Course Overview

First Aid at Work (FAW)

This course is suitable for people aged 16+ who need to provide first aid to someone who is injured or becomes ill while at work.

It includes training on specific injuries and illnesses and is ideal for organisations whose needs assessment identifies a requirement for additional first aid training (e.g. due to having employees with a medical condition).

This course is suitable for people aged 16+ who need to provide first aid to someone who is injured or becomes ill while at work.

This course gives learners the first aid skills to help someone who:

is unresponsive and breathing
is unresponsive and not breathing, including the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
is choking
is bleeding
is suffering from shock
is burnt
feels faint
has been poisoned
has a head injury
has hypothermia or heat exhaustion
is having a medical emergency; seizure, heart attack, angina attack, stroke, asthma attack, severe allergic reaction, diabetic emergency
has an injury to a bone muscle or joint (including spinal injuries).
The course also includes information on:

dealing with an emergency; assessing a casualty, monitoring a casualty, where to get help, electrical incidents
accident recording and reporting
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).
On successful completion of this course, delegates will receive a first aid at work certificate which is valid for three years.

Learners must be physically able to carry out the practical elements of the course.