1 Day Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
Event Description
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This may be more cost effective and convenient for your business. We bring the trainer and equipment to your workplace and train up to 12 people together.
Get a quoteGain the skills and confidence to respond in an emergency
Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for:
- Employees working in low to medium-risk environments, including offices, retail premises, hospitality, schools and small businesses.
- Individuals appointed as workplace first aiders.
- Employers who need to meet HSE first aid requirements where a full First Aid at Work qualification
is not necessary.
If you work in a higher-risk environment, have a larger workforce, or require more comprehensive first aid
training, our 3-Day First Aid at Work (FAW) course is recommended.
What you'll learn
During the course, you’ll gain the practical skills and knowledge to manage a variety of workplace
emergencies, including:
The role and responsibilities of a workplace first aider
- Assessing an incident and ensuring scene safety
- Primary survey and casualty assessment
- Managing an unresponsive casualty
- Adult CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
- Safe use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Placing a casualty in the recovery position
- Managing choking incidents
- Recognising and responding to seizures
- Recognising and treating shock
- Controlling severe bleeding and dressing wounds
- Treating common minor injuries, including:
- Cuts and grazes
- Bruises
- Minor burns and scalds
- Splinters
Assessment
Assessment takes place throughout the day using practical demonstrations and continuous observation by
your instructor.
To successfully achieve the qualification, learners must:
- Demonstrate key practical first aid skills, including CPR and the recovery position.
- Complete a short multiple-choice assessment.
Our experienced trainers provide support throughout the course, ensuring every learner leaves feeling
confident and capable of responding to a real-life emergency.
Certification
On successful completion of the course, learners will receive a nationally recognised Level 3 Emergency
First Aid at Work (RQF) certificate.
- Valid for 3 years
- Ofqual regulated
- Meets current HSE workplace first aid requirements
- Certificate issued upon successful completion
Entry Requirements
- Learners must be aged 16 years or over to act as a workplace first aider.
- Those under the age of 14-16 may attend the course but cannot be the designated first aider within
a workplace. - Learners should have a reasonable level of English language and numeracy to follow course
content and complete the assessment. - As this is a practical course, participants should be physically able to carry out activities such as
CPR and placing a casualty into the recovery position.
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