Courses covering the safety appointments a workplace has to fill, from R957. Train at our Mokopane centre or on your own site.
Safety courses certify the people a workplace has to appoint: first aiders, fire fighters, SHE representatives and anyone who works above ground level. Fundza Training Institute runs them from R957 to R5 520. Individual learners train at our centre in Mokopane. Companies book a group and we train on site, anywhere in South Africa.
Safety courses are bought for a reason, and the reason usually decides the course. These are the situations that come up most.
You are being appointed as the workplace first aider. Start with First Aid Level 1 (2 days, R957). If your own risk assessment shows hazards beyond ordinary cuts and falls, such as crush, chemical, heat or electrical injuries, train at least some of your first aiders to Level 2 (2 days, R2 178). The first aid courses page sets the levels side by side.
Your site needs people who can fight a fire before the brigade arrives. Basic Fire Fighting (Level 1) (2 days, R1 034) covers first response with an extinguisher, evacuation and fire warden duties. Fire Fighting Level 2 (2 days, R1 562) is for people who work as part of an organised fire team on a developed fire. See the fire fighting courses page.
You have been elected as a safety representative. SHE Rep (2 days, R1 100) is the course for elected safety, health and environment representatives. It is a different job from first aid: a SHE rep inspects and reports, a first aider treats.
Your work happens at height. Working at Heights Training (2 days, R1 628) is the fall-protection certificate for construction, mining and industrial sites, and it has a one-day refresher at R980. Where the crew also installs fall arrest equipment and may have to bring someone down from it, add Fall Arrest and Rescue Training (R1 628).
You need the full set at once. The Safety Combo runs over 10 days for R6 600 and covers the site safety certificates in one booking, with a separate certificate for each course.
Every safety course in this category, ordered by fee. Each fee covers the training, the assessment and the certificate.
| Course | Duration | From | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Aid Level 1 | 2 days | R957 | The appointed workplace first aider |
| Basic Fire Fighting (Level 1) | 2 days | R1 034 | First responders using an extinguisher |
| SHE Rep | 2 days | R1 100 | Elected safety, health and environment representatives |
| Fire Fighting Level 2 | 2 days | R1 562 | Members of an organised fire team |
| Working at Heights Training | 2 days | R1 628 | Anyone who works above ground level |
| Fall Arrest and Rescue Training | — | R1 628 | Crews who install fall arrest equipment and may rescue from it |
| First Aid Level 2 | 2 days | R2 178 | Appointed first aiders at higher-risk workplaces |
| First Aid Level 3 | 3 days | R5 520 | The longest of the first aid levels |
For workplace first aiders who need to stabilise a patient until emergency services arrive. Covers scene safety, patient assessment, basic life support and CPR, the recovery position, choking, bleeding, shock, burns and fractures. Assessed on a written test and a practical on a manikin. See the course.
For workplace first responders who need to use a fire extinguisher correctly. Covers the classes of fire, which extinguisher puts out which fire, evacuation, fire warden duties and a basic fire risk assessment. Includes a practical on a live fire. See the course.
For elected safety, health and environment representatives. This is the training behind a legal appointment rather than a practical skill: what the representative has to look at, how to run an inspection, and how findings get reported and closed out. See the course.
For fire team members who go beyond first-response extinguisher work. Covers fire behaviour and classification, hose reels and larger equipment, working as part of a team, and containing and extinguishing a developed fire. Assessed on live fire practicals. See the course.
For anyone who works at height on a construction, mining or industrial site and needs a fall-protection certificate. A one-day refresher is available at R980, which is usually the cheaper route once the first certificate is held. See the course.
For crews who install and use fall arrest equipment and may have to bring someone down from it. The certificate is valid for 24 months. There is no refresher on this course: when it expires it is repeated in full. See the course.
For appointed first aiders who need to handle the health emergencies their own workplace carries. Builds on Level 1 with AED use, respiratory and circulatory emergencies, occupational injuries and multiple casualty situations. See the course.
The longest of the first aid levels Fundza runs, over three days, with a certificate valid for 36 months. It suits workplaces that need a first aider trained beyond Level 2. See the course.
Most safety certificates exist because somebody has to be appointed. The Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and its regulations put the duty on the employer, and the employer discharges it by naming people and training them. That is why safety courses are short, practical and repeated, rather than long qualifications.
What the regulations ask for in practice:
In practice a site rarely buys one course. A production site with a workshop typically carries first aiders, fire fighters, an elected SHE representative and fall-protection certificates for anyone on a scaffold or a roof, and renews them as people leave. That is the work these courses do.
First Aid Level 1 and Basic Fire Fighting (Level 1) are the two most sites start with, because they are the two appointments most workplaces have to fill. If the person will work on a scaffold, a roof or any raised platform, Working at Heights Training is usually needed before they can start that work at all.
They are separate appointments and separate courses. A SHE representative is elected to inspect the workplace, raise hazards and follow up on them. A first aider treats an injured person until emergency services arrive. One person can hold both, but holding one does not cover the other.
Yes. The Safety Combo runs over 10 days for R6 600 and covers the site safety certificates in one booking, with a separate certificate issued for each course. Booked separately, the same certificates cost more.
Yes. We train safety groups on site at your own premises anywhere in South Africa, and we have trained teams as far as Cape Town for mines, construction companies and municipalities. On-site delivery is generally better for safety training, because the scenarios can be built around the hazards that workplace actually carries. Tell us how many people need certifying and where they are based, and we will come back with dates and a quotation. How on-site training works.
Yes. Each fee covers the training, the assessment and certification, and the certificate can be downloaded afterwards. Group bookings for on-site training are quoted per booking.
