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Helping Hands

 

First Aid at Work (FAW)

 

 

Duration 3 days
Delegates 12 maximum
Qualification

H.S.E. approved certificate valid for 3 years or

Level 3 Award (QCF) valid for 3 years

Venue Your own premises or any suitable UK venue

The Health and Safety (First Aid) regulations of 1981 require all employers to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to enable first aid to be given to employees if they become injured or ill at work.

This three day Health and Safety Executive (H.S.E) approved course complies with these regulations. At the end of the course, subject to completion and final assessment, delegates will receive a nationally recognised H.S.E. approved First Aid at Work certificate which is valid for three years and be able to respond to an accident or illness in the workplace safely and effectively. It is suitable for anyone who is to be nominated as a first aider at work or anyone who wants a comprehensive first aid course.

Each delegate will receive a first aid manual to work from which can be kept for future reference and there are plenty of opportunities to practice new skills under the supervision of the instructor.

Although not mandatory, the H.S.E. strongly recommend that an update should be undertaken each year to help first aiders maintain their skills and keep abreast of any changes to first aid procedures. On the third year, a two day requalification course will need to be undertaken in order to maintain the qualification.

Contact us for details of open courses in your area or visit our NEWS page for details of forthcoming courses.

 

Course Outline 

  • Aims and principles of first aid
  • First aid in the workplace
  • Responsibilities of the first aider
  • Contents of a first aid kit
  • Action in an emergency
  • Casualty assessment
  • Management of the unconscious casualty
  • Resuscitation
  • Breathing disorders
  • Disorders of circulation
  • Wounds and bleeding
  • Disorders of consciousness
  • Foreign objects
  • Burns and scalds
  • Bone, joint and muscle injuries
  • Poisoning
  • Incident management

 

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