Emergency First Aid in the Workplace (HSE Recommended)
Chamber Member Price: £160
Non-Member Price: £195
Every employer is recommended by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) to have at least one Emergency First Aider in place to deal with accidents and emergency situations. Although not all organisations require a qualified First Aider they must appoint a person to take charge of first aid provision.
This course will provide the nominated First Aider with the knowledge and techniques to administer first aid assistance. This course is also ideal for individuals, lone workers or employees of smaller low risk organisations and provides a good basic insight into first aid procedures and techniques.
After attending this course delegates will be able to:
- Control bleeding
- Manage basic fractures, sprains and burns
- Apply cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Apply the recovery position
- Understand how to communicate and delegate responsibility in an emergency
- Manage an unconscious casualty
- Identify the contents for a first aid box
- Understand the importance of record keeping
- Principles of emergency aid
- What is an appointed person?
- Cardio - pulmonary resuscitation
- Choking
- Circulatory system and bleeding
- Control of bleeding
- Causes of unconsciousness
- Unconsciousness/recovery position
- Legislation
- Illness and injuries
- First Aid containers
- Bandaging & dressings – theory, demonstration & practice
- Eye injuries
- Burns
- Ensure that staff, customers and contractors’ welfare is safeguarded
- Comply with legal responsibilities
- Trained staff with first aid knowledge
Our Business Development Team are happy to answer any queries you may have regarding the availability of places. For further information on any of our services and courses contact them by telephone on 024 7623 1122, email at courses@cw-chambertraining.co.uk
10% Early bird discount available for courses booked 3 months in advance.
Related Courses
Delegates who attend this often also attend:
Health & Safety in the Workplace
An appreciation of health and safety in the workplace is a prerequisite for all staff to ensure that they are sufficiently trained.
Course dates are available on request.
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