First Aid at Work
The First Aid Basic course is approved by the Health and Safety Executive, and provides employees with a First Aid at Work qualification and certificate, which is valid for three years.
It is the duty of the employer to make provision for First Aid under the Health and Safety (First Aid at Work) Regulations 1981.
Course information
The course provides detailed training in theoretical and practical aspects of First Aid at work, in order to enable employees to manage a person or persons becoming suddenly ill or suffering injury at work.
The information covered in the course includes the principles of First Aid, reporting and recording of accidents, and provision of assistance to a casualty suffering from the following conditions:
- unconsciousness
- hypoxia
- cardiac arrest
- bleeding / wounds
- shock
- burns / scalds
- extremes of temperature
- electrical injury
- eye injuries
- injuries to bones, muscles and joints
- exposure to poisons
- minor illness and some medical conditions
Duration
Three days duration, 09:00 - 17:00 (usually consecutive days). The last afternoon of the course consists of a half-hour test, including oral and practical assessment of First Aid techniques and principles.
Availability
A waiting list for First Aid Basic training exists.
Usually two or three courses are held each year.
Priority is given to areas/schools/units which do not have trained First Aiders, or which are considered "high risk" school/units.
There is no charge to University of Edinburgh staff members to attend the course, however there is a £50.00 non attendance/late cancellation charge (at least 10 days notice must be given for cancellation).
Commercial availability
This course can be run for external clients by request.
Registration and further details
To add an employee's name to the waiting list, please complete the appropriate 'Request for First Aid Training' form and return by email or hard copy to the Training and Audit Unit:
University of Edinburgh Staff
- Request for First Aid Training Booking Form (word)
- Request for First Aid Training Booking Form (pdf)
Non-University of Edinburgh Staff
- Request for First Aid Training Booking Form (pdf)
- Request for First Aid Training Booking Form (word)
This article was published on Nov 14, 2011