About Rescue-1– North Queensland’s Professional Workplace Health and Safety Trainers

North Queensland Workplace Health and Safety was the obvious choice!  After many years of extensive experience in Emergency Services in both rural and remote communities, as well as metropolitan centres, Terry & Janet Urquhart established Rescue-1 in 2003 as a premier First Aid Training and OH&S service provider. 

Drawing on their individual lifetime skills and backed by a team of passionate and dedicated instructors, you can feel assured that you are receiving the most current training that is tailored to your specific environment and risks. 

A proactive approach to workplace safety is a cost saving initiative for business, it is our vision to provide an affordable, accessible way for all workers and employers to receive professional First Aid and Workplace Health and Safety Training, regardless of North Queensland’s many (and unique) challenges.

Rescue-1 Objectives

Protect North Queensland’s Workers

To ensure Queensland’s Northern Regional Centres have easy access to essential, affordable Health & Safety courses of the highest possible standard.

North Queensland Specific Solutions

To recognise that North Queensland’s unique Workplace Health and Safety challenges are 1st priority and that workers and employers should not be disadvantaged by distance, occupation or any other limitation.

Exemplary Workplace Health and Safety Trainer Recruitment

To base trainer recruitment on three key criteria:

• Extensive real world experience
•  Passion for upholding the Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Act 
•  Talent for inspiring and educating, no matter who the audience

Unparalleled Standards in Workplace Health and Safety

To achieve the highest standards in all aspects of Workplace Health and Safety Training:

• Delivery of Nationally Recognised Training Programs (in partnership and under the auspices of Allen’s Training) to ensure the greatest value to workers and employers
   
• Careful recruitment to deliver the best possible learning experience for clients
   
• Flexible training options at our Rescue-1 Innisfail head office, or we'll come to your workplace for the maximum convenience and ease.  Regularly servicing Port Douglas, Cairns, Innisfail, Ingham, Townsville, Atherton and  Mareeba. 
   
• State of the art mobile training units to ensure distance is no barrier to safety
   
• Health & Safety and First Aid Online training options to ensure hassle-free delivery of service 
   
• Experienced Emergency Medical Management Teams to ensure events and mining operations are safer
   
• Quality Specialised Emergency Equipment Sales and Servicing (including lifesaving workplace tools such as Defibrillator Packages and First Aid Supplies)
   
• A comprehensive First Aid training options including onsite, online and at your workplace to ensure all workplaces can be prepared  
   
• Flexible booking to ensure ease of delivery 
   
• Online access First Aid Supplies (with quick delivery) to ensure you’re prepared for anything, anytime
   
• To ensure the exacting needs of the business are met at all times. We acknowledge that North Queensland industries are diverse, so we ensure your exacting needs are always met.  We treat every client with the utmost importance, from small family businesses to some of our large and varied corporate clients like BHP, Woolworths, V8 Supercars, Qantas, Queensland State Government, Port Authorities and Regional Councils.