First Aid at Work Course - 3 day

It is a requirement of the Health & Safety law that employers provide a safe and healthy environment to work in. If your assessment of first aid needs highlights the need for qualified first aiders, then this level 3 qualification (level 6 in Scotland) will provide you with suitable, highly trained personnel.

This comprehensive three-day course covers a wide range of first aid emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with emergency situations with confidence in a prompt, safe and effective way. In addition, this course will include any protocol changes that may have arisen since their last training course.

This course will give the participants a qualification to the highest level of First Aid, meeting the statutory requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

Syllabus

A range of subjects are covered in:

Legalities, responsibilities and reporting

Heart attacks

Dealing with an unresponsive casualty

Eye injuries

Fractures and spinal injuries

Choking

Control of bleeding

Chest injuries

Assessment of the situation

Diabetes

Shock (including Anaphylaxis)

Asthma

Head injuries

Poisoning

Sprains and strains

Stroke

Burns

Epilepsy

Resuscitation

Bandaging

Assessment & Certification

Students are independently examined on the final afternoon of the course. Upon successful completion certification is valid for three years. Under the current guidelines it is 'strongly recommended' that first aid trained staff attend a half-day update every 12 months - before completing full re-qualification training at the three year point.