First Aid at Work

This course is suitable for those aged 16 years or older, who work in a high hazard environment such as construction, manufacturing or agriculture.

It is also advisable for organisations whose first aid needs assessment identifies a requirement for additional training (e.g. where there are employees with a disability or medical condition).

It gives learners the skills and confidence to respond to a wide range of accidents and first aid emergencies that they could encounter.

This course covers the content specified in the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

It gives all of the the first aid skills required to deal with:

• surveying and assessing a casualty
• resuscitation including the use of an automated external defibrillator/AED
• choking
• bleeding and  shock
• fainting
• wounds including minor cuts and grazes, amputations, embedded objects, bruises and nose bleeds
• epilepsy and seizures
• burns
• foreign objects in ears, noses and swallowed
• sprains, fractures and dislocations
• head injuries, concussion and spinal injuries
• chest and abdominal injuries
• poisoning
• anaphylaxis
• hypothermia and heat exhaustion
• major illnesses such as:
  • heart attack
  • angina
  • stroke
  • diabetes
  • asthma.

Each learner receives a training pack including a host of resources to help them practice the skills covered. The pack includes a course companion workbook, first aid manual, bandages and more.

Qualification

The HSE requires at least 18 training and contact hours for this course. Learners must attend all sessions to be eligible for assessment, which is done by continuous observation and questioning during the course.

On successful completion of this course, you will receive a first aid at work certificate which is valid for three years.

The HSE recommends that a first aider should complete an annual first aid skills update.