Emergency First Aid at Work

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This 6-hour (1 day) course is for small and low risk Businesses. It is also suitable for instructors and trainers that run small classes. e.g. yoga, swimming and martial arts teachers.

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The Emergency First Aid at Work qualification (EFAW) is ideal for most low risk businesses, self-employed workers, coaches and trainers.

All courses are delivered, evaluated and quality assured to meet the new guidelines set out by the HSE in October 2013 and meet the requirements of the First Aid at Work (First Aid) regulations 1981 and subsequent 2016 changes.

All our EFAW courses are Accredited by our Trade Body, ProTrainings at no extra cost.

Do you work with Children and/or babies?

If so, we can deliver a combined Emergency First Aid at Work and an Emergency Paediatric First Aid course on the same day to save you having to take both courses separately. The course is 1 hour longer to cover the additional syllabus requirements and costs an additional £100 for the time plus £20 per person for the extra equipment used and Certification.

Not every person needs to take it, if you only have a few, the rest can leave after the EFAW part and there is no £20 charge for those.

SIA add-on – Life-threatening bleeds and Airway

For those taking this qualification to meet SIA requirements, you need this add-on. A separate Certificate will be issued. It covers the treatment of life-threatening bleeds including haemostatic dressings and tourniquets, as well as maintaining an Airway for suspected spinal injury casualties. It can be included at no additional cost (on request) for Private Group Bookings or as a £20 + vat add-on for our public courses.

+F Forestry add-on

For those that need the Forestry +F First Aid qualification this can be added as an additional Certificate. Click here for details.

Anaphylaxis add-on

Anaphylaxis add-on. EFAW does not include dealing with Anaphylaxis, but with heightened awareness of the problem and increasing allergies it is a recommended add-on. We can add this to any course for £50 for the additional training plus £5 per person that needs the Certificate. Please allow an extra 30 minutes on the course duration. VAT extra.

Certification

All Certificates issued are in electronic (PDF) format. They will be sent to the person (or organisation) that organised the Booking in order for them to be distributed to the student(s).

Course Duration (excluding breaks)

6 hours

Maximum students per course

12

Minimum age

16

Individual Price

£80 + VAT

Group price

£600 + VAT

Group Pricing assumes that the Client provides a suitable training venue. Click here for venue requirements

Whilst we try and maintain a fixed cost for our courses, our prices may be subject to an additional fuel charge if your location is a distance away from our nearest trainer to you.

There is a £50 supplement per day if that day is a Sunday or Bank Holiday.

All prices exclude VAT at the current rate of 20%.


Syllabus

All courses are delivered, evaluated and quality assured to meet the new guidelines set out by the HSE in October 2013 and meet the requirements of the First Aid at Work (First Aid) regulations 1981 and subsequent 2016 changes. The EFAW course fully meets the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015 as per the HSE requirements.

The syllabus is as follows:-

  • The role of the first aider including:
    • – the importance of preventing cross infection
    • – the need for recording incidents and subsequent actions
    • – use of available first aid equipment
  • Legislation – first aid law including first aider litigation issues
  • Assessing any situation to act safely, promptly and effectively in any emergency
  • Unconscious casualty management including Epilepsy
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a non-breathing casualty
  • Use of an Automated External Defibrillator
  • Choking first aid for a casualty with a blocked airway
  • First aid for a casualty that has been injured and is bleeding
  • Shock (Hypovolaemic)
  • Minor injuries first aid for small cuts, grazes and bruises and small splinters
  • Minor burns and scalds