3 Days First Aid at Work
Course Overview
This course provides learners the skills and confidence to respond to a range of accidents and first aid emergencies they could encounter in the workplace.
Who should attend
This course is suitable for people aged 16+ who work in high hazard environments such as construction, manufacturing or agriculture. It is suitable for organisations whose needs assessment identifies a requirement for additional first aid training (e.g. due to having employees with a disability or medical condition). First aid at work certificate is valid for three years.
Course Content
As specified in the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
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Learners are taught skills to help someone who is:
- Unresponsive and breathing
- Unresponsive and not breathing (including the use of an automated external defibrillator/AED)
- Having a seizure
- Chocking
- Bleeding
- Suffering from shock
- Burnt
- Feels faint
- Has been poisoned
- Has a head injury
- Has hypothermia or heat exhaustion
- Is having a medical emergency:
- Heart attack
- Angina attack
- Stroke
- Asthma attack
- Severe allergic reaction
- Diabetic emergency
- Has an injury to a bone muscle or joint (including spinal injuries)
- Learners are given information on:
- Dealing with an emergency
- Assessing a casualty
- Monitoring a casualty
- Where to get help
- Electrical incidents
- Accident recording and reporting
- Controlling of substances hazardous to health (COSHH)