This course trains the student to the required assessed level of competency in first aid procedures, techniques and legislation in order that as a qualified first aider they may assist the employer in conforming to the Health & Safety (first aid) Regulations 1981 and current Approved Code of Practice and Guidance..

About the course:
Assessing the need for and the practical application of resuscitation; Recognition and management of common major or minor illnesses; The movement of a casualty safely as required by the circumstances of the incident and the workplace.

On successful completion of the intern and final assessments, the candidate will be awarded a Certificate of Proficiency, which remains valid for a period of 3 years.

• The legal framework for first aid provision at work
• The role of the first aider in emergency procedures
• Personal hygiene in first aid procedures
• The use of first aid equipment provided in the workplace
• Recording and reporting incidents
• Assessing and managing the casualty, who may be unconscious
• Wounded or bleeding
• Burned or scalded
• Who may have injuries to bones, muscles or joints
• Eye injuries
• Been overcome by gas or fumes
• Who may be suffering from shock or,
• May have been poisoned.

Dates:  TBA -  2020 
Duration: 3 days + exam.
Venue:  Birmingham 
Cost: Subsidised to CITB levy paying MCTG member
Award: Certificate approved by Asset First Aid Training.

Please note: 

Substitutions can be made but cancellations will be charged in full if not received by 1 week of course start.

No show will also be charged in full.