PLDT, Smart Adopt Hybrid Learning for First Aiders, Boosting Workplace Safety

In celebration of World First Aid Day in September, PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) boost workplace safety with the adoption of blended learning for first responders among its workforce. The PLDT Group has tapped the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to provide Standard First Aid and Basic Life Support Training to the company’s emergency team through its online ‘elearnified’ platform. “Understanding the different roles of our core emergency team at PLDT and Smart, we have engaged the PRC to provide a flexible training platform that will boost the knowledge and skills of our responders in attending to emergencies and life-threatening situations, as we expand our efforts to protect our most valuable asset – the workforce,” said Leo A. Gonzales, Vice President, PLDT Property and Facilities Management. Composed of volunteer employees, PLDT and Smart’s first aiders are part of a broader Emergency Management Team (EMT) that responds to critical situations in the workplace. Other units include the Volunteer Fire Brigade including search and rescue units, communication teams from Security Command Administration, and evacuation teams in different facilities. Reinforcing the PLDT Group’s culture of preparedness, EMT members regularly attend trainings and capacity building activities. These include Fire Safety, Emergency Management, Disaster Risk [...]