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 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 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. In addition, this course will include any protocol changes that may have arisen since their last training course. 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.
A range of subjects is covered including:
Head to toe survey – must be conducted on a casualty with a continually monitored or protected airway e.g. a responsive casualty or a casualty placed in the recovery position.
Recognise – to include signs and/or symptoms of the condition and/or where appropriate, mechanism of injury.
Administer first aid – provide appropriate help to a casualty, manage the situation and seek appropriate assistance when necessary.
Head injury – includes concussion, compression and skull fracture. The learner is not expected to differentiate between these conditions.
Asthma attack – may include assisting a casualty to use a spacer device and to take their own inhaler.
Diabetic emergency – should focus on the condition of hypoglycaemia.
The qualification is assessed through practical demonstration, oral questioning, and written assessment. A learner must successfully pass both the written and practical assessments to achieve the qualification. There is no grading of the assessment; learners pass or are referred.
Upon successful completion of the qualification assessment, learners will be awarded an accredited Level 3 certificate in First Aid at Work. The qualification is valid for three years from the date of achievement. It is strongly recommended by the Health and Safety Executive that the learner attends annual refresher training.
If you would like to find out more about the above courses, to find out more about Synergy Training Services or to enquire about making a course booking, please get in touch.
PLEASE NOTE: A minimum of 6 attendees are required to be booked on to each course in order for the courses to commence.
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