FIRST AID AT WORK (FAW) 3 DAY – LEVEL 3

This 3 day first aid course is a Level 3 Award and recommended by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Upon completion, this makes you a fully qualified first aider with the skills to deal with any situation.

Our first aid at work courses provide the training, assessment and certification to become a qualified first aider if your assessment shows the need for a first aider in the workplace.

Alongside meeting these requirements, you will also be equipped with the knowledge and skills to administer a wide variety of first aid techniques in the workplace with confidence, from treating minor wounds to saving the lives of colleagues in life-threatening situations.

The course is HSE recommended and complies with Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and the approved code of practice L74 guidelines for the qualification of workplace first aiders.

COURSE CONTENT

This 3 day course includes course materials, expert tutoring and practical exercises to give learners in-depth training in the following information and treatments:

• Principles of first aid
• Prevention of cross-infection
• Basic life support (CPR & use of an AED)
• Breathing management
• Managing unconscious casualties
• Assessing and treating wounds & bleeds
• Treating anaphylaxis
• Treating shock or sudden poisoning
• Treating burns, poisoning and eye injuries
• Treating common major and minor illnesses
• Managing asthma attacks and choking
• Fractures, dislocations and head injuries
• Managing epilepsy and diabetes
• Record keeping and equipment use
• Legal aspects and secondary surveys

COURSE CERTIFICATE

Upon successful completion of the multiple-choice question paper and practical exercises, each learner will receive an Ofqual approved and nationally recognised First Aid at Work certificate which is valid for 3 years.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This first aid course is for anyone who wishes to become a fully qualified first aider at work, or where an employer’s first aid needs assessment has identified the need for a qualified first aider in the workplace.

Call Evolve Health and Safety on 0161 327 1252

On Site Training

Whilst you can take most of our open courses at our training centres, we are able to offer on-site training with a national coverage, and since the Pandemic, offer online learning on some of our courses, where possible.

This means that once you’ve booked the course, we will arrange a date and time to visit your workplace or venue of choice to conduct the training course.

Contact Evolve Health and Safety to make an enquiry for on-site training, or one of our open courses and one of our training experts will get in contact to discuss the options with you.