First Aid at Work, Level 3 (RQF)

Employers have to risk assess their workplace first aid requirements and the 3-day First Aid at Work (FAW) qualification is one of the statutory qualifications for this purpose.

Successful completion will result in the knowledge and skills that have been identified by the HSE for the management of emergency incidents and the treatment of illness and injuries in the workplace.

Delivery

Topics include;

• • Roles & responsibilities,

• • Dealing with collapse (with and without breathing),

• • Choking,

• • Bleeding,

• • Shock,

• • Seizures,

• • Minor workplace incidents,

• • Major illnesses,

• • Common and serious workplace injuries,

• • Poisoning,

• • Anaphylactic shock,

• • Burns treatment,

• • Eye injuries

• Using first aid kit.

Typical delivery methods are predominantly practical and the course is assessed by continual observation of candidate performance.

Features

Qualification training requires:

• • Minimum tutor contact time of 18 hours (excluding breaks)

• • 1:12 tutor to candidate ratio

• • Course must be completed within 10 weeks of starting

• Each delivery session must be a minimum of 2 hours

Successful completion will result in candidate gaining ITC Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF) with a valid (licence to practice) lifetime of 3 years from date of completion

The HSE strongly recommend candidates take an annual 3 hour refresher during the lifetime of the qualification

FAW requalification is by taking the full FAW qualification again. Provided the candidates FAW certificate has not expired by more than 1 calendar month the contact time may be reduced to 12 hours over 2 days.

Calendar month means if the expiry date is 5th of one month then the candidates have until 4th of the next month to enrol

If you require any further information or would like to book a course please contact info@orangeboxtraining.com or telephone our office on 01429 874530