Course Overview
The First Aid at Work (FAW) course is a comprehensive three-day training programme designed to give learners the knowledge, practical skills and confidence to respond effectively to a wide range of first aid emergencies in the workplace.
Building on essential life-saving first aid skills, the course provides learners with a broader understanding of workplace first aid, including how to assess incidents, manage casualties and recognise and respond to a range of injuries and medical conditions.
Throughout the course, learners take part in practical exercises and casualty scenarios, helping them develop the confidence to apply their knowledge and skills effectively when faced with a real workplace emergency.
What You’ll Learn
- The role and responsibilities of a workplace first aider
- Assessing an incident and managing the scene safely
- Assessing and managing an unresponsive casualty
- CPR and the safe use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Managing a choking casualty
- Wounds, bleeding and shock
- Burns and scalds
- Injuries to bones, muscles and joints
- Head, spinal and chest injuries
- Eye injuries
- Poisoning
- Anaphylaxis
- Recognising and responding to major illnesses and medical emergencies
- Managing seizures
- Recording and reporting first aid incidents
Practical, confidence-building first aid training
Knowing what to do in a first aid emergency is important, but having the confidence to put those skills into practice can make a significant difference.
Our First Aid at Work training combines essential first aid knowledge with practical activities and realistic casualty scenarios. Learners have opportunities to practise skills including casualty assessment, CPR, use of an AED, recovery position, management of bleeding and shock, and responding to a range of injuries and medical emergencies.
Training can also be delivered for groups at your workplace, providing a convenient way to develop first aid capability within your organisation while reducing the disruption associated with employees travelling to an external training venue.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
First Aid at Work is suitable for employees who may be required to provide first aid within their workplace and for organisations whose first aid needs assessment identifies First Aid at Work as an appropriate level of training.
The course is particularly suitable for workplaces where the nature of the work, workforce size, location or workplace hazards mean that a broader level of first aid knowledge and practical capability is required.
It can be suitable across a wide range of working environments, including construction, engineering, manufacturing, warehousing, utilities, offices and other workplaces where trained first aiders form an important part of the organisation’s emergency arrangements.
No previous first aid experience is required.
Already hold a First Aid at Work qualification?
If you currently hold a valid First Aid at Work qualification, you may be eligible to complete a two-day First Aid at Work Requalification course rather than repeating the full three-day programme.
The requalification course is designed for existing First Aid at Work certificate holders who need to refresh their knowledge and practical skills and renew their qualification.
Eligibility requirements can depend on your existing certification and when it expires, so please contact us if you’re unsure which course is right for you.
Need to renew your First Aid at Work qualification? Get in touch and we’ll help you identify the appropriate course.
CERTIFICATION OPTIONS
Choose the certification route that works for you.
Regulated Qualification
For organisations or learners who require an externally regulated first aid qualification.
The course follows the requirements of the relevant regulated qualification and, following successful completion, learners receive certification through the applicable awarding organisation.
Acumen Approved Course
For organisations that require high-quality first aid training without the need for a regulated qualification.
The course covers the essential practical skills and knowledge required for Emergency First Aid at Work, with successful learners receiving an Acumen Safety Solutions certificate of completion.
COURSE INFORMATION
Course Details
Duration: 3 Days
Delivery: Classroom training
Location: At your workplace or an arranged training venue
Assessment: Practical assessment and knowledge assessment
Certification: Regulated Qualification or Acumen Approved Course
Previous experience: None required
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Employers should determine their workplace first aid requirements through an appropriate first aid needs assessment. Further guidance is available from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
