First Aid At Work
First Aid At Work
A 3 day (18 hour) First Aid at Work course aimed the workplace requirements. This course is accredited through ITC First our Awarding body and complies with the HSE syllabus and is suitable for all workplaces.
This course is suitable for people aged 16+ who might need to provide first aid by responding to a wide range accidents, injuries and illnesses that they could encounter in their workplace.
It is ideal for organisations whose needs assessment has identified a requirement for additional first aid training, such as having employees with a disability or a medical condition.
In addition to the topics covered on an Emergency First Aid at Work
course, this course covers treatment for a variety of injuries and medical conditions.
Learners will develop the first aid skills and confidence to help someone who:
- is unresponsive and breathing
- is unresponsive and not breathing, including how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
- is choking
- is bleeding
- is suffering from shock
- has burns
- feels faint
- has been poisoned
- has a head injury
- has hypothermia or heat exhaustion
- has an injury to a bone, muscle or joint (including spinal injuries).
Learners will also be able to help a casualty who is having a:
- seizure
- heart attack, including the administration of aspirin
- angina attack
- stroke
- asthma attack
- severe allergic reaction
- diabetic emergency.
The course also includes information on:
- assessing a casualty
- monitoring a casualty
- where to get help
- electrical incidents
- accident recording and reporting
- the control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH).
Delivered in a classroom setting, this course offers a practical, hands-on approach that delivers the skills and confidence to use first aid skills in a real life situation. For added reassurance, each learner is assessed throughout the course using a range of practical demonstrations, question and answer sessions, quizzes and engaging activities designed to coach and support them.
To ensure you get the most effective learning experience, learners must be physically able to participate and we limit group size to 12 people per trainer.
Each learner receives a First Aid Manual and certificate on passing the course
The HSE requires 18 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.
If you want further information or a quote for us to run a course for you then please get in touch via the contact form
or give us a call.
