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Health and Safety

Health & Safety courses are offered to students, faculty/staff, and community members and are conducted by American Red Cross certified instructors. Participants must be at least 15 years old.

Registration

Registration for all courses is available at the Front Desk at the Student Recreation Center or by calling 419.372.2000. Courses must be paid at the time of sign-up. E-mail Micha Seither at smicha@bgsu.edu with questions.

Recreation and Wellness reserves the right to cancel any class that does not have three or more participants registered the day before the class begins.

Click on the button below for a printable version of the schedule.

Schedule and Description of Classes


CPR/PR with AED Challenge
The CPR Challenge is a refresher class that reviews skills learned in the full course. Class length is 4 hours; 2-year certification; resuscitation mask and book not provided.

Costs
RecWell Employee $5
BGSU Student / SRC Members $35
Non-Members $40
Dates
Thursday, Aug 27 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Monday, Sept 14 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday, Sept 23 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday, Sept 26 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Saturday, Oct 17 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Wednesday, Nov 4 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday, Nov 15th 1:00pm - 5:00pm

CPR/PR Full Course
The CPR Full Course is a 2-year certification. (Certification for lifeguards is 1 year.) Class length is 8 hours; includes adult, child and infant skills, the role of the professional rescuer, disease transmission prevention, use of a pocket mask and two rescuer skills; book and pocket mask included.

Participants must enter through the back doors (employee parking/camp entrance) as building does not open until 12:00pm.

Costs
RecWell Employee $30
BGSU Student / SRC Members $55
Non-Members $60
Dates
Saturday, Dec 5th 12:00pm - 8:00pm

Sports Safety Training (First Aid) Full Course
Standard First Aid is a 3-year certification. Class length is 4 hours; includes American Red Cross reference book.

Costs
RecWell Employee $20
BGSU Student / SRC Members $35
Non-Members $40
Dates
Sunday, Aug 30 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Sunday, Sept 13 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Lifeguard Training Full Course
Become an American Red Cross certified lifeguard. This class includes a 3-year certification in lifeguarding and first aid; and a 1-year certification in CPR/AED. Resuscitation mask and book provided. You MUST be at least 15 years old and pass a pre-course swimming challenge the first day of class to qualify for the course (includes: 300-yard swim consisting of the front crawl and breaststroke, retrieve a 10 lb. brick from deep water). Training is approximately 37 hours. Women must wear a one-piece suit and men must wear draw string swim trunks.

Attendance at all classes mandatory for certification purposes.

Costs
RecWell Employee $75
BGSU Student / SRC Members $150
Non-Members $155
Dates
Sunday, Sept 27 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Sunday, Oct 18 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Sunday, Nov 1 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Sunday, Oct 4 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Sunday, Oct 25 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Sunday, Nov 8 12:00pm - 6:00pm

Lifeguard Recertification Course
8-hour training. Must pass skills and exam with no review. Renews your LGT certification and FA certification for 3 years, and your CPR/AED certification for 1 year. Does not include book and mask.

Costs
RecWell Employee $10
BGSU Student / SRC Members $70
Non-Members $75
   
Dates
Offered during the Spring semester.