Course Specification:
Qualification Number: 603/2453/3
Description: This qualification is aimed those looking to undertake the role of a first aider in the workplace, as outlined in the Health and Safety (First-aid) Regulations 1981 and the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982.
First Aid at Work course is an ideal first aid course if you work in a high risk of injury workplaces such as engineering workshops, construction sites, factories, machine shops, large warehouses etc.
This is also an ideal first aid course for companies that have a high number of colleagues but a LOW risk of injury workplace such as a large administration building.
You can book separate dates for this course to fit in with your business operations, i.e. day 1 one week and day 2 the following week and day 3 the following week.
Please let customer service know that you want to split the dates up.
During the current COVID19 pandemic we have implemented a number of new measures to ensure that the training we conduct is in line with governmental guidelines. You can learn more here.
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Min 3 people – Maximum 12
From £103 per person
First Aid at Work is an 18 guided learning hours course that is typically delivered over 3 days and is an ideal course for the higher risk of injury workplaces.
You will learn those essential lifesaving skills such as how to manage an unconscious casualty who is breathing and who is not breathing how to give lifesaving CPR and how to use an AED safely and confidently, and competently and how to put them safely into the recovery position.
This course will teach you how to safely manage a casualty who has sustained a neck, head, spinal injury, or has sustained broken bones, dislocation, or ligament injury.
Your casualty could be having a convulsive seizure, heart attack, stroke, angina, or sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), so learning all about the signs and symptoms will enable you to treat them quickly and effectively to ensure a good outcome.
On this intensive first aid at work course, you will learn how best to give assistance and give treatment to a casualty if they are suffering from conditions such as diabetes, anaphylaxis, asthma, or they have been poisoned.
This course will also give you the skills and knowledge of how best to treat minor bleeds and wounds, dry burns and wet burns, and so much more on this first aid at work course.
First aid at work course is Ofqual approved qualification and is accredited by Qualifications Network and this first aid at work meets all current HSE and UK Resuscitation Council guidelines.
Understand the role and responsibilities of a First Aider in reference to:
Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who:
18 guided learning hours (3 days).
Practical observations during the 3 training days and a final 45 multi-choice question paper at the end of your first aid course.
Delegates who successfully pass all the practical elements of the course and then pass the final multi-choice paper will be awarded an Ofqual regulated QNUK Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF) This is valid for 3 years from the date of the course.
Each successful delegate will receive an A4 size Ofqual approved certificate and also a wallet/purse size plastic qualification card.
This qualification is aimed at those over 16 who are able to undertake the responsibilities associated with being a workplace emergency first aider. Candidates between 14-16 years can undertake the qualification, however, they should not be relied upon by employers to be a sole first aider.
It is recommended that candidates have a minimum of Level 2 literacy and numeracy or equivalent.
Attendees will be required to demonstrate first aid procedures as they would in a real work environment. This includes providing CPR to a casualty who is on the floor, therefore be physically capable of doing so.
This qualification is available to candidates in England.
The Qualification can be delivered in other countries however candidates should be aware that the content was developed in accordance with current UK practice.