First Aid at Work – (RQF)

With jobs needing the qualification and over 600,000 workers + employers injured (2018/19) do you need our professional first aid training

About this event

The programme is delivered over 3 days, and learners will develop the skills and knowledge needed to deal with a range of first aid situations, including assessing an incident, managing an unresponsive casualty, CPR, heart attacks, choking, head and spinal injuries, fractures, anaphylaxis and more.

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. As a regulated qualification, employers can book this course for their employees in the knowledge that they have fulfilled their legal responsibilities for providing professional first aid training of the highest quality.

This QA Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF) Course is a nationally recognised, Ofqual Regulated Qualifications accredited by Qualsafe Awards.

All successful candidates receive a certificate that is valid for three years.

The course covers:

• The Recovery Position

• CPR

• Choking

• Seizures

• Wounds and Bleeding

• Shock

• The Roles and Responsibilities of a First Aider

• Assessing an Incident

• Minor Injuries

• Cuts, Grazes and Bruises

• Minor Burns and Scalds

• Managing an Unresponsive Casualty

• Eye Injuries

• Angina

• Heart Attack

• Stroke

• Asthma

• Diabetes

• Anaphylaxis

• Head Injuries

• Spinal Injuries

• Chest Injuries

• Fractures

• Sprains, Strains and Dislocations

• Poisoning