FIRST AID AT WORK.
Level 3 First Aid at Work : 3 day course. This comprehensive three-day course covers a wide range of first aid emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with emergency situations with confidence in a prompt, safe and effective way.
Legal Compliance
It is a requirement of the Health & Safety law that employers provide a safe and healthy environment to work in. If your assessment of first aid needs highlights the need for qualified first aiders, then this level 3 qualification (level 6 in Scotland) will provide you with suitable, highly trained personnel.
This course will give the participants a qualification to the highest level of First Aid, meeting the statutory requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. In addition, this course will include any protocol changes that may have arisen since their last training course.
Syllabus
A range of subjects are covered in:
Emergency Core
- Assessment of the situation
- Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
- Resuscitation
- Heart attacks
- Choking
Trauma & Bleeding
- Control of bleeding
- Chest injuries
- Eye injuries
- Burns
- Bandaging
Bone & Head
- Fractures and spinal injuries
- Head injuries
- Sprains and strains
- Stroke
Medical Conditions
- Legalities and responsibilities
- Shock (including Anaphylaxis)
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- Poisoning
- Epilepsy
Certification
This qualification lasts for 3 years. To renew the qualification, learners will need to sit the FAW Re-Qual course. However, it is recommended that during the 3-year period, the learners attend annual refresher courses.
Assessment
Summative practical assessment is ongoing by the instructor each day, along with a written assessment on each day. A three year Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (Level 6 in Scotland) will be issued to the learner, subject to successful assessment. No external assessors are required.
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Empower your workforce with the highest level of first aid proficiency. We deliver training at our regional hubs or directly at your site.