Course duration: 1 Day

Cost: £125 + VAT

Course Overview

People at work can suffer injuries or fall ill. It doesn’t matter whether the injury or the illness is caused by the work they do or not. It is a legal requirement under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 that employers have made arrangements for emergency first aid cover to be available to employees at all times.

Prerequisites

Under HSE (First Aid) at Work regulations 1981, an employer when selecting someone to take up the roll of an “appointed person” should take into account the following factors:-

reliability, disposition and communication skills
aptitude and ability to absorb new knowledge and learn new skills
ability to cope with stressful and physically demanding emergency procedures
normal duties. These should be such that they may be left to go immediately and rapidly to an emergency.

Key Benefits

Communication and delegation in an emergency
Resuscitation skills
Treatment of unconscious casualties and recovery position
Heart attack – CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Casualty)
Fainting
Shock
Control of bleeding
Treatment of wounds
Burns (including corrosive chemical injuries)