First Aid at Work ( 3 day course )
FIRST AID at WORK
Be 16 years of age or older
Validity of Award
This qualification is valid for 3 years and must be revalidated on a 2 day refresher course.
Length of Course
24 Notional Guided Learning Hours:
- 18 Recommended Guided Learning Hours
- 6 Non-Contact Guided Learning Hours
Course Information
This qualification covers:
- The ability to act safely, promptly and effectively when an emergency arises in the workplace
- The ability to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation promptly and effectively
- Administering first aid safely, promptly and effectively to a casualty who is unconscious, wounded or bleeding, burned or scalded, suffering from bone injury, muscle
- injury, joint injury, shock, eye injury, poisoned, or overcome by gas/fumes
- Transporting a casualty to safety as required by the circumstances of the workplace
- The recognition of minor illnesses and taking appropriate action
- Maintaining records and providing written information to a doctor or hospital if required
- Understanding the importance of personal hygiene in first aid procedures
- Understanding the legal framework for first aid provision at work
- Demonstrating the use of first aid equipment provided in the workplace
Mandatory Units
- Emergency First Aid in the Workplace (A/504/4517)
- Recognition and Management of Illness and Injury in the Workplace (F/504/4518)
Assessment Criteria
- Continual assessment by the tutor
- Demonstrate the ability to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation on an adult manikin
- Demonstrate the ability to carry out first aid for an unconscious casualty
- Demonstrate the ability to carry out first aid for a workplace emergency situation
Complete 2 worksheets during the course