First Aid at work
Medical emergencies can happen at any time and in any workplace. The ability to recognise an emergency, provide immediate first aid and respond confidently before professional help arrives can help protect life, reduce the severity of injuries and improve outcomes.
This comprehensive First Aid at Work (RQF Level 3) course provides learners with the knowledge, practical skills and confidence required to deal with a wide range of workplace medical emergencies. Through a combination of trainer-led demonstrations, realistic practical scenarios, hands-on skills practice and formal assessment, learners will develop the competence needed to act safely and effectively when responding to accidents and sudden illness.
Training follows current UK legislation, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) expectations, Resuscitation Council UK guidance and recognised first aid best practice. Successful learners will gain a nationally recognised qualification that helps employers meet their legal responsibilities for workplace first aid provision.
Whether responding to an unconscious casualty, severe bleeding, burns, fractures, choking, cardiac arrest or other medical emergencies, learners will develop practical skills that can be applied confidently in real workplace situations.
Course Aim
The aim of this course is to equip learners with the knowledge, practical skills and confidence to recognise workplace emergencies, assess casualties safely, provide appropriate first aid, and manage incidents effectively until emergency medical services arrive.
Course Scope
This course provides comprehensive practical training covering the principles of workplace first aid, emergency assessment, life-saving interventions and the management of common injuries and illnesses that may occur in the workplace.
Learners will develop practical competence in:
- recognising medical emergencies;
- carrying out a primary survey;
- managing unconscious casualties;
- performing adult CPR;
- using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED);
- managing choking, bleeding, burns and shock;
- responding to fractures, sprains and soft tissue injuries;
- recognising major illnesses requiring emergency action;
- maintaining casualty safety until professional help arrives;
- recording incidents and understanding legal responsibilities.
The course combines classroom teaching with extensive practical sessions to ensure learners can apply their knowledge safely and confidently.
Who Can Attend?
This course is suitable for:
- Workplace First Aiders
- Employers and Managers
- Supervisors and Team Leaders
- Health and Social Care Staff
- Care Home Staff
- Support Workers
- Healthcare Assistants
- Nurses requiring workplace first aid certification
- School and College Staff
- Nursery and Childcare Staff
- Security Personnel
- Construction Workers
- Warehouse and Manufacturing Staff
- Hospitality Staff
- Office-based Employees
- Volunteers
- Anyone nominated by their employer to act as a Workplace First Aider
No previous first aid experience is required.
What Does This Course Cover?
During this practical course learners will cover:
- The roles and responsibilities of a workplace first aider
- Health and safety responsibilities
- Assessing emergency situations safely
- Primary survey (DRABC/DRSABCD approach)
- Contacting the emergency services effectively
- Adult CPR
- Safe use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Recovery position
- Managing an unconscious casualty
- Choking emergencies
- Severe bleeding and haemorrhage control
- Shock
- Burns and scalds
- Fractures, dislocations and sprains
- Head injuries
- Spinal injuries
- Chest injuries
- Eye injuries
- Seizures
- Stroke recognition
- Heart attack recognition
- Asthma emergencies
- Diabetes emergencies
- Anaphylaxis
- Poisoning
- Minor injuries
- Incident reporting and recording
- Practical scenario-based first aid assessment
What does the course cover?
•The role and responsibilities of a first aider
•Assessing an emergency and completing a primary survey
•CPR and safe use of an AED
•The recovery position and unconscious casualties
•Choking, severe bleeding and shock
•Burns, fractures and head or spinal injuries
•Seizures, heart attacks, strokes and other medical emergencies
•Minor injuries, incident reporting and practical scenarios
