HSE 1 Day Emergency First Aid at Work Training

On completion of training, successful candidates should be competent in:

• Understanding the role of the first aider including reference to the use of available equipment and the need for recording incidents and actions
• Understand the importance of basic hygiene in first-aid procedures
• Assessing the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious and/or in seizure
• Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded or bleeding and/or in shock
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking
• Provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries

Who Should Attend?

Nominated emergency first aiders, or anyone wanting a comprehensive one day first aid. The course is suitable for all businesses, particularly those with large numbers of personnel which work in any environment from low to high risk, ensuring shift work/out of hours have provisions at all times. Please note if a business has more than one location each site must be assessed per category of risk and per number of personnel.

Extracts taken from the Approved Code of Practise and Guideance covering The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

ACOP 3(1) "An employer shall provide, or ensure that there are provided, such equipment and facilities as are adequate and appropriate in the circimstances for enabling first aid to be rendered to his employees if they are injured or become ill at work.

ACOP 3(4) " An employer should make an assessment of first aid needs appropriate to the circimstances of each workplace.

ACOP 3(44) "Where the first aid assessment identifies a need for people to be avaialble for rendering first aid, the employer should ensure that they are provides in sufficent numbers and at appropriate locations to enable first aid to be administered without delay should the occassion arise. Where 50 or more people are employed, at least one such person should be provided unless the assessment justifies otherwise".
 

Before you attend a course

• Candidates must be aware that they must attend all sessions to be eligible for assessment.
• Candidates must be physically able to carry out the procedures detailed in the Course content.

Certification

Every delegate who passes the examination receives a First Aid at Work Certificate which is valid for 3 years.

Additional Information
 

• Course Duration: 1 day
• Students will receive: Course material, Wallace Cameron certificate valid for 3 years
• Equipment required for In-house Course: Flip chart, Room size 20 x 30 feet per 12 delegates (approx), 1 table and appropriate chairs.
• Anybody can attend an emergency aid course and we can tailor make them to each companies industry.