Emergency First Aid at Work
A 1 day course covering essential CPR and first aid skills to ensure that employers and their staff can remain safe at work.
Description
A safe working environment is a basic right for all workers and a responsibility for all employers. This one-day first aid course covers a range of CPR and first aid skills, providing employers and their staff with the skills to reduce the risks and dangers in the workplace. On completion, candidates receive an RLSS UK Qualifications Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW), which is valid for 3 years.
The Emergency First Aid at Work qualification is endorsed by CIMSPA which means that training has been quality assured by CIMSPA and is delivered by a CIMSPA education partner. It is also in line with the First Aid Awarding Organisation Forum (FAAOF).
Prerequisites
Candidates must be a minimum of 16-years-old at the time of taking the assessment and attend 100% of the course. No prior first aid knowledge is required. Employers should consider the following when selecting individuals to attend this training:
- Reliability, disposition and communication skills
- Aptitude and ability to absorb new knowledge and learn new skills
- Ability to cope with stressful and physically demanding emergency procedures
- Normal duties are such that they may be left to go immediately and rapidly to an emergency
Course Content
This one-day course covers a range of CPR and first aid skills, providing you with the skills to ensure a safe working environment, including:
- Understanding the role and responsibilities of a first aider
- How to manage an unresponsive casualty who is not breathing normally
- How to manage a casualty who is in shock
- How to assess an incident
- How to recognise and assist a casualty who is choking
- How to manage a casualty with a minor injury
- How to manage an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally
- How to manage a casualty with external bleeding
Assessment
The course comprises practical work and theoretical classroom work, as well as a practical assessment on CPR and first aid. Candidates must attend 100% of the course and successfully pass all assessment criteria.
Validity & Renewal
The RLSS UK Qualifications Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) is valid for 3 years. In order to re-qualify learners must be assessed against all learning outcomes and assessment criteria in the unit. For EFAW this will be the same as the initial course of 6 hours.
Important Information
Please be aware that attending a First Aid course does not guarantee you a qualification; this will be dependant on the performance and the abilities of the candidate during the final theory and practical assessments.