FAW (3 DAY)

It is a requirement of the Health & Safety law that employers provide a safe and healthy environment to work in. This level 3 qualification 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. 

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.

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 A range of subjects are covered including:

• 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

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Numbers

A maximum of 12 students are allowed on the course and must be a minimum of 16 years of age. A certificate can be offered to all, subject to assessment.