Duration
3 days; a minimum of 18 hours
Location
Nationwide
Introduction
This comprehensive 3 day First Aid at work (Level 3) 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.
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.
It is a requirement of the Health & Safety law that employers provide a safe and healthy environment to work in. If your assessment of health and safety highlights the need for qualified First Aiders, then this level 3 qualification (level 6 in Scotland) will provide you with suitable, highly trained personnel.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course delegates will have covered a wide range of subjects including:
- Legalities, responsibilities, first aid provision and reporting
- Assessment of the situation
- Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
- Fractures and spinal injuries
- Control of bleeding
- Poisoning
- Burns
- Epilepsy
- Resuscitation and AED awareness
- Bandaging
- Heart attacks
- Head injuries
- Chest injuries
- Asthma
- Shock (including Anaphylaxis)
- Choking
- Eye injuries
- Sprains and strains
- Diabetes
Assessment & Certification
Summative practical assessment is ongoing by the instructor each day, along with a written assessment on each day.
A three year Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (Level 6 in Scotland) will be issued to the learner, subject to successful assessment. This qualification is valid for 3 years.
Course Summary:
- 3 day course (18hrs minimum)
- Course available nationwide
- Led by highly skilled specialist trainers
- Instructor/written assessment each day
- First aid at work qualification (valid 3yrs)
Worksafe course leaders
All of our first aid training courses are led by a member of our specialist team of training professionals and academics.
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