Course Content Information
Who should attend?
People aged 16+ in organisations that require additional first aid training and qualified first aiders.
Course content
This course is carried out over 3 days and includes:
• Accidents and illness
• Using a first aid kit
• Simple record keeping
• Treatment of an unconscious casualty
• Heart attacks
• Resuscitation
• Shock / Choking / Seizures / Bleeding
• Burns and scalds
• Poisoning
• Fractures
• Asthma
• Severe allergic reaction
• Eye injuries
• Low blood sugar
• Fainting
Assessment & certification
Upon completion of a final assessment candidates will receive a certificate that is valid for 3 years, however it is recommended to attend a refresher course on an annual basis before the certificate expires, where you will resit the 3 day course. Once qualified, holders of this First Aid at Work certificate can be recognised as first aiders in the workplace, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
In-house training
Opus Safety can deliver the First Aid at Work training course for you at your premises for a maximum of 12 people. This will also allow us to tailor the course and the given examples to your organisation’s activities and procedures. Contact us for a quotation.
