First Aid At Work (HSE Approved & Recommended)

Course Aims & Target Groups

The purpose of these courses is to:

• Provide designated personnel within industry with the knowledge and skills required to administer safe and effective first aid at work.
• Refresh and update first aid knowledge and skills and to introduce personnel to new developments.
• Prepare the personnel fro re-examination or initial examination leading to the award of an HSE approved First Aid at Work certificate.
• Provide a designated person to act on behalf of the employer, where the company identify that a first aider is not necessary (first aid at work – appointed person)

The training is appropriate for personnel requiring a first aid certificate to meet the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act and Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

Duration

4 Days   FAAW   (24 Contact hours)
2 Days   Refresher   (12 Contact hours)
1 Day    Appointed Person   (6 Contact hours)

Course Content

This course consists of a combination of theory and practical sessions for the following areas:

• Basic Anatomy and Physiology – respiratory⁄circulatory⁄nervous systems
• Care of the unconscious casualty – examination & management for breathing and non-breathing casualty
• The recovery position – side lying position⁄using blanket and stretcher
• Resuscitation – demonstrate correct resuscitation procedures⁄use & maintenance of manual resuscitators and oxygen supplies
• Shock – recognition and treatment
• Wounds and Bleeding – personal hygiene in treating wounds⁄dress, bandage and immobilize injured parts⁄treatment and control of external and internal bleeding
• Burns – recognition and treatment of thermal, chemical and electrical burns
• Fractures – recognition and treatment
• Poisons – types and effects of poisoning
• Illness and medical emergencies – recognise and treat minor illness
• Eye injury – examination & Treatment of black eye⁄corneal abrasions⁄loose & embedded foreign bodies⁄chemical burns⁄eyelid & eyeball burns
• Casualty simulation exercise

Prerequisite Training and Scheduling Criteria

No prior training is required of the course participants attending the initial course; a valid in-date First Aid at Work Certificate (HSE Approved) is required for refresher training.