First Aid at Work Course next course 10 June 2024 (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