First Aid at Work

Our first aid training course provides your employees with the adequate skills and knowledge to provide immediate attention if injury or sudden illness were to occur in the workplace. This course complies with Health and Safety (first aid) Regulations 1981 and updates learners of any change in practice and guidelines.

Who should attend?

Anyone wishing to be an accredited First Aider in the workplace, especially where is has been identified through a risk assessment that a fully trained first aider is recommended.

Course content

• Aims and roles of a First Aider

• Priorities of treatment

• Assessing an Emergency

• Primary Survey

• CPR

• AED

• Regurgitation

• Choking

• Unconscious Casualty

• Level of Response

• Recovery Position

• Secondary Survey

• Airway and Breathing

• Asthma

• Hyperventilation

• Anaphylaxis

• Chest Injuries

• Drowning

• Circulatory System

  • Angina

  • Heart Attack

  • Stroke

  • Shock

• Blood Loss

  • Bleeding

  • First Aid Kits

  • Wounds and Treatments

• Minor Injuries

  • Cuts, Grazes, Splinters

  • Nose Bleeds

  • Eye Injuries

  • Stings/Bites

  • Embedded Objects

• Burns

• Poisoning

• Smoke and Fume Inhalation

• Fractures, Sprains, Strains

• Head Injuries

• Spinal Injuries

• Seizures

• Epilepsy

• Diabetes

• Hypothermia

• Heatstroke

• Regulations

• Reporting and recording incidents

Certification

Successful candidates receive a Safe Certs Certificate, valid for 3 years.

Learners are required to attend a two-day re-qualification course after the 3 year period to keep the qualification valid.

Please note

Attendees should be physically able to carry out procedures required including floor work where kneeling and bending is involved.