HSE - First Aid in the Workplace

Course Aims:

To provide the students with the knowledge and skills to administer First Aid in the Workplace.

Course objectives

By the end of the training session the students will be equipped with the following:

• Discuss how to deal with an Emergency
• Discuss and demonstrate personal hygiene – Use of face shields / gloves
• Discuss primary survey
• Discuss and demonstrate unconsciousness
• Discuss secondary survey
• Discuss and demonstrate CPR – Adults, children, babies
• Discuss and demonstrate choking – Adults, children, babies
• Discuss shock / anaphylaxis
• Discuss and demonstrate bleeding – Types of wounds
• Discuss burns and scalds
• Discuss stroke
• Discuss asthma / hyperventilation
• Discuss heart attack / angina
• Discuss sprains / strains
• Discuss diabetes / seizures / epilepsy
• Discuss fractures and dislocations
• Discuss different types head injuries
• Discuss how to fill in an accident form / RIDDOR
• Discuss crushing injuries
• Discuss and demonstrate bandaging – First Aid Kits

Course syllabus:

Dealing with a Emergency, personal hygiene, primary survey, unconsciousness, secondary survey, CPR, choking, shock, bleeding, burns and scalds, stroke, asthma, hyperventilation, heart attack, angina, sprains & strains, diabetes, seizure, epilepsy, fractures and dislocations, head injuries, accident reporting – RIDDOR, crush injuries, bandaging – First AID kit.

Course duration:

• 3 days

Assessment:

• Continuous assessment by trainer – Theory and practical skills test on last day.

Certificate

• HSE - First Aid in the Workplace.

Certificate duration:

• 3 years