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Emergency First Aid at work

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01:50 09-Sep-2010

What is the aim of the Emergency first aid at work (EFAW) Course?

The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require you to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to enable first aid to be given to your employees if they are injured or become ill at work.

What is adequate and appropriate will depend on the circumstances in your workplace and you should assess what your first aid needs are.

The minimum first-aid provision on any work site is:

a suitably stocked first-aid box
an appointed person to take charge of first-aid arrangements
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It is also important to remember that accidents can happen at any time. First-aid provision needs to be available at all times people are at work.

In October 2009 the new rules regarding first aid training will come into effect, the main reason for this is that the appointed person training was created by the individual training providers. This meant that you could go on two separate First aid appointed person courses and they could be very different but now they will be a set standard.
It also make it a requirement that the training is approved by the HSE(Health and safety Executive).

Who is the Emergency first aid at work (EFAW) for?

The New Emergency First aid at work course is for people who are to become 'appointed person' this means;
An appointed person is someone you choose to:

take charge when someone is injured or falls ill, including calling an ambulance if required;
look after the first-aid equipment, e.g restocking the first-aid box.

The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require that in order to provide first aid to their employees who are injured or become ill at work, employers must have adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel. Regulation 3(2) states that for this purpose a person shall not be suitable unless he has undergone:

such training and has such qualifications as the Health and Safety Executive may approve for the time being in respect of that case or class of case, and
such additional training, if any, as may be appropriate in the circumstances of that case.

The course is also a good starting point for people who may consider going on to do their 4 day First aid at Work (FAW) course.

What are the benefits of the Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)?

The new Emergency First Aid at Work(EFAW) course will be replacing the old 'Appointed person' course so the benefits of doing the course now is that you will be up to date with the latest rule and regulations in regards to first aid in the work place.

This course could also increase your employment opportunities as many employers would see it as a benefit that you already held the new Emergency first aid at work (EFAW) qualification.

Although the course syllabus will provide you with the basic knowledge, our instructors will also demonstrate to you the real life practicalities of being a first aider, so that when you eventually start work you will feel much more confident in your new role.

Where is the Emergency first aid at work training and how much does it cost?

Our training centre is in Gosport, PO12 4LJ, and the cost of the course is £60

What does the Emergency first aid at work (EFAW) cover?

Emergency first aid course should last at least 6 contact hours, excluding breaks.

On completion of training, successful candidates should be able to:

understand the role of the first aider including reference to the use of available equipment and the need for recording incidents and actions;
understand the importance of basic hygiene in first aid procedures;
assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency;
demonstrate how to administer first aid safely, promptly and effectively to a casualty who is unconscious and/or in seizure;
demonstrate how to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation promptly and effectively;
demonstrate how to administer first aid safely, promptly and effectively to a casualty who is wounded or bleeding and/or in shock;
administer first aid safely, promptly and effectively to a casualty who is choking;
provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries

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