First Aid at Work Course Training Course

Duration
3 day
Quantity:
12 people
Price
£995.00 +VAT (£1194.00 inc. VAT) (Public courses available from £159pp +VAT see Public Course Dates >>>)
Location:
On-site at your workplace (or you can hire one of our public training venues) Enquire or book this course
Description
First Aid at Work training course This is either a 3 day/18 hour course or 2 day/12 hour requalification course. This is the best general first aid course that is compliant with the Health & Safety Executive requirements. It covers all the most common serious illnesses and injuries that can occur in the work place. The skills learnt on this course can help save lives at work, home, and at play. This was HSE Approved until the HSE deregulation of first aid occurred in October 2013. Now it is HSE Compliant and level 3 equivalent. The 3 day First Aid At Work (FAW) training course is also highly recommended for anyone with an interest in first aid or who find themselves caring for relatives. NOTE: this course now includes the Emergency Paediatric First Aid course syllabus. The certificate is valid for both qualifications. HSE Compliant and Level 2 equivalent. The course syllabus is as required under the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. On successful completion this gives the learner the right to be an ‘First Aider in the Work Place’. On completion of training successful candidates will be able to: Understand the role of the first aider including reference to: The importance of preventing cross infection The need for recording incidents and actions Use of available equipment Access the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly, and effectively in an emergency. Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure) Administer CPR including using an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking Administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded or bleeding Administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock Administer first aid to a casualty with injuries to bones, muscles and joints, including suspected spinal injuries Administer first aid to a casualty with burns & scalds Administer first aid to a casualty with eye injuries Administer first aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning Administer first aid to a casualty with anaphylactic shock Recognise the presence of major illness and provide appropriate first aid (including heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes) Provide appropriate first aid for hypothermia and heat stroke.
Useful Links
Basic advice on first aid at work Health and Safety - First-Aid - Regulations 1981. Guidance on Regulation HSE First aid at work - Your questions answered
Link to this Page
First Aid at Work Course (inc. Emergency Paediatric First Aid) www.firstaidforall.uk/a?p=priv&idp=256311