Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)

On completion of training, successful candidates should be able to:

•  Understand the role of the first-aider including reference to:

1. The importance of preventing cross infection;
2. The need for recording incidents and actions;
3. Use of available equipment;

• Assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency;
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure);
• Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation incorporating the use of an AED;
• Administer first-aid to a casualty who is choking;
• Administer first-aid to a casualty who is wounded and bleeding;
• Administer first-aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock;
• Provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters);

H.S.E. CRITERIA 2022

At the end of your course you should be able to follow and carry out all of the above criteria. Speak to your instructor if you have any concerns.

Note - Course hours are a minimum of 7 hours including two 15 minute and one 30 minute break.

The student will be awarded an Emergency First Aid at Work certificate.

The duties of a First Aider can be physically demanding. It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that delegates are free from any condition which would affect their capability and that they have the aptitude to cope with an intensive course of study. We welcome candidates with disabilities for training, but it remains their employer’s responsibility to ensure that they are appropriately supported in their workplace

Cost of Course £110 plus VAT per person.

Group discounts available on request.

If you would like to discuss any of this please do not hesitate to contact any of our offices.

Aberdeen 01224 51 61 71, Dundee 01382 60 40 60, Edinburgh 0131 610 9112 or Glasgow 0141 432 2018.

Alternatively, you can send an email to claire@f1train.co.uk or lisa@f1train.co.uk