Attendance on the First Aid at Work ‘REFRESHER’ course is only open to delegates who are in possession [and able to show] an in-date valid approved certificate for a First Aid at Work course.
This advance level course is suitable for employees who have been nominated as First-aiders for their workplace, to comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety Executive [HSE], where the workplace is classified as a ‘medium to high risk’ hazardous environment [*N.B. see below First Aid – Employers’ legal responsibility].
In particular this course is ideal for hazardous workplace environments, e.g. warehousing, transport, vehicle movements, working at heights, chemical plants, construction, manufacturing, remote working [or higher risk retail]; or where your needs assessment identifies a requirement to provide additional first aid training needs including the recognition and treatment of a wider range of conditions.
This course would be the default First Aid qualification for those working in any of the following higher risk environments:
All those involved with ‘working at heights’ environments.
Commercial catering/kitchens environments.
Construction/ICT/telecoms network and utilities infrastructure.
Electrical and mechanical engineering.
Equestrian/Farming and any facilities involving working with animals.
Factories/manufacturing.
Food processing and manufacturing plants.
Hospitals and the residential care sector.
Leisure parks, cinemas, concert halls.
Mining and extracting sector.
Physical activity environment [this would usually be the default First Aid qualification for any sector involving the provision of any forms of physical activity, e.g. gym, swimming pools].
Public venues [such as stadium and large music venues].
Research and Development(R&D or R+D) [High Risk g. chemical/medical]
Retail [High Risk] e.g. builders merchants, DIY store, garden centres.
Secondary schools and colleges [for primary schools and Nursery – see Paediatric First Aid.
Science R&D facilities.
Security and emergency services sector.
Sports facilities [including gyms, sports/outdoor activity/climbing centres and swimming pools].
Transport [road, rail, air and sea].
Warehousing logistics and heavy plant facilities.
Wilderness environment workers [e.g. those working in infrastructure maintenance, farming, forestry, fishing, outdoor adventure, and those working in remote locations].
Course format: This intensive course requires 18 hours ‘direct contact training’ [i.e. excluding breaks and lunch time]. It is usually delivered in a three six hour day format, but can also be delivered in other non-consecutive formats [although the sessions must be closely scheduled].
Course aims: This intensive introductory course will provide workplace First-aiders with a wide range of knowledge and skills to enable them to; assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, and to promptly provide effective emergency First Aid to a casualty [or casualties] to prevent the situation from worsening and promote recovery.
The course will follow the requirements of the Health and Safety Executive’s (First Aid) syllabus guidelines. Beyond this, we will always look to tailor the course to the most relevant requirements of your particular workplace. All participants will be provided with a First Aid Handbook and training pack and all the necessary course materials and training aids.
Throughout the course delegates will receive expert tutoring and in-depth training, with practical exercises, to enable them to understand, recognise and provide appropriate responses to a range of medical emergencies they might expect to encounter in their workplace.
Participants will learn a broad range of knowledge skills and procedures, which will enable them to stay safe and to know when they need to summon the Emergency Services, as well as knowing how to provide prompt and effective First Aid to a casualty [or casualties] following an injury or illness.
In particular, they will learn how to manage an unresponsive casualty and methods of resuscitation [CPR], choking, shock, wounds and bleeding, as well as understanding the signs of a range of important medical conditions, and will learn how to manage a range of minor and more serious injuries.
They will be taught how to use approved First Aid equipment and other materials to hand, as well as learning what is the appropriate contents of a first aid box, and the importance of recording/reporting accidents, incidents and near misses.
The topics covered on this course will include the following:
Understand the role of the workplace emergency First-aider.
Learn to assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency.
Learn to properly communicate with the casualty and how to conduct a primary and secondary survey.
Put an unconscious casualty into the recovery position and maintain an airway.
Carry out effective rescue breathing to current Resuscitation Council guidelines.
Carry out effective CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation) and deploy an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) to current Resuscitation Council guidelines.
Recognise and deal with minor and major cases of bleeding.
Recognise and treat a patient suffering from medical shock and/or sudden poisoning.
Recognise and treat other key medical emergencies, including: asphyxia, asthma, burns and scalds, choking, crush, diabetes, dislocation and fractures, epilepsy/ seizures, eye injuries, fainting, head and chest injuries, heart conditions, poisons, severe allergic reaction (Anaphylaxis), spinal injuries, strains/sprains, bone injury, stroke and other work related accidents/illnesses.
Understand the correct contents of workplace First Aid Kits (and avoiding cross infection with the use of barriers) and the use of available First Aid equipment.
Understand the importance of the proper reporting and recording of incidents, accidents and/or near misses [RIDDOR].
Understand the duties of employers and the legal framework within which they operate.
Timetable – day one – FAW-Requalification [09.00 to 16.00 = 6 hours].
09.45 – 09.00
Course registration and coffee.
09.00 – 09.10
Welcome and introductions.
09.10 – 09.25
The role and responsibilities of the First-aider.
09.25 – 09.40
The emergency.
09.40 – 10.00
Principles of resuscitation.
10.00 – 10.40
Primary assessment – CPR – adults.
10.40 – 10.55
Comfort break.
10.55 – 11.40
Secondary assessment.
11.40 – 11.55
Shock, fainting, anaphylactic shock.
11.55 – 12.45
Head injuries and major illnesses.
12.45 – 13.15
Lunch break [half an hour].
13.15 – 13.45
Burns and scalds.
13.45 – 14.25
Bones, joints and muscle injuries.
14.25 – 14.40
Comfort break.
14.40 – 15.00
Poisoning.
15.00 – 15.15
Choking – adults, juniors and infants.
15.15 – 15.45
Foreign objects.
15.45 – 16.00
Recap the day [Recap paper 1.].
End of day one.
Day Two:
Timetable – day two – FAW-Requalification [09.00 to 16.00 = 6 hours].
09.45 – 09.00
Course registration and coffee.
09.00 – 09.20
Revision of day one – questions and answers.
09.20 – 09.50
Airway obstruction and breathing difficulties.
09.50 – 10.50
Wounds and bleeding.
10.50 – 11.05
Comfort break.
11.05 – 11.20
Recap and practice lesson.
11.20 – 11.50
Revision adult CPR and pocket masks and AED.
11.50 – 12.30
Incident training.
12.30 – 13.00
Written assessment.
13.00 – 13.30
Lunch break [half an hour].
13.30 – 15.00
Practical assessment [including 15 min Comfort break].
15.15 – 15.45
Practical assessment [session two].
15.45 – 16.00
Course appraisal and evaluation.
End of course.
Assessment and course certification: Following ongoing assessment by the tutor and having undergone a final appraisal by way of a formal assessment process, upon successful completion of the course each participant will receive a First Aid at Work Certificate, which is valid for three years from the date of issue.
First Aid at Work Certificate holders, who want to renew their certificate again, without needing to undertake a full repeat 18 hour [3 day] course, can do so by attending an approved 2-day refresher course, before or close to the expiry date of their certificate.
Annual Refresher: Although the Health and Safety Executive [HSE] recognize the First Aid at Work course as being valid for three years, in terms of ‘best practice’ the HSE highly recommends First Aiders attend an annual re-fresher course.
Prerequisites: Attendance on the First Aid at Work ‘REFRESHER’ course is ONLY open to delegates who are in possession [and able to show] an in-date valid approved certificate for a First Aid at Work course. The only other pre-conditions for delegates attending this course, is the delegates’ fitness to participate [see note below].
Delegates placed on our courses must be free from any ailments, or conditions, or past injuries that will affect their ability to competently participate during the practical aspects of the course. Some parts of this course will involve a reasonable amount of physical effort and all participants will need to be capable of safely manoeuvring casualties at floor level [using the standard techniques, as guided by the course instructor].
If participants have any medical or health concerns that may affect their ability to take part in the course, they are advised to consult their doctor in advance to ensure they are fit enough to undertake this training [if in any doubt they must first discuss the matter with the instructor before commencement of the course].
We are always keen, where and when we can, to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate any particular Special Needs an individual may have. To enable us to properly provide reasonable adjustments to accommodate Special Needs, we will need 48 hours notification prior to the course commencing.
When the above course has been completed you will be able to go on to practice your first aid skills either by acting as a Workplace First-aider, and/or you might want to consider volunteering for one of the first aid societies [e.g. St John Ambulance, or St Andrew’s or British Red Cross] or perhaps by becoming a Community First Responder [these schemes are often run by your local Ambulance Service and/or one of the volunteer first aid societies].
First Person On Scene: Or maybe think about taking your training to the next level buy undertaking one of the specialist advanced first aid courses, such as the Royal College of Surgeons, First Person On Scene course, regulated by the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care. This is a well-recognised, 4 day program which will equip the candidate with the advanced skills and knowledge needed to provide life-saving interventions and the ability to stabilise a casualty until professional help arrives.
Advanced First-aider: Or maybe think about undertaking an Advanced First Aid course, which focuses on all aspects of first aid, but has the onus, on an increased understanding of anatomy and physiology as well as long term monitoring of the patient.
Wilderness [remote environment] First Aid: Or for those who have an interest in remote, or wilderness environments (where the protocols change due to the differences in likelihood of injury, probable severity of injury and complications associated with higher risk and increased time with the casualty) you might want to consider taking our [or one of the other] Wilderness/Remote Environment First Aid courses.
Typically these 4 day courses combine the First Aid at Work HSE syllabus, with a range of very hands on practical outdoor exercises and scenarios designed to simulate the remote/wilderness environments.
Our First Aid at Work qualification course is compliant with the current Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. We recommend that all employers should visit the First Aid section of the Health and Safety Executive’s website at: http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/
While we issue indicative guidance as part of the course detail information, this must not be relied upon by the employer, rather they have a legal duty to check that the first aid course they place their staff on is the correct course for their particular work place environment.
If you are in doubt as to whether this is a suitable course for your employees, we are always pleased to provide further guidance [free of charge] on how to carry out a First Aid Needs Assessment.
We have been offering high quality workplace First Aid and Health & Safety training since 1996, to a wide range of occupational sectors.
We have a 100% pass rate *guarantee: N.B. if a delegate has not met the required pass threshold our tutors will arrange to provide additional support to ensure they can achieve the necessary pass standards [*subject to T&Cs].
Our First Aid courses; follow the Health and Safety Executive syllabus guidelines and as such meet the HSE’s regulations and recommendations for First Aid in the workplace.
We will ensure that the course outcomes closely match the circumstances of your particular workplace requirements.
Our instructors; have been carefully selected and fully vetted. They have been chosen on the basis of both their talents as professional training practitioners, and for their knowledge and skills as First-aiders.
They are among the best in their profession and as such hold all the appropriate teaching and first aid training qualifications.
They hold certificates in teaching and training, and are qualified in roles such as Nursing, Advance Life Support, Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians, and often in many other areas.
Our instructors enjoy and have a passion for what they do. They have a wealth of real life experience in the workplace, and as such are able to deliver workplace First Aid to a very high standard.
They attend regular training courses throughout the year to ensure they are up-to-date with current procedures and legislation; so you will always be getting the latest knowledge and skills.
Federation of First Aid Training Organisations [FOFATO]; we were founder members of FOFATO, an industry standards body, which supports workplace First Aid training providers.
Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance; We are registered as an approved centre with Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance; a global leader in regulated and work-based learning qualifications. Highfield is regulated by Ofqual, Qualifications Wales, SQA Accreditation, the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), and the Security Industry Authority (SIA).
Highfield is also recognised by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) as an apprentice assessment organisation (AAO) and registered on the Register of Apprentice Assessment Organisations (RoAAO).
Run as part of Cambridge Educational Services, RT Training brand has been established since 1996, and has an excellent track record of offering high quality First Aid at Work courses, principally throughout the East and West Midlands and East Anglia.
We work with a variety of clients from across a broad range of sectors. Recent clients we have worked with include: Ashville College, Birmingham City Council, Dereham Neathered School, Guy Salmon Land Rover, Kirtlington Stud, Moy Park, New Castle School for Boys, Oundle School, Shulmans [Leeds], Tarmacadam Company, Wales School [Sheffield] and Walkers Transport.
We offer high quality workplace First Aid and Health & Safety training to a wide range of occupational sectors, including:
We operate to the highest standards of professional integrity and are committed to programmes of continuous improvements that enable our clients to flourish and our staff to excel.
As a direct result of this commitment, we can guarantee the fulfillment of our client’s needs and be assured of our client’s satisfaction.
Simon Pollock is the Managing Director of Cambridge Educational Services, and is also the Operations Director for RT Training. Simon’s own professional background is in the area of Adult and Continuing Education.
During his long career Simon has been the Principal of a number of Adult Education Colleges across the Eastern Region, and has for the past 10 years worked in the commercial sector of the education and training industry.
Simon has always had a keen interest in First Aid and has held a HSE First Aid at Work certificate for the past 25 years; which he has put to good use as an expedition leader with the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme.
Cambridge Educational Services Ltd. is run from our Offices in Cambridge, where our support team are Georgie, Joe, John and Jane.
