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Safety Training Seminars
Safety Training Seminars
American Heart Association® BLS CPR Classes are designed for healthcare professionals and first responders who require high-quality, hands-on life-saving training. All courses follow the latest American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines and emphasize real-world skills that can be confidently applied in emergency situations.
Whether you are a nurse, physician, EMT, dental professional, or part of a clinical care team, our AHA BLS CPR certification ensures you meet workplace, licensing, and regulatory requirements.
Course Name: BLS CPR – Basic Life Support (Initial or Renewal)
Online Course Length: 1-2 hours (At your home.)
Skills Testing: Approximately 30 minutes
Locations: Over 70 American Heart Association® BLS testing sites throughout California
Price: $120 (This includes the online BLS course, skills testing, and card.)
Certification: American Heart Association© BLS certification card.
Schedule: Monday–Sunday, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
Certification Card: Official American Heart Association® BLS card issued the same day
Optional Add-Ons: ACLS, PALS, First Aid, Opioid Education, Bloodborne Pathogens
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Safety Training Seminars issues the American Heart Association BLS card on the day of the class. Some companies take 2 weeks or longer to issue the BLS cards.
Safety Training Seminars is an official American Heart Association BLS Training Center (20784) that is licensed to teach in every state in the US.
Safety Training Seminars has excellent customer service and our staff answers calls every day (including weekends) from 7 am to 7 pm.
Safety Training Seminars over 70 BLS offices located throughout California. We are sure you can find a location that is close to you to renew your AHA BLS card.
Safety Training Seminars has well over 10,000 5 star reviews. Our clients come back to us year after year since we provide excellent customer service.
Safety Training Seminars is a local woman owned business. Laura Seidel cares deeply about providing great service to her customers.
Safety Training Seminars offers convenient options to attain BLS certification cards by offering BLS courses every day including weekends & evenings.
BLS CPR classes in Northern California help healthcare professionals, first responders, and workplace teams build the hands-on skills needed to respond to cardiac arrest, choking, and breathing emergencies with confidence. You will learn how to recognize life-threatening situations, deliver high-quality CPR, use an AED, and support effective rescue breathing while following current training standards and course requirements.
For official CPR education resources and background information, reference the American Heart Association’s CPR website: https://cpr.heart.org/.
Safety Training Seminars BLS courses focus on practical, real-world performance. Training is designed to help you act quickly, communicate clearly, and deliver consistent care in clinical and workplace settings.
Courses include hands-on practice with manikins, guided scenarios, and structured instruction so you leave with both knowledge and muscle memory.
This course is a strong fit if you need BLS certification for school, work, clinical placement, or employer compliance. Common attendees include:
Review what to bring, what to expect, and how to complete your course smoothly on our course preparation page.
Safety Training Seminars offers daily scheduling at many locations, plus streamlined formats that work for busy professionals. Many students complete the online portion first, then finish with a short, in-person skills session.
If your role requires additional credentials, you can bundle related training without hunting for another provider:
These are common add-ons for hospitals, dental offices, clinics, and healthcare programs that require multiple certifications.
After successful completion, students receive a BLS certification card that is typically valid for two years. This is the credential many healthcare employers and schools require for compliance, onboarding, and clinical placement.
If you are renewing, focus on compression quality, AED workflow, and team response timing so your skills stay sharp and current.
Since 1989, Safety Training Seminars has helped thousands of students complete required emergency training with a simple, professional process. The focus is consistent instruction, convenient scheduling, and a course experience that respects your time.
Before your class, skim the course preparation checklist so you can complete your training quickly and confidently.
Choose a convenient Northern California location and complete your BLS CPR training with a hands-on skills-first approach.
The AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification course teaches healthcare professionals how to recognize life-threatening emergencies and provide high-quality CPR, early defibrillation, and effective team-based resuscitation. It is required for medical providers such as nurses, physicians, EMTs, paramedics, dentists, therapists, and students entering healthcare programs.
Participants learn adult, child, and infant CPR, proper use of an AED, effective ventilation techniques, and how to relieve choking. The course also emphasizes team dynamics, high-performance CPR, and updated resuscitation guidelines. Students practice hands-on skills with feedback-equipped manikins to ensure competency and confidence.
The traditional instructor-led BLS course typically takes approximately 3–4 hours, depending on class size and skill level. The certification is valid for two years. Renewal courses are shorter and designed for those with a current or recently expired BLS card.
The AHA BLS Provider Course meets official medical employment and hospital credentialing requirements, combining evidence-based training with hands-on skills practice and testing. Many online-only CPR programs are not accepted by hospitals because they lack live skills testing. AHA BLS certification remains the gold standard in healthcare.
Yes. The AHA offers a blended option called HeartCode® BLS, where students complete the online learning module at their own pace, followed by an in-person skills session to demonstrate CPR and AED proficiency. This flexible format provides the same credential as the fully classroom-based course.