Health and Safety

Blended Emergency First Aid at Work


Description
The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 require all employers to make arrangements to ensure their employees receive immediate attention if they are injured or taken ill at work. This includes carrying out a risk assessment, appointing a suitable amount of first aiders and providing appropriate first aid training.

Duration
2 hours self guided e-Learning
4 practical face to face course

Certification
Certificate of completion valid for 3 years

Intended Audience
The Emergency First Aid at Work is designed for those who have a specific responsibility at work, to provide first aid in a range of emergency first aid situations. It is also ideal for people who have a specific responsibility to provide basic first aid in voluntary and community activities.

Course Content
Role and responsibilities of first aider
Incident and casualty assessment
CPR and AED
Unresponsive casualty not breathing normally
Unconscious casualty breathing normally
Recovery position
Management of a seizure
Choking casualty
Shock
External bleeding
Minor injuries
Content
  • Blended Emergency First Aid at Work - part 1
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: 3 years