Ensuring your staff have the skills needed to deal with any First Aid emergency is a legal requirement. This 18 hour First Aid at Work course meets the requirements set by the Health & Safety Executive and the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. Delegates will learn comprehensive First Aid training on this course and receive a certificate valid for 3 years. And because we believe that keeping your First Aid knowledge current and skills effective we offer free annual skills update training.
We are able to deliver this training in house on days and times which suit you either as three days face to face training with our trainer or as two days face to face and one day online (blended learning).
Re-qualification
We also offer a 12 Hour Re-qualification course which meets with HSE requirements for up-dating your certificate after three years.
To get a bespoke quotation for either the three-day face to face training or blended learning course please complete and return our "Make a group Booking" enquiry form and we will be delighted to assist you with this.
What is Blended Learning?
Blended learning is accepted by the HSE as an effective way of learning First Aid. The course is a combination of practical skills training in the classroom with one of our expert trainers, and online learning to acquire the underpinning knowledge required to be a competent person.
You can log in and access the online part of your training anytime and in any place. Our unique program is compatible with any device. You will also have access to over 300 learning resources.
It saves your organisation time and the cost of releasing staff for the additional day of training, and is proving a very popular way to learn in these busy times.
The Health and Safety First Aid Regulations 1981 require employers to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to ensure their employees receive immediate attention if they are injured or taken ill at work. These Regulations apply to all workplaces including those with less than five employees and to the self-employed.
What is 'adequate and appropriate' will depend on the circumstances in your workplace. This includes whether trained First Aiders are needed, what should be included in a First Aid box and if a First Aid room is required. Employers should carry out an assessment of First Aid needs to determine what to provide.
People at work can suffer injuries or be taken ill. It doesn’t matter whether the injury or illness is caused by the work they do or not, it is important to give them immediate attention and call an ambulance in serious cases. First Aid at Work (FAW) covers the arrangements you should make to ensure this happens. It can save lives and prevent minor injuries becoming major ones.
This course is ideally suited to any person who has responsibility for First Aid in their workplace.
The course is recommended by the Health and Safety Executive for high hazard environments where you are required to have a first aider on site. This is a comprehensive course including;
Day One
- Bleeding (minor)
- Bleeding (severe)
- Burns
- Casualty movement
- Choking (Adult)
- CPR – Adult
- Use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Fainting
- Primary Survey
Day Two
- Seizures
- Shock
- Unconscious casualty
- Allergic reaction
- Asthma
- Bone, muscle and joint injury
- Chest pains (including heart attack)
Day Three
- Eye injuries
- Head injuries
- Low blood sugar
- Poisons
- Spinal injuries
- Sprains and strains
- Stroke
18 hour course. This course can be delivered in two different ways:
Traditional option: 18 hours of face to face practical learning at your chosen venue with a trainer, over 3 days or split into multiple sessions.
Blended Learning option: two days (12 hours) of face to face practical learning at your chosen venue with a trainer plus 6 hours of flexible independent self-study with a multiple choice questionnaire to be completed in your own time (Blended Learning is accepted as a method of delivering training by the Health & Safety Executive).
Requalification
12 hour course traditionally delivered over two full days of face to face learning with the trainer. However, this course can also be offered as a Blended Learning course.
18 hour Traditional Option: Competency-based training and continuous observation by the trainer.
12 hour Blended Learning Option: Competency-based training and continuous observation by the trainer, followed by a multiple choice questionnaire to be completed in your own time.
Successful candidates will receive a certificate by email which is valid for three years.
If you are interested in booking this course for your group at your venue please fill our group booking enquiry form.