First Aid at Work (FAW)
This H.S.E. approved course is run over 3 days.
The First Aid at Work course is suitable for anyone who is to be nominated as a first aider at work or anyone who wants a comprehensive first aid course.
Each delegate will receive a first aid manual to work from which can be kept for future reference.
The topics covered on this course are:
- Aims and principles of first aid
- First aid in the workplace
- Responsibilities of the first aider
- Contents of a first aid kit
- Action in an emergency
- Casualty assessment
- Management of the unconscious casualty
- Resuscitation
- Breathing disorders
- Disorders of circulation
- Wounds and bleeding
- Disorders of consciousness
- Foreign objects
- Burns and scalds
- Bone, joint and muscle injuries
- Poisoning
- Incident management
At the end of the course, subject to completion and final assessment, delegates will receive a nationally recognised H.S.E. approved First Aid at Work certificate which is valid for three years and will be able to respond to an accident or illness in the workplace safely and effectively. Although not mandatory, the H.S.E. strongly recommend that an update should be undertaken each year to help first aiders maintain their skills and keep abreast of any changes to first aid procedures. On the third year, a two day requalification course will need to be undertaken in order to maintain the qualification.
