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.