First Aid at Work Level 3 – 3 days (18 hours)

Description

First Aid at Work Level 3. 3 Days (18 hours)

Suitable for high hazard environments and working conditions that require comprehensive first aid cover such as in factories or on building sites and companies with high numbers of staff. No previous first aid experience is required to attend this course.

The First Aid at Work Level 3 qualification (FAW) is ideal for most businesses whose risk assessment has identified that they require a fully trained first aider for their workplace. All courses are delivered, evaluated and quality assured to meet the new guidelines set out by the HSE in October 2013 and meet the requirements of the First Aid at Work (First Aid) regulations 1981 and subsequent 2016 changes. All our first aid courses fully meet the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015 as per the HSE requirements.

This course encompasses the HSE First Aid at Work syllabus, including examination and is aimed at Employers where there is a Legal requirement for First Aid at Work. If you are unsure as to whether you need staff with this qualification, the HSE has published a Guide to Assessing First Aid at Work requirements. The actual Regulations can be found here.

This course can be combined with the 1-day Emergency First Aid at Work course if you have learners requiring a mixture of qualifications. Those learners just attend day 1. Overall numbers cannot exceed 12.

The National School of First Aid Training offers the First Aid at Work qualification, awarded as a Level 3  qualification in England and Wales and a Level 6 qualification in Scotland.

 First Aid at Work programme

Day 1 – same as the 1 day Emergency First Aid at Work covering:

• The role of the first aider including:
  – the importance of preventing cross infection
  – the need for recording incidents and subsequent actions
  – use of available first aid equipment
• Legislation – first aid law including first aider litigation issues
• Assessing any situation to act safely, promptly and effectively in any emergency
• Unconscious casualty management including Epilepsy
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a non-breathing casualty
• Use of an Automated External Defibrillator
• Choking first aid for a casualty with a blocked airway
• First aid for a casualty that has been injured and is bleeding
• Shock (Hypovolemic)
• Minor injuries first aid for small cuts, grazes and bruises and small splinters
• Minor burns and scalds

Day 2 and 3 – specific to the 3 day First Aid at Work course including:

• Injuries to bones, muscles and joints including fractures, breaks, sprains and strains
• Spinal injuries including log rolls and priorities
• Chest injuries, open and closed injuries including impalement and fractured ribs
• Burns and scalds, severe and minor, including specific burns such as chemical and electrical
• Eye injuries and prevention
• Poisoning including specific work place poisons and methods of entry
• Anaphylaxis and the use of an Adrenaline Autoinjector Pen
• Major illness including:
  – Heart attack
  – Epilepsy
  – Asthma
  – Diabetes
  – Stroke
  – Fainting
  – Hyperventilation