Emergency First Response courses have been approved or meet the following organizations’ guidelines for CPR/First Aid training:
North, South and Central America
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Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA)
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Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
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American Camp Association.
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American Council on Exercise (ACE)
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Board of Massage Therapy State of Hawaii
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Boise Idaho Child Care Training Network
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Cal/OSHA
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California Board of Chiropractic Examiners
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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
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Federal OSHA Guideline 29 CFR 1910.151.
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Girl Scouts USA
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Illinois Department Of Public Health
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Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)
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Michigan DHS, Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing.
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National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)
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National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
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North Carolina DHHS Division of Child Development
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Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), New Mexico
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Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Puerto Rico
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Ohio Job and Family Services
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State of New York Department of Health PAD training
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State of Washington Dept of Labor & Industries Accreditation
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United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA)
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United States Coast Guard (USCG) for a merchant mariner license
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United States OSHA Region 10 – includes federal jurisdiction for Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho
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Utah State Parks and Recreation
Asia and the Pacific Islands
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International Yacht Training (IYT) in the Asia Pacific region
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Philippine Heart Association Council on CPR
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PADI
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South Korea:
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Korean Body Guard Martial Arts Association & affiliates
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Dream & Green Tour
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Sport For All – Korea Handball Federation
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Yacht N Company
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Young Jae Art & Craft School & Boy & Girl Scouts
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Yangchun-Gu Hapkido Association
Australia and New Zealand
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International Yacht Training (IYT) in the Asia Pacific region (incl. Australia and New Zealand)
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Australia Council for Teaching Swimming and Water Safety (AUSTSWIM)
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Australia Nationally Recognised Training to Provide First Aid and other first aid related courses when conducted through PADI Asia Pacific’s Registered Training Organisation (RTO ID#6729)
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) when conducted at a Private Training Establishment (PTE) and competency was assessed as meeting OSH/NZQA unit standard 6400, 6401, 6402 (or 6400, 26551, 26522 or equivalent / most recent unit standards)
Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia
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British Canoe Union (BCU)
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Duke of Edinburgh’s Award – United Kingdom
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Espirito Santo Fire Department, Brazil
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Féderation Suisse de Vol Libre
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Health and Safety Executive (Great Britain) and (Northern Ireland) for the purposes of first aid in the workplace
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Italian Resuscitation Council
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Northwest (UK) SureStart Care for Children
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Schweizerischer Hängegleiter-Verband
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Scouts Association U.K.
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SEMICYUC Sociedad Española de Medicina Intensiva, Críticos y Unidades Coronarias (Member of Spanish Resuscitation Council)
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SkillsActive – United Kingdom
If you need to know whether your Emergency First Response course meets compliance standards for an organization that is not on this list, please get in touch.