First Aid at Work Course , 18-19 November, 17-18 December 2024, further dates available on request. (25% deposit to be paid at time of booking)
This 3-day course that complies with the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, the Approved Code of Practice L74 guidelines for the qualification of Workplace First Aiders.
Who Should Attend?
Where an employer has carried out a risk assessment and identified a need for a fully qualified First Aider, a person should be nominated for training in accordance with HSE guidance and legal obligations.
Potential First Aiders should:
• Possess an aptitude to absorb knowledge & skills
• Be able to cope with stressful and physically demanding emergency procedures
• Have duties that do not prevent them going immediately to an emergency
Course Content
• Aims and principles of first aid
• Prevention of cross-infection during first aid procedures
• Basic Life Support (CPR)
• Management of the unconscious casualty
• Assessment and treatment of a casualty who is wounded, bleeding and shocked
• How to deal with burns, poisoning and eye injuries
• Assessment and treatment of common major and minor illnesses, including fractures, dislocation, head injuries, epilepsy and diabetes.
• Managing asthma attacks and choking
• Legal aspects of first aid at work – record keeping and use of equipment
This 3-day course that complies with the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, the Approved Code of Practice L74 guidelines for the qualification of Workplace First Aiders.
Who Should Attend?
Where an employer has carried out a risk assessment and identified a need for a fully qualified First Aider, a person should be nominated for training in accordance with HSE guidance and legal obligations.
Potential First Aiders should:
• Possess an aptitude to absorb knowledge & skills
• Be able to cope with stressful and physically demanding emergency procedures
• Have duties that do not prevent them going immediately to an emergency
Course Content
• Aims and principles of first aid
• Prevention of cross-infection during first aid procedures
• Basic Life Support (CPR)
• Management of the unconscious casualty
• Assessment and treatment of a casualty who is wounded, bleeding and shocked
• How to deal with burns, poisoning and eye injuries
• Assessment and treatment of common major and minor illnesses, including fractures, dislocation, head injuries, epilepsy and diabetes.
• Managing asthma attacks and choking
• Legal aspects of first aid at work – record keeping and use of equipment
This 3-day course that complies with the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, the Approved Code of Practice L74 guidelines for the qualification of Workplace First Aiders.
Who Should Attend?
Where an employer has carried out a risk assessment and identified a need for a fully qualified First Aider, a person should be nominated for training in accordance with HSE guidance and legal obligations.
Potential First Aiders should:
• Possess an aptitude to absorb knowledge & skills
• Be able to cope with stressful and physically demanding emergency procedures
• Have duties that do not prevent them going immediately to an emergency
Course Content
• Aims and principles of first aid
• Prevention of cross-infection during first aid procedures
• Basic Life Support (CPR)
• Management of the unconscious casualty
• Assessment and treatment of a casualty who is wounded, bleeding and shocked
• How to deal with burns, poisoning and eye injuries
• Assessment and treatment of common major and minor illnesses, including fractures, dislocation, head injuries, epilepsy and diabetes.
• Managing asthma attacks and choking
• Legal aspects of first aid at work – record keeping and use of equipment