare health and safety trainers are also focused on creating a learning environment that makes obtaining health and safety skills easier and enjoyable. Anyone is welcome to participate in the Emcare health and safety courses and learn from the best trainers.

Emcare Health and Safety Course Options:

Emcare offers a wide variety of courses under health and safety training. The course contents and time-frames vary, but all courses are dedicated to improving your health and safety knowledge so that you can become an informed citizen and your workplace is better for your and all other employees.
Group training as a company is a great way to ensure all members of your company receive adequate training. For companies with groups of ten or more, Emcare will come to your premises to conduct the training. With over sixteen health and safety courses available at Emcare, it is easy to find a course that is beneficial for you and your company.

1. Health and Safety Induction Course
2. General Health and Safety Course
3. Health and Safety Representative Course
4. Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act Course
5. OHS Workshop
6. COIDA Course
7. Health and Safety Supervisors Course
8. Accident Incident Investigation Course
9. Risk Assessment Course
10. Safety Officer Course
11. Lock out and Permit to Work Course
12. Legal Liability Course
13. Safe Stacking and Storage Course
14. Working at Heights Course
15. Emergency Evacuation Procedures Course
16. Snake Handling and Safety Awareness Course

Why Trust Emcare for Your Health and Safety Training:

Emcare is positioning itself as the top training provider in its industry. This is being achieved through the companies with which Emcare is accredited and affiliated. Each organisation holds a high benchmark for the quality of health and safety training, and Emcare is reaching all its standards. Emcare is a training company you can trust to provide you with quality health and safety courses and skills.

1) Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA) ISASA is a non-profit organisation for private schools in South Africa. ISASA provides all members with protection for their company, promotes their members to use the best practices for educating their pupils, and ensures quality education. ISASA is the largest and oldest independent school association which gives it a great reputation and high standards to uphold.

ISASA's exceptional education services mean a structured learning environment, a focus on ethical education, and the promotion of learning skills that make citizens more informed and responsible. ISASA members go through rigorous inspections to ensure that the education each organisation provides is of this high standard. Emcare is a member of ISASA, meaning that their health and safety training is of an exceptional standard.

2) Educert
Learning health and safety through Emcare will allow you to gain valuable skills, be practically informed on safe and healthy workplaces, and have you feeling accomplished and successful. The cherry on top is receiving your A4 certificate of completion at the end of each course.

Emcare uses the Educert certificate production software to produce all the certificates you will obtain once your courses are complete. The Educert system allows Emcare to generate your certificates in a professional and timely fashion. This allows you to receive your certificate (or certificates) as soon as possible.

3) South African Department of Labour
The South African Department of Labour has many stringent requirements regarding health and safety in the workplace under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993. This Act helps outline the requirements of companies and employees which need to be abided by in the workplace to keep the work environment safe and healthy.

All Emcare courses are accredited by the South African Department of Labour, which means that receiving training through Emcare is in line with the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

4) Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA)
HWSETA is responsible for the training, skills development, and education of the health sector, veterinary sector, social sector, and development sector. One of the main jobs of HWSETA is to monitor all education and training within these sectors. Emcare is affiliated with HWSETA, meaning that this is yet another standard against which Emcare is monitored.
HWSETA’s core value is that South African lives are made better when people are developed. This is why HWSETA priorities the development of skills in South Africa. Emcare aims to provide you with health and safety courses that will leave you and your employees informed, wiser to safe work practices, and skilled in relevant health and safety areas.

5) Local Government Sector Education and Training (LGSETA)
Similar to HWSETA, LGSETA is an authority for education and training. LGSETA ensures that all students are educated and trained in a way that fulfils the local government sector requirements. Emcare is affiliated with LGSETA, meaning that you can be confident that all training courses meet the standards of the local government sector.

6) South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
SAQA oversees the National Qualification Framework, a system dedicated to the classification, coordination, registration, publication, and articulation of all national certifications. SAQA will ensure that Emcare implements and upholds all NQF values.

SAQA will also register all Emcare health and safety qualifications so that you can be assured that your certificate is recognised within the NQF system. The SAQA keeps all national databases maintained, so it is important to note that your certificates with Emcare are generally only valid for two years. This is to ensure that you and your company are up to date with any possible health and safety regulation changes.

7) Train Learn Development Trust (TLD Trust)
The Train Learn Develop Group provides specialised education and training in South Africa from high-standard training venues. Emcare’s training venues fall within the TLD Trust, ensuring that each venue is adequately equipped to provide you with a great learning environment for your training.

8) Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA)
CETA is focused on providing skill development services to the construction sector of South Africa. With an extensive understanding of the skills needed in the construction industry, CETA can develop education and training services to adequately fulfil any possible gaps in the current construction industry. CETA believes that skills form the basis of economic empowerment and infrastructural development.

CETA accredits and monitors training providers, such as Emcare. All Emcare health and safety courses are certified with CETA, except for the Safe Stacking and Storage course which is certified with EMC ATT. This certification is trusted and widely respected.

9) South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Saiosh)
Saiosh is a non-profit organisation that advocates for workplace health and safety in South Africa. Saiosh is the largest Occupational Health and Safety organisation in Africa, making them a leader in the industry. Emcare is a member of Saiosh, which means they are guided and monitored by this impressive health and safety organisation.

Saiosh prides itself on making all information and updates regarding Occupational Health and Safety accessible to all its members. This means that Emcare is a health and safety course provider based on the most recent and updated developments, which ensures that you can trust their services.

Emcare is highly accredited and affiliated, making it a health and safety training company you can trust.