Uncle Mort said:
I'm a trained first aider at work. I get one extra day's holiday a year and I have to go on a one day refresher course every twelve months to recusitate (sp?) a dummy. And I have an official armband.
I used to be a trained BA (Breathing Apparatus with the full chemical suit
) wearer at my old job, days off training with the Fire Brigade, practices and occasional drills at work...funny, i never thought of it as a perk, but i suppose it was in a way.
Anything that takes you from the mundane is a perk i guess.
It was all fun until you had to do it to simulate real events..then its scary...can you remember the drill, the checks, the responsibility to each other, how much air have you got, can you find the dummy.....
Thank christ i didnt have to do it for real.