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About Safety First Training

Who we are

Safety First Training, LLC teaches American Red Cross and HSI lifesaving classes in Georgetown and Austin, Texas, for individuals and for groups such as pools, camps, childcare, and foster parents. The team also holds American Heart Association instructor credentials.

Safety First Training was founded to make CPR and first aid easy to schedule. Training should happen on your schedule, including on-site at your pool, camp, or workplace.

The team holds more than 60 certifications across the American Red Cross, the Health and Safety Institute, and the American Heart Association.

Active shooter response simulation training exercise
Classroom AED and CPR manikin practice session

Your instructors

Ryan Collins
Owner and Founder

Ryan has been a Lifeguard Instructor for the Red Cross for four years and a Lifeguard Instructor Trainer (LGIT) for one, specializing in training lifeguards. He also helped organize auditing protocols for more than 200 employees across 53 pool locations for Metropolitan Pools in Parma, Ohio. He holds instructor and instructor trainer certifications in CPR, first aid, and AED for professional rescuers, Basic Life Support, and Wilderness First Aid, and he teaches active shooter response. He wants everyone who trains with us prepared to act in an emergency.

Tracy Collins
Office Manager

Tracy has a background in finance and accounting. At Safety First Training she handles incoming email, messages, and phone calls, along with billing and support.

Ajay Nair
Director of Training Operations
RN, EMT, TEXSAR

Ajay has been an EMT since 2018 and is a registered nurse, with field and in-hospital experience. He volunteers with Texas Search and Rescue as a rescue medic, a swiftwater rescue technician, and a skills instructor. He holds instructor certifications in CPR, first aid, and AED for professional rescuers, Basic Life Support, Stop the Bleed, and Wilderness First Aid, through the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, and the Health and Safety Institute. He is responsible for healthcare training (EMR, BLS, ACLS, and PALS) and coordinates hands-on and online classes.

Certifications the team holds

American Red Cross

  • Lifeguarding
  • Lifeguarding Instructor
  • Lifeguarding Instructor Trainer
  • First Aid and CPR
  • First Aid and CPR Instructor
  • First Aid and CPR Instructor Trainer
  • First Aid for Severe Trauma (FAST)
  • FAST Instructor
  • FAST Instructor Trainer
  • Basic Life Support
  • Basic Life Support Instructor
  • Basic Life Support Instructor Trainer
  • Emergency Medical Response
  • Emergency Medical Response Instructor
  • Emergency Medical Response Instructor Trainer
  • Advanced Life Support
  • Advanced Life Support Instructor
  • Advanced Life Support Instructor Trainer
  • Water Safety Instructor
  • Water Safety Instructor Trainer

Health and Safety Institute

  • Adult First Aid
  • Pediatric First Aid
  • CPR/AED, all ages
  • Wilderness First Aid
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Child and Babysitting Safety
  • Epinephrine auto-injectors
  • Emergency oxygen
  • Advanced bleeding control
  • High-performance CPR
  • Emergency Medical Response
  • Basic Life Support
  • Advanced First Aid
  • AVERT active shooter

American Heart Association

  • Basic Life Support
  • Basic Life Support Instructor
  • CPR/AED
  • CPR/AED Instructor

How booking works

Some classes are always available, such as CPR. Those stay listed even when no dates are posted. You complete the online portion first, then Safety First Training schedules the in-person skills session with you.

Other classes run on posted dates. You pick a session from the list. Those are held at the location shown on the class, with no travel fee.

When you book, we place a hold on your card. Your seat is not confirmed until Safety First Training accepts your request. If your request is not accepted, the hold is released and your card is not charged.

Blended classes have an online portion you complete on your own before the in-person skills session.