First Aid at Work Re - Qualification

Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work Re-Qualification

 

• Objectives To help the student, who still holds a current First Aid at Work certificate, re-qualify as a First Aider. Upon successful completion of this course a Qualsafe approved First Aid at Work certificate will be awarded (valid for 3 years)
• Contents          
• This course is a revision of all the subjects contained in the three day First Aid at Work course, including any updates on any changes that have taken place since the students’ last course.
• Each student must demonstrate that they are able to:
  • Act safely, promptly and effectively with emergencies at work
  • Use first aid equipment, including the contents of a first aid box
  • Understand the duties of employers and the legal framework
  • Maintain simple factual records on what they have done with regard to any treatment or management of an emergency
  • Recognise the importance of personal hygiene in first aid procedures

  They must also be able to deal with a casualty who:

  • Requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • Is unconscious
  • Is bleeding or wounded (including catastrophic bleeding)
  • Is suffering from shock
  • Is suffering from choking (practical)
  • Is suffering from an injury to bones, muscles or joints
  • Has been burned or scalded
  • Has an eye injury
  • Has been overcome by gas or fumes
  • May have been poisoned or exposed to a harmful substance

  And they must be able to:

  • Deal with any specific hazard in the workplace
  • Recognise major illnesses including spinal injuries and take appropriate action
  • Manage the transportation of a casualty, as required by the circumstances
    of the workplace
  • Understand the use of a Defibrillator unit

 

• Course Duration: 2 Days

To book this course call us on 01224 724008