First Aid at Work level 3 (3 day),

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Level 3 First Aid at Work : 3 day course 

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 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. 

 

Syllabus 

A range of subjects are covered in: 

  • Legalities, responsibilities and reporting 
  • Heart attacks 
  • Dealing with an unresponsive casualty 
  • Eye injuries 
  • Fractures and spinal injuries 
  • Choking 
  • Control of bleeding 
  • Chest injuries 
  • Assessment of the situation 
  • Diabetes 
  • Shock (including Anaphylaxis) 
  • Asthma 
  • Head injuries 
  • Poisoning 
  • Sprains and strains 
  • Stroke 
  • Burns 
  • Epilepsy 
  • Resuscitation 
  • Bandaging 

 

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. 

 

Numbers 

A maximum of 12 students are allowed and must be a minimum of 14 years of age and a certificate can be offered to all, subject to assessment. A student cannot assume a responsibility in the workplace until they reach the age of 16, and then it is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that the student is suitable for that role. The certificate will expire as dated on the certificate, irrespective of age. 

 

Location 

We can deliver this course on your site, subject to a pre-course assessment of your premises, reducing your costs in respect of additional time out and travelling. For individual course places please see our open courses, or for group bookings, please contact us for an On-Site Training quote.  

Training can provide training at your premises, at a time and date to suit your requirements, for our full range of courses that we have to offer. Should you require a number of courses, we can offer you corporate rate discounts. 

 

Level 3 First Aid at Work : 3 day course 

 

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