As an employer you are legally required to arrange for the immediate care of any staff who have an accident or become ill while they are at work.
Fleet BID is offering free one day Emergency First Aid at Work training courses for BID businesses.
The QA Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF) qualification is designed for individuals who wish to act as an emergency first aider in the workplace. Upon successful completion of this qualification, candidates will be equipped with the essential skills to give safe, prompt and effective first aid in emergency situations.
The course will cover:
- The roles and responsibilities of an emergency first aider
- Assessing an incident
- Managing an unresponsive casualty
- CPR and defibrillation
- Recovery position
- Choking
- Seizures
- Shock
- Wounds and bleeding
- Minor injuries (cuts, grazes and bruises; minor scalds and burns)