Emergency First Aid at Work
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide adequate and appropriate first-aid equipment, facilities and people so their employees can be given immediate help if they are injured or taken ill at work.
This course is delivered in a classroom setting, and offers a practical, hands-on approach that delivers the skills and confidence to use first aid skills in a real-life situation.
Candidates successfully completing this course will be entitled to act as an Emergency First Aider in the workplace, and will take on the responsibilities associated with that role.
Learning Outcomes
To provide delegates with the knowledge and practical experience to enable them to administer first aid by responding to a wide range of accidents, injuries and illnesses that they could encounter in their workplace.
Course Contents
This training course is broken down into 2 sections
Emergency First aid in the Workplace
This section covers the following topics:
- Scene Assessment,
- Barrier Use,
- Primary Assessment,
- Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR),
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Use,
- Conscious Choking Adult,
- Serious Bleeding Management,
- Shock Management,
- Spinal Injury Management.
Accident Reporting
- Roles and Responsibilities of a First Aider,
- Recording incidents & actions,
Duration and Pre-requisites
Duration: The HSE requires 6 contact hours for this course.
There are no pre-requisites, but as there are practical elements, students must be physically able to participate.
Each student assessed throughout the course using a range of practical demonstrations, question and answer sessions, and a final assessment.