FAW - First Aid at Work
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.
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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.
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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.
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Syllabus
• What is first aid?
• Legislation
• Responsibilities
• Action in an emergency
• Primary survey
• Secondary assessment
• The respiratory system
• Resuscitation and AED
• Disorders of respiration
• Disorders of circulation
• Wounds and bleeding
• Epilepsy
• Minor burns and scalds
• Foreign objects
• Bones, joints and muscle injuries
• Head and spinal injuries
• Chest and abdominal injuries
• Specialised burn injuries
• Eye injuries
• Poisoning
• Anaphylaxis
• Major illnesses
• Effects of extreme heat and cold (additional module if relevant)
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Qualifications information
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Level 3 award in first aid at work (England, Wales & NI)
Level 6 award in first aid at work (Scotland)
Course cost – £170
Contact hours – 24-30 (3 days)
Maximum course spaces – 12
Certificate – 3 years
Minimum age – 16
