First Aid at Work (FAW)

This comprehensive first aid course complies with the current Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations. Employers are legally obliged to ensure First Aid provision for their employees and this is the most common qualification used by organisations. This course is designed around practising responses to 'real life' scenarios. This qualification is valid for three years and is designed to meet the varied needs of different organisations. The FAW course is a practical 18 hour course (over a minimum of 3 days) which follows the recommended syllabus by the HSE. It has a formal examination on practical elements of the course. Candidates are required to show competency in basic life support, care of an unconscious casualty and treatment of a wounded or injured conscious casualty.

Course outline:

Introduction
Principles of first aid
Vital signs
Incident procedure
Treatment of an unresponsive casualty
Bleeding and shock
Practical scenarios
Basic life support Heart attack and Chain of survival theory
Choking
Minor Injuries - soft tissue and fractures
Practical scenarios
Serious injuries - including head injuries
Practical scenarios
Hypothermia/ Hyperthermia
Common medical problems - includes angina/conscious heart attack, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy (fitting), faints, anaphylaxis and stroke
Conscious casualty positioning
Burns
Poisons
Eye injuries
First aid kits
Legislation
Manual handling considerations in first aid provision
Exam preparation and exam

Changes to Health & Safety First Aid at Work Regulations (PDF, 115.05 KB)