Emergency First Aid (Appointed Person)

Health & Safety Training

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Duration of course: 1 Day

Maximum no. of Candidates: 8

Course aims:
The recently revised Health & Safety at Work (First Aid) Act 1981 requires employers to provide sufficient first aid cover in relation to the scale and scope of their operation and the risks associated with it. Infrasafe can provide first aid training to enable you to meet your legal obligations.

Objectives:
We provide the full 3 day First Aid at Work Course (FAW) to meet Health & Safety Executive requirements. This course is taught utilising the internationally recognised ILCOR Emergency First Response course structure.The course is instructor led with student participation in a relaxed manner to put candidates at ease and achieve the best results. Candidates receive the Emergency First Response Participant Manual prior to starting the course which gives them time to self study and be more confident about partaking in the course and completing through course assessing or the final instructor led written and practical assessments included in the course. This course culminates in a final assessment.

Other information
• Successful candidates will receive a HSE approved certificate which is valid for 3 years
• Infrasafe can provide re-certification training

Course Content:
• Essential Elements of Primary (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid)
• Scene Assessment
• Barrier Use
• Primary Assessment
• Adult CPR
• Conscious/Unconscious Adult Choking
• Serious Bleeding Management
• Shock Management
• Spinal Injury Management
• Injury Assessment
• Illness Assessment
• Bandaging
• Splinting for Dislocation and Fracture

Venue
Our modern training centre in Gateshead or we can arrange training at a location to suit your needs

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