First Aid at Work - 3 Day Full Qualification Course

It is a requirement of the Health & Safety law that employers provide a safe and healthy environment to work in. If your assessment of first aid needs highlights the need for qualified first aiders, then this level 3 qualification (level 6 in Scotland) will provide you with suitable, highly trained personnel.

This comprehensive three-day course covers a wide range of first aid emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with emergency situations with confidence in a prompt, safe and effective way. In addition, this course will include any protocol changes that may have arisen since their last training course.

This course will give the participants a qualification to the highest level of First Aid, meeting the statutory requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

Syllabus:

A range of subjects are covered including:

•    Legalities, responsibilities and reporting
•    Heart attacks
•    Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
•    Eye injuries
•    Fractures and spinal injuries
•    Choking
•    Control of bleeding
•    Chest injuries
•    Assessment of the situation
•    Diabetes
•    Shock (including Anaphylaxis)
•    Asthma
•    Head injuries
•    Poisoning
•    Sprains and strains
•    Stroke
•    Burns
•    Epilepsy
•    Resuscitation
•    Bandaging

Assessment:

Summative practical assessment is ongoing by the instructor each day, along with a written assessment on each day. 

Certification:

This qualification lasts for 3 years. To renew the qualification, learners will need to sit the FAW Re-Qual course. However, it is recommended that during the 3-year period, the learners attend annual refresher courses.

Accreditation: Nuco