We offer the OFQUAL accredited First Aid Qualification for employers to meet legal requirements under HSE legislation.
First Aid at Work
Under Goverment guidelines, it is mandatory, for all employers to have provisions for First Aid. A Risk Assessment should outline which Qualification you require.
Do I require a First Aider? Guidance information for your business.
The Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work training course is specifically designed for:
- Small business with low-risk environments
- Medium to large businesses with employees working in low-risk environments
- Employees doing home visits (Lone working)
- Local groups who work with the community
- Sports Clubs / Sports groups
The Level 3 First Aid at Work training course is specifically designed for:
- Small business with high-risk environments (plant/machinery/chemicals /working at height)
- Medium to large businesses with employees working in high-risk environments
- Construction Workers
- Rope Access professionals, or employees working at height
- Leisure Centres, and the Hospitality Industry.
Course Content
This Level 3 First Aid at Work qualification is made up of two units, which must both be completed to gain the award. They are:
- Unit 1 – Level 2 Emergency First Aid at Work,
- Unit 2 – Managing Illness and Injury.
Level 3 – Emergency First Aid at Work
In unit 1 the learner must:
- Understand the role of the first aider
- Be able to assess an emergency situation and act safely and effectively
- Be able to provide first aid for an adult who is unresponsive and breathing normally
- Be able to provide first aid for an adult who is unresponsive and not breathing normally
- Be able to provide first aid for an in adult who has a foreign body airway obstruction
- Be able to provide first aid to an adultt who is wounded and bleeding
- Know how to provide first aid to an adult who is suffering from shock
Level 3 First Aid at Work – Managing Illness and Injury
In Unit 2 the learner must:
- Be able to provide first aid to an adult with a suspected fracture and a dislocation
- Be able to provide first aid to an adult with a head, neck or back injury
- Know how to provide first aid to an adult with conditions affecting the eyes, ears and nose
- Know how to provide first aid to an adult with a chronic medical condition or sudden illness
- Know how to provide first aid to an adult who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat and cold
- Know how to provide first aid to an adult with burns and scalds
- Know how to provide first aid to an adult who has been poisoned
- Know how to provide first aid to an adult who has been bitten or stung
Book a First Aid course for your employees
We offer training at your venue, at a range of locations. Ensuring we keep costs down, and reducing time away from work.
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