Approved Cpcs Npors Plant and Safety Training Centre
Serious about Safety
First Aid at Work
Overview
On completion of this course candidates will have the knowledge and skills to provide first aid cover in a workplace environment in accordance with the First Aid at Work Regulations 1981.
Duration
3 days (16 hours)
Maximum Number
12 Candidates
Pre-Requisites
None
Aims
- Roles/Responsibilities of Employers and Employees for FAW
- Priorities of First Aid
- Managing an incident
- Care of an unconscious casualty
- Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
- Disorders of the airway
- Dealing with bleed and shock
- Causes of unconsciousness
- Burns & scalds
- Injuries to bones ligaments & joints
- Poisoning
- Recognition and management of major illnesses and appropriate action
- Miscellaneous injuries
- Epi-Pen use
- Record keeping and accident reporting
- Infection control
- Communication and delegation in an emergency
- Manage the transportation of a casualty
Teaching Methods
- Training Room based (Powerpoint, handouts, videos,written question paper)
- Practical (Demonstrations, hands on, assessment of competence)