PureSafety and ASHI Partner to Provide a "Blended Learning" Approach, Giving Customers More Training Time Each Week.NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- PureSafety, the leading provider of online safety training and risk management solutions, announces a partnership with the American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI ASHI American Society of Home Inspectors ASHI American Safety & Health Institute ASHI American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics ASHI Ahon Sa Hirap Inc. ASHI Associazione Subacquei Handicappati Italiani ASHI Association for Social Health in India ), a leading association of professional safety and health educators. Under the partnership, PureSafety will now provide our customers with access to online versions of four of ASHI's most popular courses: * Basic First Aid, for people who are occupationally required or desire to have basic first aid knowledge and skills to enable them to respond to injuries and sudden illness in adults and children. * CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac and AED AED - Automated Engineering Design for the Community and Workplace, for laypeople lay·peo·ple or lay people pl.n. Laymen and laywomen. who are occupationally required or desire to have CPR knowledge and skills using AEDs. * CPR PRO for the Professional Rescuer, for health care providers, first responders first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs have basic emergency and professional rescuers in and outside the hospital or those needing professional level basic life support training as an occupational requirement. * Bloodborne Pathogens, for people who have reasonable anticipation of contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials in the performance of designated job duties and compliance with the training requirements of OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard. With the PureSafety/ASHI "blended learning Blended Learning is the combination of multiple approaches to learning. Blended learning can be accomplished through the use of 'blended' virtual and physical resources. A typical example of this would be a combination of technology-based materials and face-to-face sessions used " approach, students first take the online course to learn the core curriculum and required knowledge components of the particular subject along with an assessment. They then meet at a later date with the ASHI instructor for the hands-on portion. The online courses can be taken anytime, anywhere, and from any Internet-connected computer. "We are excited about our new relationship with ASHI and the ability to offer certification training for our customers," stated Ron A. Kirsch kirsch n. A colorless brandy made from the fermented juice of cherries. [French, short for German Kirschwasser; see kirschwasser. , Ph.D., Vice President of Business Development for PureSafety. "Our online courses provide the perfect complement to ASHI's instructor-led skills training. When students arrive for the hands-on instruction, they already understand the knowledge component, so they spend less time in the classroom. And with the addition of the ASHI hands-on instruction, PureSafety customers can be fully certified See certification. ." ASHI General Manager Frank Swiger added, "By combining hands-on classroom instruction with online training, your customers will be able to save a substantial amount of time every week. Because students arrive with a good understanding of the subject matter, the hands-on portion goes quicker and smoother. Thus, we are able to provide this vital life-saving training to more people in more classes each week." About ASHI ASHI is an association of professional safety and health educators focusing on excellence in education in the areas of CPR, AED, first aid, workplace safety/disaster preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them , rescue and wilderness wilderness, land retaining its primeval character with the imprint of humans minimal or unnoticeable. In the United States, the Wilderness Act of 1964 established the National Wilderness Preservation System with a nucleus of 9 million acres (3. survival skills, among others, while successfully targeting all areas of safety and health, helping to educate the lay public and emergency service professionals alike. Its mission is to continually con·tin·u·al adj. 1. Recurring regularly or frequently: the continual need to pay the mortgage. 2. improve safety and health education by promoting high standards for members, principles of sound research for curriculum development and the professional development of safety and health instructors worldwide. To learn more about ASHI, visit www.ashinstitute.org. About PureSafety PureSafety is the leading provider of online safety training and risk management solutions. Since 1999, PureSafety has been protecting and preserving a company's greatest asset - its people. PureSafety understands that fostering a safe, healthy workforce improves productivity, lowers costs and builds the bottom line. With convenient, customizable training delivery and management options, the industry's widest selection of Internet-based EH&S courses, and a leading team of in-house course development experts, PureSafety makes improving your workplace simple and cost effective. To learn more, visit www.puresafety.com or call 888.202.3016. |
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