Since 1981 it has been a legal requirement that employers have trained First Aiders in the workplace. The Health and safety (First Aid) regulations 1981, place a responsibility on all employers to provide adequate and appropriate first aid provision for their employees. First Aid certificated must be revalidated every three years.
OBJECTIVE:
To learn the first aid principles and gain a certificate in First Aid
Certificate: Valid for 2 years.
CONTENT:
- Appointed Persons
- Resuscitation
- Control of Bleeding
- Treatment of the unconscious casualty
- Communications and contents of First Aid boxes
- Heart disorders and epilepsy
- Shock
- Burns and scalds
- Infection Control procedures
- Scene and casualty safety
PRE-COURSE ACTIVITY:
None. |