Overview

It is a legal requirement for 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 – The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981.

In this first aid online learning learners will be provided with all the necessary information and resources to help them meet the requirements for your organisation as well as gaining a real understanding of the roles of the personnel involved in first aid.

The e-learning course ensures you fully understand how to carry out a first aid needs assessment, providing a checklist of the important things to consider. Learners will also gain experience of how to report and record, reducing the likelihood of accidents and incidents re-occurring.

Objectives

• Understand employer’s obligations including legal requirements
• Explain how to carry out a first aid needs assessment
• Identify the different roles and requirements of first aid personnel
• Describe the first aid provision requirements for your organisation
• Establish what should be included in a first aid kit
• Explain how to report incidents and follow up with reports to help ensure they do not happen again
• Explore case studies that provide an opportunity to practically apply the learning

Audience

This first aid at work e-learning course is essential health safety training for anyone involved in first aid at work.