(WHSV) Valley health officials are giving people the opportunity to get their hands on life-saving medicine used to treat drug overdoses. The Central Shenandoah Health District is teaming up with the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Community Services Board to offer free naloxone training courses. Those in attendance will learn how to spot the signs of a drug overdose and how to administer the medicine to treat them, also known as Narcan, Health and Safety Training according to Dr. Laura Kornegay at with the CSHD. At the end of the course, free Narcan kits will be distributed, along with a card for

Children in the United States between the ages of 10 and 14 are as likely to commit suicide as they are to die in a car crash, he said. Also, Washington County has the highest suicide rate of the states five counties. The training is based Health and Safety Training on a model developed for adults in Australia in 2000. The adult version started in the United States in 2007 and was followed by the youth version in 2011. The training sessions also place an emphasis on ways to destigmatize mental illness. Harrison noted that in the 1970s society frowned on public discussions of cancer. But with

offers Heartsaver First Aid Training 2017-Mendota Reporter By: Staff - Updated: 1 day ago OTTAWA Emergency situations can be stressful and chaotic, but having the training you need to help someone can ease the panic for everyone involved. Something as simple as knowing how to stop bleeding could save a persons life or at least lessen the severity of injury. This month, the LaSalle County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is offering the American Heart Associations Heartsaver First Aid Training. The training is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches students critical skills to respond to

Michael Petrillose, the colleges academic director, said students can work online. "They can do it at their own convenience, at home on a laptop, on a smartphone. The goal is to standardise this knowledge and understanding." The college, the first vocational training institute for the tourism industry, will take students of all ages when it opens in September. It will offer qualifications from foundation to diploma level in subjects ranging from hospitality to culinary arts. It is hoped it will help to attract more Emiratis to the industry, said Mr Bin Hadher. It is believed about 3 to 4 per

7. Produce a plan that details how an emergency would be dealt with at an offshore installation should such an incident occur. The responsibilities of an offshore installation's employer 1. Ensure the health and safety of everyone aboard an offshore installation, as well as those who are working in connection with it, by continuously co-operating with the owner or operator of the installation, other employers and any other appropriate party. 2. Undertake an assessment of any risks that are present at an offshore installation, as well as implementing measures in order to control the risks id

For any training that needs to be arranged outside of normal hours, this should be treated as an extension of an employee's time at work. 4. Provide insurance that will cover an employee in the event that they are injured or become ill as a result of their work at an offshore installation. The responsibilities of an offshore installation's employee 1. Ensure the health and safety of everyone aboard an offshore installation, as well as those who are working in connection with it, by continuously co-operating with the manager of the installation and any other appropriate party. 2. To always follow

The firm engaged in the project, originally budgeted for 600,000, and its managing director are on trial at the Old Bailey over their deaths Mr Darbishire said: 'As they hauled the sofa up about 20 feet to the level of the balcony, the workers were hauling against, and leaning over, the balustrade. 'The 130-year-old Victorian cast iron balustrade gave way and two of the men fell to their deaths on the pavement below. 'A third was saved only by being grabbed by his colleagues as he began to fall. 'The prosecution case is that the deaths of those two men, Tomasz Procko and Karol Symanski, were

Martin said the state is putting the money that used to go to mental health facilities into community programs such as local group homes, which prepares the clients to return to their local communities. Success for those people, he said, often depends on the support structure they have in the community. The training included ideas that could benefit anyone trying to assist someone with mental illness during a difficult time: Show that you are concerned; try to get the person out of a hectic situation; remain calm; speak reassuringly, but firmly; dont try to touch the patient; get medical help if needed;

'The prosecution case is that the deaths of those two men, Tomasz Procko and Karol Symanski, were not simply an accident. 'That is not to suggest anybody wanted or intended anybody to come to harm. The court heard the firm had a 'long and unhappy history of neglect of health and safety' 'The fact that the men were hauling the sofa up in the dangerous way that they were was the result of a long and unhappy history of neglect of health and safety at the company which employed them. 'It was an accident but it was an entirely foreseeable and preventable one.' The prosecutor said it was not a case

Their jobs are to provide analysis, research, and advice to lawmakers. Some states on the list like Arkansas and Florida require restaurants hang posters that illustrate how to perform the Heimlich maneuver or what the Red Cross calls the abdominal thrust procedure. Texas requires its posters to be in both English and Spanish. And Oregon, which is where Voodoo Donuts originated, requires business owners to train all food service employees in the Red Cross technique within a reasonable time after date of employment. Its important to note that these states also have liability laws on their books.