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07/10/2026

The first hot days of spring catch people out.

For tradies, site crews and anyone working outdoors around Albury-Wodonga, the jump from a frosty morning to a 28 degree afternoon happens fast. Most of us are not acclimatised to the heat yet, so the same job that felt fine in August can hit much harder now.

Watch for the warning signs of heat exhaustion: heavy sweating, dizziness, headache, nausea, pale or clammy skin, muscle cramps, and feeling weak or unsteady. Someone may also seem irritable or struggle to concentrate.

Heat stroke is a medical emergency. Call 000 immediately if someone is confused, has hot dry skin, is vomiting, has a seizure, collapses or becomes unresponsive. Cool them as fast as you can with wet cloths, fanning and shade, and never leave them alone.

For heat exhaustion, stop the activity, move them to a cool shaded area, loosen tight clothing, cool them with wet cloths and fanning, and offer small sips of water only if they are alert and able to swallow.

Jackie Hislop RN's tip: buddy up on hot days. Your workmate will often notice the signs before you do.

We make hands-on First Aid and CPR training practical and relevant for real workplaces. Train on-site across Albury-Wodonga or at our Wodonga training rooms, led by Registered Nurse Jackie Hislop.

How does your crew handle the first hot days on site? Share your routine in the comments.

Call or text Jackie on 0450 533 179, or visit yatsontraining.com.au to book.

07/10/2026

Thunderstorm asthma season is underway, and spring storms can turn a sunny 20°C day into a serious health risk. ⛈️

Grass pollen can be swept up and broken into tiny particles by storm winds, triggering sudden asthma attacks, sometimes in people who have never had asthma before.

Those most at risk include people with:
• Hay fever or allergic rhinitis
• Asthma
• Outdoor jobs, including tradies and outdoor workers

With gusty winds and a storm system forecast to return across Albury-Wodonga this weekend:
✅ Check the epidemic thunderstorm asthma risk forecast
✅ Carry your reliever inhaler and spacer
✅ Know your asthma action plan
✅ Keep windows closed and stay indoors before and during a storm
✅ Avoid being outside in the gusty winds that arrive before a storm

If someone has an asthma attack, remember 4x4x4:
1️⃣ Sit them upright.
2️⃣ Give 4 separate puffs of their reliever through a spacer: 4 breaths after each puff.
3️⃣ Wait 4 minutes.
4️⃣ If there is no improvement, repeat the 4 puffs.

Call Triple Zero 000 early if they are struggling to breathe, cannot speak a full sentence, their lips turn blue, or they become drowsy or exhausted. Never leave them alone.

Our practical, hands-on HLTAID011 First Aid and CPR training helps your team know exactly what to do in those critical first minutes, on-site across Albury-Wodonga or at our Wodonga training rooms.

Does your team have an up-to-date asthma action plan? Tell us in the comments.

Call/Text Jackie to secure your training, or visit https://yatsontraining.com.au

06/10/2026

COOL DAY ≠ LOW UV ☀️

BOM’s Albury–Wodonga forecast for today shows a cool start, but UV reaching High, around 6. Spring sunshine can still cause serious sun exposure and heat-related illness.

For yourself and your team:
✅ Slip on protective clothing
✅ Slop on broad-spectrum SPF 30+ sunscreen and reapply as directed
✅ Slap on a broad-brimmed hat
✅ Seek shade whenever possible
✅ Slide on sunglasses

Check your own and your teammates’ exposed skin, especially the face, ears, neck, hands and arms. Don’t forget regular water breaks, even when it doesn’t feel hot.

Watch for heat-related illness: headache, dizziness, nausea, weakness, heavy sweating or confusion. Move the person to a cool, shaded area, loosen clothing, cool them with wet cloths and fanning, and offer small sips of water only if they are alert and able to swallow. If they become confused, collapse, have a seizure or lose consciousness, call 000 immediately, keep cooling them and do not give them anything to drink.

Keep your workplace ready to respond with practical, hands-on First Aid and CPR training delivered on-site across Albury–Wodonga.

Call or text Jackie to organise your team’s training, or visit https://yatsontraining.com.au

05/10/2026

🚨 FIRST AID MYTH-BUSTER: “If they’re talking, they’re fine.”

Not necessarily. After a fall, knock or workplace incident, someone may be conscious and speaking while still having a serious head, neck or spinal injury.

✅ Stay calm and reassure them.
✅ Check that they are responsive and breathing normally.
✅ Ask what happened and look for confusion, worsening headache, vomiting, weakness, severe pain or difficulty breathing.
✅ If a spinal injury is possible, tell them not to move. Leave them in the position found unless there is immediate danger, and support their head if needed.
✅ Call 000 for serious injury, altered consciousness, breathing problems, suspected head/neck/spinal injury or any deterioration.
✅ Keep monitoring them until help arrives. Don’t give them food or drink.

If they become unresponsive and aren’t breathing normally, call 000, send for an AED and begin CPR, push hard and fast in the centre of the chest at 100–120 compressions per minute.

Would you know what to do if a colleague said, “I’m fine,” after a fall? Comment “READY” if your workplace needs practical, hands-on first aid training.

Call/Text Jackie to organise training for your workplace or small group, or visit https://yatsontraining.com.au

04/10/2026

Attention Albury/Wodonga logistics, warehousing and delivery teams! 📦

Loading docks and delivery runs can bring crush injuries, deep cuts and back strains. Knowing what to do in the first minutes matters.

✔ Crush injury: Keep the area safe, call 000 and don’t attempt to free someone from heavy machinery or a load unless it is safe and you’re trained to do so. Don’t give food or drink. Monitor their breathing and follow the emergency operator’s instructions.

✔ Deep cut: Put on gloves if available, apply firm, direct pressure with a clean dressing and keep pressure on. Add more dressings if blood soaks through, don’t remove the original. Call 000 for severe or uncontrolled bleeding, or if an object is embedded.

✔ Back strain: Stop work, avoid lifting, bending or twisting, and help the person find a comfortable position. Seek medical assessment for severe pain, numbness, weakness or loss of bladder or bowel control.

Yatson Training’s practical HLTAID011 Provide First Aid and tailored Manual Handling training can help your team respond confidently and work more safely. We can train your Albury/Wodonga workplace on-site or support your team at our training location.

Call/Text Jackie or visit https://yatsontraining.com.au/courses/ to organise your training today.

04/10/2026

Planning a DIY project this Labour Day long weekend? A few simple checks can help keep your Albury-Wodonga weekend injury-free. 🛠️

✅ Ladders: Keep three points of contact, never stand on the top rungs, and make sure someone is home while you’re working at height.

✅ Power and hand tools: Use the correct blade for the job, wear eye protection and choose enclosed footwear. Keep hands clear of cutting areas and switch tools off before adjustments.

✅ Electrical jobs: Test your safety switch/RCD using its test button. For anything behind the wall, or anything you’re not qualified to do, use a licensed electrician.

If something goes wrong:
🩸 Cuts: Apply firm, direct pressure with a clean dressing. Keep pressure on and seek medical help if bleeding is severe or won’t stop.
🔥 Burns: Cool under cool running water for 20 minutes. No ice and no butter.
🪜 Falls: Don’t move the person unless they’re in danger. Call 000 for severe pain, confusion, vomiting, numbness, or a suspected head, neck or back injury.

And remember: if someone is unresponsive and not breathing normally, call 000, start CPR and use an AED if available.

What’s on your long weekend to-do list: painting, pruning or a project that’s been waiting for months? Tell us below! 👇

Ready to feel more confident when it matters most? Call or text Jackie on 0450 533 179 or visit yatsontraining.com.au to book practical First Aid and CPR training.

04/10/2026

Daylight saving starts this Sunday, 4 October ⏰

That one-hour change can catch you out, especially around Albury–Wodonga, where a darker, cooler spring morning commute can make fatigue on country roads a genuine risk.

Before you head off:
✅ Watch for heavy eyelids, repeated yawning, drifting lanes, missed signs or “zoning out”. If you notice them, pull over somewhere safe, rest or swap drivers. Don’t rely on coffee alone.
✅ Give yourself extra time. A groggy start can mean slower reactions, poorer decisions and more mistakes on site, so take a moment for your pre-start safety check.
✅ Check your first aid kit: replace used or expired items, and make sure gloves, dressings and supplies are ready.
✅ While resetting the clocks, press the test button on your smoke alarms and replace batteries if needed.

CPR reminder: if someone is unresponsive and not breathing normally, call 000, start CPR with hands in the centre of the chest, compressing 5–6 cm deep at 100–120 compressions per minute, and use an AED as soon as one is available.

How do you handle the daylight-saving clock change: an early night, a slower morning or just hoping for the best? Tell us in the comments!

Need practical, hands-on First Aid or CPR training for your workplace or group? Call/Text Jackie on 0450 533 179 or visit https://yatsontraining.com.au

03/10/2026

Tradies: first hot spring days catch unacclimatised crews. Dizzy, weak or sweaty? Shade, loosen, wet, fan; water if alert. Confused, collapsed, fitting or unconscious? Call 000, cool fast. “Buddy up.”- Jackie. Call yatsontraining.com.au

03/10/2026

Cool morning. Very High UV. ☀️

Albury–Wodonga’s long weekend forecast is a classic spring trap: a chilly 9°C start can warm to 21–22°C, while Sunday’s UV Index reaches 8, Very High, from around 9:40 am to 4:20 pm. Cool air and cloud don’t reliably block UV.

Whether you’re tradie-ing, gardening, playing sport or enjoying time with family:

✔ Layer up early, then remove layers as it warms
✔ Wear a hat, sunglasses and SPF 30+ sunscreen, even when it’s cool or cloudy
✔ Keep water handy and take regular breaks in the shade
✔ If you hear thunder, head indoors. Storms are still possible this weekend

First aid reminder:
• Sunburn? Cool the skin under cool running water for 20 minutes. No ice or butter.
• Heat exhaustion can cause heavy sweating, pale or clammy skin, headache, dizziness, nausea and weakness. Move the person to a cool place, loosen clothing, cool them with wet cloths or fanning, and offer small sips of water if they’re alert.
• Confusion, hot dry skin, collapse, a seizure or unresponsiveness may indicate heat stroke. Call 000, cool the person rapidly and don’t give them anything to drink if they’re confused or unconscious.

Be prepared before the long weekend. Book hands-on First Aid or CPR training with Yatson Training: RN-led by Jackie Hislop, on-site across Albury–Wodonga or at our Wodonga training rooms.

Call/Text Jackie or visit yatsontraining.com.au

02/10/2026

School holidays are here, Albury/Wodonga! ☀️

Make the most of any spring sunshine between showers, enjoy the river, parks and a relaxed family weekend, and take two minutes to check your first aid kit before the week gets busy.

✔ Restock plasters, dressings, gloves and antiseptic
✔ Check expiry dates and replace anything used or damaged
✔ Keep the kit easy to find, and save 000 in your phone

A quick reminder: if someone is unresponsive and not breathing normally, call 000, start CPR with your hands in the centre of their chest, pushing hard and fast at 100–120 compressions a minute, and use an AED as soon as one is available.

Want to feel more confident when it matters most? Yatson Training provides practical, hands-on First Aid and CPR training for workplaces, small groups and families across Albury/Wodonga.

Call/Text Jackie to organise training, or visit yatsontraining.com.au.

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