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Changes to First Aid Training at Training for Care
As flagged up in our main short course brochure, the new First Aid at Work Guidelines from the Health and Safety Executive came into effect on 1st October 2009 (see the New Guidance below).
Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
- This is the first time that HSE has certificated a course at a level below the full First Aid at Work (FAW) certificate.
- EFAW qualifies someone as a “first aider” (which you do not have to be as an “appointed person”), but for a more limited range of activities than covered under the FAW certificate.
- Training for Care is offering the course jointly with First and Foremost Training to give you the benefits of HSE certification.
If you work with adults
- Emergency First Aid at Work has replaced our current “Extended Emergency First Aid” course but the fee will remain the same.
- The EFAW syllabus is very similar to extended efa but includes an added emphasis on incident reporting and omits heart attacks.
- Given Scotland’s pre-eminent position in the heart attack league table, we will continue to find time to give you information on this, but please note that it will not give you a qualification to treat them as a first aider.
If your work is in childcare
- As EFAW is not a mandatory requirement for appointed person training, you should continue to take the Childcarers EFA course as the new syllabus does not cover child-related conditions.
- If you want to receive the HSE certification, we now offer a two hour add-on at £150 flat rate for groups and, subject to demand, an open entry course at £30 p.p.
Emergency First Aid 4 hour course
- If your risk assessment indicates that you do not require the additional inputs given in the 6 hour courses, you can still take our 4 hour course to train appointed persons as this continues to conform to the Approved Code of Practice.
First Aid at Work (FAW)
- New 3 day/18 hour HSE certificated course, which replaces the 4 day course.
Refresher Courses
- Certificates for both FAW and EFAW are valid for 3 years.
- Annual three hour refreshers are “strongly recommended” for both courses (available after October 2010).
- Certificate renewal: FAW – 12 hour course; EFAW – repeat of initial course.
Course Director
Doug Hosie JP, BA, MSc, MEd, MRehab, DipCommHealth. Doug is an HSE accredited trainer for First Aid, an advisor for the Royal Life Saving Society and a trainer/assessor for the Safety Training Association. He runs his own first aid training company and has over thirty years experience in teaching across the primary, secondary and tertiary education sectors including previous work for Training for Care.
Guidelines and Statutory Requirements
The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
Regulation 3 requires every employer to provide equipment and facilities which are adequate and appropriate in the circumstances for administering first aid to his employees.
The regulations are backed up by an Approved Code of Practice (1997 revision) which requires employers to carry out a risk assessment for first aid requirements.
Generally, medium to high risk workplaces and all workplaces with over 50 employees require “suitable persons” to administer first aid. As a base-line, a suitable person must hold a “First Aid at Work” certificate approved by the Health and Safety Executive.
As a minimum an employer must provide an “appointed person” at all times when employees are at work. This provision has been given added weight by the introduction of the HSE approved Emergency First Aid at Work course and it can be expected that, while appointed person training remains “strongly recommended” rather than mandatory under the Approved Code of Practice, organisations’ risk assessments will now have to be able to show why EFAW is not needed if they wish to continue to use the shorter EFA course or no course at all for their appointed persons. A "checklist for assessment of first aid needs" can be found under the "First Aid at Work: your questions answered" section of the HSE website.
The position on "non-employees" remains the same. "Under the Regulations, you have no legal obligation to provide first aid for non employees but HSE strongly recommends that you include them in your first aid provision. This is particularly relevant in work places that provide a service for others such as schools."
The New Guidance The following is adapted from the HSE website.
"The guidance on first aid in the workplace has changed, but there are no changes to the underlying legislation which governs employers' legal responsibilities. The new guidance is aimed at giving employers more flexibility in determining their first aid needs. The new guidance sees the mandatory four day FAW training course reduced to three days and there is aso an option for a one day course in EFAW for smaller businesses. All FAW qualified first-aiders still have to attend a two day requalification course every three years. HSE strongly recommends annual refresher training for qualified first-aiders. Although not mandatory, it will help them maintain their basic skills and keep up to date with any changes to first aid procedures. If guidance is followed employers should be best placed to meet their legal responsibilities."
European Resuscitation Council All courses are updated to incorporate the guidelines in force at the time of delivery.
Certification
First Aid at Work, Emergency First Aid at Work training courses: TfC certificate of attendance with HSE certification through First and Foremost Training.
Childcarers Emergency First Aid, Emergency First Aid and Epipen Administration training courses: TfC certificate of attendance.