UNIT 1  |  INTRODUCTION

This unit outlines what steps should be taken following a secondary survey.  We cover a range of workplace injuries and illness.  These include Fractures, Sprain, Unconscious Patient, Burns, Poisoning, Electrical Injuries, Seizures, Allergic Reactions and Diabetes.

UNIT 5  |  WORKPLACE BEST PRACTICE

Finally, you progress to the 15 question multiple choice quiz.

At the end of the First Aid at Work online course is a short assessment.  If learners demonstrate their understanding of course content by achieving a minimum score of 80%, we’ll email them their first aid certificate.

If learners score less than 80%, they can revisit any part of the course and retake the quiz until they are successful. A posted certificate is available separately.

The online First Aid at Work certificate is valid for 3 years.

You should check with your employer if you are in doubt as to whether this course is appropriate for your job role.

Employers have a duty to provide employees with appropriate training.  This starts with undertaking a First Aid Needs Assessment to determine the correct training for any give job role.

If you are a contractor working for a bigger organisation, you need to check first with ‘duty holder’ whether an online First Aid at Work course is appropriate for their working environment.

Situations where an online First Aid at Work course may be appropriate can include.

• Small low-risk businesses employing under 25 staff
• For remote workers or small remote teams
• For every employee in higher-risk business
• As part of a ‘blended’ training programme which includes face-to-face practice
• As an annual refresher for First Aiders
• For the person appointed to manage first aid arrangements

The Health & Safety Executive recommends that a qualified, First Aid at Work first-aider should undergo an 18-hour face-to-face course.

This first aid at work online course is designed for;

1. The ‘appointed person’ in low-hazard workplaces employing fewer than 25 staff.
2. The ‘appointed person’ in higher hazard workplaces employing fewer than 5 staff.
3. The online element of a ‘blended’ first-aider qualification.
4. As an annual refresher course for 18-hour FAW qualified first-aiders.  (Annual refresher training is not mandatory but is ‘strongly recommended’ but the HSE.)
5. Remote workers and employees working in small satellite teams.
6. All staff in ‘higher hazard’ business for example engineering, construction, warehousing and food or drink processing.

• Memorable, motion-graphic content
• Study anywhere with an internet connection
• Clear enrolment and reporting dashboard
• Licenses purchase remain until used
• Verifiable, CPD-accredited certificate
• Carbon neutral training solution

What are first aid legal requirements?

The law defining employer duties is the First-Aid Regulations 1981.

First-Aid regulations require “employers to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to ensure their employees receive immediate attention if they are injured or taken ill at work.”

To achieve this, it is recommended that every business.

• Completes a first aid needs assessment.
• Has an appropriately stocked first aid kit.
• Appoints someone to maintain first aid arrangements.
• Communicate arrangements to staff
• Provide appropriate first aid training to staff.
• Report workplace injuries the lead to an employee missing over 7 days from work (RIDDOR).