First Aid at Work qualification (HSE Approved Certificate)
This first aid qualification is suitable for anyone responsible for assessing, and dealing with, accidents or emergencies within the workplace. The First aid at Work qualification is only valid for 3 years. The first aid qualification can be renewed by sitting a refresher course.
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Course Overview
- Aims of First Aid and priorities of treatment
- Resuscitation
- Deal effectively with unconsciousness
- Airway and breathing problems
- Circulation problems
- Wounds and healing
- Burns and scalds
- Injuries to bones, muscles and joints
- Effects of heat and cold
- Other serious conditions
- Health and safety
Who should take this qualification?
The first aid qualification is a necessary requirement for anyone who wants to be the nominated First Aider in their workplace. Only once a risk assessment has been carried out can it be determined how many employees require first aid training or if a qualified First Aider is even needed.
Do I need a qualified First Aider at my work?
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to enable first aid to be given to employees if they are injured or become ill at work. These Regulations apply to all workplaces including those with five or fewer employees and to the self-employed.
What is 'adequate and appropriate' provision?The minimum legal requirement is to have an 'appointed person' (AP) to take charge of first aid arrangements in the workplace. This person does not have to be a trained and qualified emergency first-aider* or first-aider, although many employers regard this as best practice.
*To become an emergency first-aider the minimum level of first aid training you need is the Emergency First Aid at Work qualification.
Employers must carry out an assessment of first aid training needs to determine whether an AP is adequate or whether they need to provide a person who has undergone the three-day First Aid at Work course.
Whether persons qualified to provide first aid are required depends on:
- Whether you assess your premises as being 'high risk' or 'low risk', and
- how many employees you have.
Low risk premises
Number of Employees |
Requirement |
Less than 25 |
1 Appointed Person (AP) |
25 -50 |
1 Emergency First Aid at Work-trained person who can also be the AP |
More than 50 |
1 First Aid at Work-trained person per 100 employees, one of whom can be the AP |
High risk premises
Number of Employees |
Requirement |
Less than 5 |
1 Appointed Person (AP) |
5 to 50 |
1 Emergency First Aid at Work-trained person or 1 First Aid at Work-trained person - depending on the risk assessment |
How do I carry out the assessment?
For more detailed information about what provision you will need in your place of work go to: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg214.pdf which contains a risk assessment checklist.
Assessment: Practical assessment.
Duration: 3 days.
Awarded by: Health and Safety Executive.
Course Handbooks: First Aid at Work Handbook
Course Fees: £1,450 + VAT for a maximum of 12 learners (£120 per person). We will come to your venue to provide this training.
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Testimonials:
Barbara Le Brocq
Cluster HR Coordinator
"CPL Training has carried out First Aid training on behalf of Hilton Hotel within the South East Cluster for a number of years. We have been delighted with the level of service they have provided from administration through to delivery. We have found the trainers to be experienced and committed to providing a first class service. Shortly after the last training course, one of our newly trained members of staff was required to administer first aid and commented that it was as if the trainer were beside her instructing her through it. I would not hesitate to recommend the services of this company and I have no doubt that our relationship will continue for many years to come."