This comprehensive First Aid at Work (FAW) course equips delegates with the knowledge and practical skills needed to act as qualified first aiders within their workplace. It covers essential lifesaving techniques to respond to various medical emergencies until professional medical help arrives.

Who needs this qualification?

This First Aid at Work (FAW) course is suitable for staff wanting to become designated first aiders in their workplace. It allows for essential first aid to be given to someone who is ill or injured at work and equips the first aider to apply first aid to a range of other specific injuries & illnesses.

Why is this training important?

The H&S (First Aid) regulations 1981 place a general duty on employers to provide first aid treatment to employees within the workplace environment. If having assessed first aid needs, an employer decides to appoint first aiders, the first aider must have a valid certificate of competence.

Course content

• The role and responsibility of a first aider

• Assessing incidents and conducting a scene survey

• Unresponsive casualties, recovery position and CPR

• Safely and effectively use an automated external defibrillator (AED)

• Seizures

• Choking

• External bleeding

• Shock

• Burns and scalds

• Minor injuries including small cuts, bruises, and splinters

• Bites and stings

• Injuries to bones, muscles and joints (including chest, head and spine)

• Eye injuries

• Poisoning

• Anaphylaxis

• Major illnesses including heart attack and stroke

• Epilepsy

• Asthma

• Diabetic emergencies

Certificated by: Ouch Learning and Development - Approved by the FAIB

Duration: Face-to-face: 3 days

Assessment: Multiple choice exam & practical assessment

Prerequisites: None

Validity of award: 3 years