How many First Aiders do you require?
Please complete the First Aiders Audit at the top of the page
If your catagory of business is not listed above in the example selection please email firstaidtraining@wallacecameron and a member of our training team will contact you to help guide you through your assessment.
Employers have important responsibilities to their employees to provide First Aid Training as set out in Health and Safety Executive guidelines.The regulations state that there must be a provision for the appropriate number of First Aid Trained personnel for the organisation. Employers must therefore take into account such circumstances as illness or holidays when organising First Aid cover.
The Approved Code of Practice and Guidance issued by the HSE highlights the duty of all employers to provide adequate first aid cover for employees who are injured or become ill at work.This government legislation where failure to comply can lead to heavy penalties has accelerated the need for companies to focus on their individual needs and to ensure provision of a first class facility within their business.
As a consequence of the legislation set out by the Health and Safety Executive, the requirement to provide first aid in our business has been given a much higher profile. In practice, your ongoing commitment to first aid training will be seen as a measure of your concern for staff wellbeing, and you can be confident that accidents, injuries and health problems will be treated promptly and effectively. The parallel economic benefit for your business will see sick or injured staff restored to work with minimum disruption and efficient action from a trained first aider.
Basically employers need to assess the following when deciding what provision of first aid cover to provide.
- Workplace hazards and risks
- The size of the organisation
- The organisation's history of accidents
- The nature and distribution of the workforce
- The remoteness of the site from emergency medical services
- The needs of travelling, remote and lone workers
- Employees working on shared or multi-occupied sites
- Annual leave and other absences of first aiders and appointed persons
The Health and Safety Executive sets out these reccomendations to reduce the effects of injury or illness suffered at work, either caused by the work itself or by some factor outside the employer's control. First aid provision must be 'adequate and appropriate in the circumstances'. This means that sufficient first aid personnel and facilities should be available.