Child Restraint Technician Course

The law, best practice and tips for car seat installations for you to become a CRT.

Course curriculum

1. An introduction to child restraints
2. Assessment process for CRTs
3. Communication
1. New Zealand legislation
2. Exceptions to the law
3. Standards markings
4. Quiz
1. Considerations
1. Injury prevention
2. Five ways that restraints prevent injury
3. Child injury & death statistics
4. Newton's Law of Motion
5. Three collisions in a crash
6. Crash forces
7. Quiz
1. Safety belts
2. Locking clips
3. Tether straps
4. Anchor points
5. LATCH & ISOFIX systems
6. Airbags & airbag seat belts
7. Quiz
1. What to consider
2. Second-hand child restraints
3. Child restraint expiry
4. Child restraint problems
5. After a crash
6. Quiz
1. Placement of restraints
2. Modifying restraints
3. Rear-facing restraints
4. Installing a rear-facing restraint
5. Securing a child in a rear-facing restraint
6. Forward-facing & convertible restraints
7. Installing a forward-facing restraint
8. Securing a child in a forward-facing restraint
9. Booster seats
10. 3 across
11. Quiz
1. How to determine if a child is safe on a vehicle seat
1. Using a child safety harness
1. Buckle crunching
2. Short safety belts
3. Excessive restraint movement & seat contours
4. Size of the restraint
5. Angle of the restraint
6. Installation after vehicle servicing
7. Car seat components & energy absorbing foam
8. Quiz
1. Child restraint theory test
1. CRT assessment form
2. Form submission
3. Certificate

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