First Aid at Work FAW 3 day HSE approved

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First Aid At Work – 3 day comprehensive course

This is the full qualification and is valid for 3 years, revalidation involves a 2 day refresher course for requalification – 2 day requalification course details

2024 Course dates –

Mon 20th – Wed 22nd May

Wed 4th – Fri 6th Sept

Wed 16th – Fri 19th Oct

Wed 11th – Fri 13th Dec

First Aid at Work (FAW) is designed to provide first aiders with the knowledge and skills they need to respond effectively to emergency situations in the workplace.

This course –

• Meets the Health and Safety Executives (HSE) requirements for first aid in the workplace
• Is widely recognised as a level 3 first aid qualification

The training covers a range of essential first aid skills that are suitable for larger or higher hazard workplaces, such as construction, manufacturing and some healthcare settings.  There are a wide range of skills included in this training that will equip first aiders with the ability to respond quickly and confidently if someone is injured or becomes ill in the workplace.

This course covers all aspects of the 1 day Emergency First Aid at Work Course and also a broad range of additional skills –

• CPR
• Choking
• Bleeding, including life-threatening situations and the use of haemostatic dressings and tourniquets
• Shock and internal bleeding
• Burns
• Fainting
• Poison
• Head injuries
• Hypothermia and heat exhaustion
• Injuries to bones, muscles, joints (including spinal injuries)
• Seizures
• Heart attack
• Angina attack
• Stroke
• Asthma attack
• Sever allergic reaction
• diabetic emergency

This course also teaches information on –

• Assessing a casualty
• Monitoring a casualty
• Where to get help
• Electrical incidents
• Accident recording and reporting
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

If you would like further guidance on the type of First Aid course you or your employees need, please visit the HSE Website here