TDS Training Development Services
SAFETY IS NOT ACHIEVED BY ACCIDENT
0845 900 0069
TDS Training Development Services
SAFETY IS NOT ACHIEVED BY ACCIDENT
0845 900 0069
The Health and Safety Regulations (First Aid) 1981 and Approved Code of Practice and Guidance obligate employers to ensure that their workforce have adequate first aid provision while at work.
This course is ideal for smaller workplaces that present few health and safety risks where a nominated person is required to take charge in the event of illness or accident. Fully qualified First Aiders in larger organisations can also benefit from additional support from Appointed Persons.
A person who is the nominated person or who provides support to qualified First Aiders.
The course is predominantly practical based:
Continuous assessment by trainer
A certificate valid for 3 years is issued on successful completion of assessment, yearly 3 hour refresher courses are highly recommended
This course must contain a minimum of 6 hours of tuition. This does not include time allocated for breaks, which is left to the discretion of the client.
The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 Approved Code of Practice and Guidance Published 1997
Suggested numbers of first-aid personnel to be available at all times that employees are at work. This is based on an assessment of risk and on the numbers at work. Where there are special circumstances, such as remoteness from emergency medical services, shift work or sites
with several separate buildings then there may be a need for more first-aid personnel than those set out below.
Lower Risk e.g. Shops, Offices, Libraries
Under 50 employees - One Appointed Person (minimum)
50 to 100 employees - One First Aider (minimum)
Over 100 employees - One additional First Aider per 100 employed
Medium Risk e.g. Light Engineering, Assembly Food Processing, Warehousing
Under 20 employees - One Appointed Person (minimum)
20 to 100 employees - One First Aider (minimum) per 50 employed
Over 100 employees - One additional First Aider per 100 employed
Higher Risk e.g. Construction, Chemical Manufacture, Dangerous Machinery
Under 5 employees - One Appointed Person (minimum)
5 to 50 employees - One First Aider (minimum)
Over 50 employees - One additional First Aider per 50 employed
Where there are hazards for which additional first aid skills are necessary then at least one First Aider trained in the specific emergency action is required. New Guidelines to First Aid Risk Assessment are due to be published on 1st October 2009 can be seen in full at www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/review/jul08update.htm
