Level 3 First Aid at Work - 3 Day

It is a requirement of the Health & Safety law that employers provide a safe and healthy environment to work in. If your assessment of first aid needs highlights the need for qualified first aiders, then this level 3 qualification (level 6 in Scotland) will provide you with suitable, highly trained personnel.

This comprehensive three-day course covers a wide range of first aid emergencies, enabling all participants to deal with emergency situations with confidence in a prompt, safe and effective way. In addition, this course will include any protocol changes that may have arisen since their last training course.

This course will give the participants a qualification to the highest level of First Aid, meeting the statutory requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

Syllabus:

A range of subjects are covered, such as:

  • Legalities, responsibilities and reporting

  • Heart attacks

  • Dealing with an unresponsive casualty

  • Eye injuries

  • Fractures and spinal injuries

  • Choking

  • Control of bleeding

  • Chest injuries

  • Assessment of the situation

  • Diabetes

  • Shock (including Anaphylaxis)

  • Asthma

  • Head injuries

  • Poisoning

  • Sprains and strains

  • Stroke

  • Burns

  • Epilepsy

  • Resuscitation

  • Bandaging

Certification

This qualification lasts for 3 years. To renew the qualification, learners will need to sit the 2 Day First Aid at Work Requalification course.

Assessment

Summative practical assessment is ongoing by the instructor, along with a written assessment on each day. A three year Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (Level 6 in Scotland) will be issued to the learner, subject to successful assessment. No external assessors are required.