Mayflower Training first aid training

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has carried out an evaluation of first aid in the workplace. Their findings led to new recommendations that have been implemented from Thursday 1^st October 2009.

The First Aid at Work course now takes only three days to complete and has more practical, less theory and no multiple choice test. There is also a new qualification of Emergency First Aider in the Workplace (EFAW) that requires a one day training course.

The FAW Requalification remains unchanged at two days.

In addition HSE recommends annual three hour refresher courses are undertaken for both these qualifications to maintain skills and learn of any changes in first aid procedures.

We will continue to provide our one day Basic Emergency courses, suitable for appointed persons and anyone wanting to learn more general first aid, especially school staff. These will continue to be tailored to the needs of the specific workplace. This course will not qualify the employee as an HSE approved First Aider

The EFAW courses at our Mayflower Training base will have an additional, optional question and answer session at the conclusion of the course for those with queries about conditions or accidents that are not within the HSE defined statutory syllabus.

Employers are required to carry out a first aid needs assessment to decide the number and level of training needed for First Aiders in their organisation.

When assessing your specific needs you are advised to consider:

	Nature of the work and workplace hazards and risks
	The size of the organisation
	The nature of the workforce
	The organisation’s history of accidents
	The needs of travelling, remote and lone workers
	Work patterns
	The distribution of the workforce
	The remoteness of the site from emergency medical services
	Employees working on shared or multi-occupied sites
	Annual leave and other absences of first aiders and appointed persons
	First aid provision for non-employees

More detailed information is available on the HSE website at hse.gov.uk.

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