Course Details October 2009

NEW HSE GUIDE FOR TRAINING FROM OCTOBER 2009

First Aid Courses

Price

excluding VAT

Min / Max No's

Info

Emergency First Aid At Work

(EFAW)

- 6 hours

This course is suitable for smaller workplaces that present few health & safety risks, where a nominated or appointed person is required to take charge in the event of an illness or accident.

The role of the first aider, use of equipment, recording incidents and actions, importance of hygiene & cross infection, assessment of situations to act safely & promptly, how to administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious or having a seizure, resuscitation (CPR), wounds, bleeding & shock, choking, first aid for minor injuries - Our trainers use continuous assessment to evaluate candidates.  There is no final practical assessment - certificated for 3 years.

Thereafter a 3hr Basic Skills Update refresher is due year 1 & again in year 2.

In year 3 the EFAW is to be re-taken, the same as the original course - certificated for 3 years.

First Aid At Work

(FAW)

- 3 day / 18 hours

£250 per person

6 - 12 candidates

The role of the first aider, use of equipment, recording incidents and actions, importance of hygiene & cross infection, assessment of situations to act safely & promptly, how to administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious or having a seizure, resuscitation (CPR), wounds, bleeding & shock, choking, first aid for major & minor injuries, soft tissue injuries, injuries to bones including suspected spinal injuries, chest injuries, burns & scalds, eye injuries including how to irrigate an eye, sudden poisoning & anaphylactic shock.  The assessment is practical with oral questioning on an unconscious casualty, a casualty requiring CPR & a casualty who is wounded and/or bleeding

- certificated for 3 years

Thereafter a 3hr Basic Skills Update refresher is due year 1 & again in year 2.  In year 3 a 12 hr FAW requalification is to be taken,

Refresher Annual/

Basic Skills Update/

- 3 hours

£55.00

per person

6 - 12 candidates

The HSE strongly recommends that the first aiders attend this course every 12 months to avoid skills fade.  This refresher course provides you with an opportunity to practise and update your skills at any time during your 3 year period as a qualified First aider.

Assess the situation in an emergency; administer first aid to a casualty who is unconsious and/or in seizure; administer cardiopulmonary resuscitaion (CPR), administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded or bleeding and/or in shock. The 3hr Basic Skills Update has continuous assessment to evaluate candidates.  There is no final practical assessment.

First Aid At Work Requalification

(FAW-R)

- 2 days / 12 hours

£170 per person

6 - 12 candidates

This coures updates the skills of those who need to renew their statutory First aid at work certificcate and whose existing cerificate is still valid.  First aiders whose certificates have expired beyond 28 days must attend the full three-day First aid at work course.

The role of the first aider, use of equipment, recording incidents, and actions, importance of hygiene & cross infection, assessment of situations to act safely & promptly, how to administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious or having a seizure, resuscitation (CPR), wounds, bleeding & shock, choking, first aid for major & minor injuries, soft tissue injuries, injuries to bones including suspected spinal injuries, chest injuries, burns & scalds, eye injuries including how to irrigate an eye, sudden poisoning & anaphylactic shock. 

The assessment is practical with oral questioning on an unconscious casualty, a casualty requiring CPR & a casualty who is wounded and/or bleeding - certificated for 3 years

A first aider can attend this course up to 3 months before the expiry date on their certificate.  The new certificate will then be effective from that expiry date.  Where this has not been possible, HSE will allow an extension of the certificate for 28 days beyond the expiry date.

Early Years First Aid

(12 hrs Paediatric Child Care)

- 12 hours/2-day

£100.00

per person

6 - 12

This course focuses on emergency scenarios that are faced by professionals , including teachers, au pairs & playgroup leaders looking after young children.  it meets the standards required by Ofsted and DCSF Approved Carers Scheme.

Communication & delegation in an emergency, resuscitation (CPR), of adults, children & infants, managing the unconscious child, choking, management of; wounds & bleeding, burns, broken bones, head injury, electric shock, poisons, asthma & anaphylactic shock, epilepsy, diabetes, sickle cell crisis, hygiene & cross infection, first aid kits & accident book (Suggested 12hrs training)

- certificated for 3 years

Appointed Person

- 4 hour

£100.00

per person

6 - 12 candidates

Communication & delegation in an emergency, managing the unconscious casualty, resuscitation (CPR), management of wounds & bleeding, first aid kits & accident book. (Suggested 4 hours training) - certificated for 3 years

Advanced First Aid Courses

Defibrillation/AED

& Basic Life Support

- 4 hours

Requalification

- 2 hours

£100.00

per person

£100.00

per person

6 - 12 candidates

6 - 12 candidates

Basic Life Support/CPR

- 1 hour (can include paediatric)

Basic Life Support Resuscitation (CPR). Manaing an unconscious casualty & the recovery position. Suggested 1 or 2 hour training.  Assessment of competency certificate.  Refresher training is due every 12 months

Oxygen Therapy Course

£100.00 per person

6 - 12 candidates

Understanding of the respiratory system, familiarisation with the O2 equipment, safety, indications & contra-indications, use of equipment in cardiac arrest. Suggested 1-1/2 hour training.  Assessment of competency certificate.  Refresher training is due every 12 months

Basic Life Support & Anaphylaxis for Adults & Paediatrics

2 hrs

£100.00 per person

Health & Safety Courses

Manual Handling

£600

set fee

6 - 8 candidates

Identification of causes of manual handling injuries, correct lifting procedures, facts & figures, avoidance of injuries & safety.  Training booklets & assessment forms & showing of 12 min DVD. (1-3 hours) Certificate of attendance

Risk Assessment

£600

set fee

6 - 8 candidates

How to identify operatives as a risk & the equipment they use.  Structure & conditions of the workplace & the working environment.  The importance of eliminating risks within the workplace.  How to conduct a risk assessment.  The principles of risk assessment.

Ideal for training staff in workplaces such as factories, construction sites & warehouses who need to understand & become actively involved in assessing & tackling risks at work.

Training booklets & assessment forms & showing of 11 min DVD.(1-3 hours) Certificate of attendance

Fire Safety

£600

set fee

6 - 8 candidates

General principles of fire safety awareness. Fire extinguishers, good housekeeping, evacuation procedure, legislation in signage. Risk Assessment forms, Fire Safety Training booklets & showing of 12 min DVD. (1-3 hours) Certificate of attendance

COSHH

£600

set fee

6 - 8 candidates

How to safely deal with & store chemicals, warning signs that will encourage the prevention of accidents, protective clothing & facilities available to employees, main factors to maximise the control of chemicals & other substances.  Showing of 14 min DVD & Assessment forms & training booklets. (1-3 hours) Certificate of attendance

Health & Safety Induction

£600

set fee

6 - 8 candidates

Manual handling, fire safety, computer safety, slips, trips & falls, COSHH

Ideal as part of an induction programme for employees starting new jobs in environments such as offices, factories, workshops & warehouses.

Includes workplace induction questionnaires & Health & Safety Induction training booklets & showing of 22 minute DVD.(1-3 hours) Certificate of attendance