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INITIAL HSE APPROVED FIRST AID AT WORK COURSE (3 DAY)

 

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This is a newly revised 3 day initial Health & Safety Executive (HSE) approved First aid at work course (FAW), carried out to the new 2010 Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines issued 18th October 2010, specifically designed for the workplace, and covering first aid emergencies & how to effectively deal with them. It is strictly run in accordance with The Health & Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981. First Aid Scotland actively involve the delegates in every step of the learning process.  Our aim is to produce confident and competent first aiders, and to provide employers with a complete first aid teaching package.

Course content for the new 2010 (3 day) course includes:

  • Understanding the role of the first aider
  • Recording incident & actions 
  • Managing unconscious casualties (including management of seizures) 
  • Treating & controlling bleeding
  • Treating burns & scalds 
  • Treating bone, muscle & joint injuries
  • Treating minor injuries
  • Treating shock & Anaphylaxis
  • Treating eye injuries
  • Treatment of Poisons
  • Treatment of Choking
  • Spinal Injuries
  • Treatment of Minor injuries
  • Treatment of Major Injuries

Length of course:

3 Days (18 hours)

Outcome:

A First aid at work certificate, approved by the Health & Safety Executive (The Health & Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981) along with an authorisation card and enamel first aider badge, is awarded to successful students following full attendance & on passing final assessments in practice & theory. This certificate is valid from 3 years from date of assessment.

Please note that the Health & Safety Executive have now introduced a recommendation for annual refresher training (3 hour) for the above course.

Course Venues:

Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling and locally by arrangement, & within the workplace

Price per delegate:

£ 219 + VAT

For current availability, see our course calendar page

In-house courses also available at customer premises. Click this link for details

 

First Aid Scotland FAW Student Pack

Delegate Packs

On each First Aid Scotland First aid at Work (FAW) course, every delegate receives;

Fully illustrated personal First Aid Scotland first aid manual
Training dressing
Training triangular bandage
Home revision worksheets
Wound treatment sheet
Fracture treatment sheet
Aide memoire first aid card
Meningitis awareness card (courtesy of The Meningitis Trust) 
Resuscitation faceshield
First Aid Scotland pen

and on successful assessment:

A4 sized HSE approved first aider certificate AND
Credit card sized HSE approved first aider certificate
Rigid plastic clear certificate holder
Green First aider lanyard
Enamel First Aid Scotland first aider badge.