First Aid at Work (FAW)
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
• What is first aid?
• Legislation
• Responsibilities
• Action in an emergency
• Primary survey
• Secondary assessment
• The respiratory system
• Resuscitation and AED
• Disorders of respiration
• Disorders of circulation
• Wounds and bleeding
• Epilepsy
• Minor burns and scalds
• Foreign objects
• Bones, joints and muscle injuries
• Head and spinal injuries
• Chest and abdominal injuries
• Specialised burn injuries
• Eye injuries
• Poisoning
• Anaphylaxis
• Major illnesses
• Effects of extreme heat and cold (additional module if relevant)
England, Wales and NI
Scotland
Qualification Information
Course Cost: £170
Contact Hours: 24-30 (3 Days)
Maximum Course Spaces: 12
Certificate: 3 Years
Minimum Age: 16
First Aid at Work (FAW) Re-qualification
This 2-day First Aid at Work course is designed for those who currently hold a First Aid at Work qualification and are due to expire.
Please consider the following rules for attendance:
• A First Aider can renew their FAW qualification by attending a 2-day re-qualification course without question, if it’s within 1 month past the expiry date
• If the First Aider has lapsed by more than 1 month, but no longer than 3 months, then the First Aider can re-qualify by attending a 2-day course providing ‘Special considerations’ have been applied.
Special Considerations are:
• A signed letter from the employer to the provider of the training stating the reasons why in their opinion, the First Aider is suitably experienced to attend a 2-day course and does not require a full 3-day FAW course
• A decision is made by the provider of the training after discussions with the employer, or the First Aider, and deciding that their previous experience is sufficient to attend a 2-day course
• If the First Aider has lapsed beyond 3 months then they must attend a full 3-day FAW course
The important thing to remember is that as soon as the certificate expires, the First Aider is no longer considered competent to act as a First Aider in the workplace which may well leave the employer with a shortfall of First Aiders. Therefore, it would be prudent to arrange their re-qualification before they expire.
Syllabus
A range of subjects are covered including
• Legalities, responsibilities and reporting
• Resuscitation and AED awareness
• Assessment of the situation
• Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
• Bandaging
• Shock (including Anaphylaxis)
• Fractures and spinal injuries
• Heart attacks
• Choking
• Control of bleeding
• Head injuries
• Eye injuries
• Poisoning
• Chest injuries
• Sprains and strains
• Burns
• Asthma
• Diabetes
• Epilepsy
• Stroke
England, Wales and NI
Scotland
Qualification Information
Course Cost: £130
Contact Hours: 12
Maximum Course Spaces: 12
Certificate: 3 Years
Minimum Age: 14 Years (Cannot act as First Aider in a workplace until age 16)
EFAW - Emergency First Aid at Work
When Organisations recognise the need for a risk assessment of First Aid at Work Practitioners this is the Qualification you require.
The National Award in Emergency First Aid at Work satisfies the requirements of the regulatory body for First Aid – the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
All learners will have the skills and knowledge to provide the organisation with Emergency First Aider’s that can provide treatment to their casualties in a prompt, safe and effective manner.
Syllabus
• What is first aid?
• Legislation
• Responsibilities
• Action in an emergency
• Primary survey
• Secondary assessment
• The respiratory system
• Resuscitation and AED
• Disorders of respiration
• Disorders of circulation
• Wounds and bleeding
• Epilepsy
• Minor burns and scalds
• Foreign objects
England, Wales and NI
Scotland
Qualification Information
Course Cost: £70
Contact Hours: 6-10
Maximum Course Spaces: 12
Certificate: 3 Years
Minimum Age: 14 Years (unable to act as a First Aider in the workplace until age 16)
