FIRST AID AT WORK + FORESTRY

Ensure your staff know what to do in a first aid emnergency in a high risk forestry environment with this  First Aid at Work + Forestry

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This 2 day First Aid at Work + Forestry aims to provide the knowledge, skill & confidence to administer first aid for a range of situations and provide a safe working environment when faced with greater risks and to deal with a large range of conditions. 

This course includes extra subjects required by the Forestry Commission including severe cuts, hypothermia and Lyme Disease. 

The course is recognised by HSE and will help meet the first aid training requirements as set out in The Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

This First Aid at Work Training Course is valid for 3 years upon completion and is available for learners over 16 years old. We can deliver our training courses across Sussex, Surrey, London, Oxfordshire and the South East.

This level 3 First Aid at Work + Forestry training course will cover the following core elements:

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of a first aider: Learn what a trained first aider can and should do in a given situation.
• Assess an emergency situation: Learn how to assess a first aid situation in order to give the appropriate assistance and help ensure the best outcome.
• Manage unresponsive casualties (inc CPR): Learn how to provide first aid to unresponsive casualties, including how to administer CPR should it be required.
• Recognise and assist a choking casualty: Choking can kill. delegates will understand how to recognise the signs of choking and how to assist a choking casualty.
• Administer first aid to a casualty with external bleeding: From minor cuts and abrasions to significant bleeding, you will learn how to administer first aid and apply dressings to a patient.
  
• Manage a casualty who is in shock: Shock can kill. Learn how to quickly spot the symptoms of shock in a casualty and administer first aid.
• Administer first aid to a casualty with burns: From minor scalds to major burns, learn what to do to provide effective first aid to a burn casualty.
• Administer first aid for a casualty with various injuries: Workplaces can see a variety of injuries. Learners will understand how to provide first aid for all common workplace injuries.
• Administer first aid for a casualty with eye injuries: Learn how to effectively administer first aid for a variety of eye injuries.
• Administer first aid for a casualty with sudden poisoning: Learn how to spot the signs and deal with casualties with suspected sudden poisoning.
• Administer first aid for a casualty with anaphylaxis: Identify and react to the signs of anaphylaxis in a casualty.
• Administer first aid for a casualty with asthma: Understand how to provide effective first aid to a casualty with asthma.
• Administer first aid for a casualty with a major illness: Understand the signs and symptoms of various major illnesses, and how to effectively respond.
• Managing hypothermia and hypertermia: Learn how to recognise and treat a casualty with an increased and lowered core body temperature
• Administer first aid to a casualty with catastroiphic haemorrhage: Recognise and treatcatastroiphic bleeding including the use of tourniquets & hemostatic dressings.
• Other subjects can be included to suit your work environment: We can include training on other subjects that may be encountered in your industry. Just ask us and we’ll see what we can do!

Contact Us to find out more about this 3-Day First Aid at Work + Forestry Training Course.

We offer our training courses across East and West Sussex, Surrey, London & Oxfordshire. Simply speak to us and let us know your requirements and we can do the rest. Our friendly, expert trainers can come to your premises and deliver your First Aid at Work + Forestry Training Course.

We’re always happy to answer any questions you may have via email or on the phone, but we’ve covered some common emergency first aid questions below.

• How much will the course cost?
  Prices for this 3-day First Aid at Work + Forestry course start at £158 per person, get in touch for your personalised quote.

• How long is your first aid at work training course?
  This first aid at work course is completed in one day and will take 2 days to complete. Our trainers will come to your office on the day, all you need to do is turn up ready to learn!
  
  
• How many people can attend this First Aid at Work course?
  We can tailor any training course to your organisation’s needs, including the number of attendees. However, there is a maximum number of 12 people per qualified trainer. If you have larger groups we can accommodate this with extra trainers. Get in touch to discuss your needs.

• What clothes should I wear for this FAW course?
  Our First Aid at Work Training is a practical course so we recommend wearing clothes and footwear that are comfy and easy to move around in. Depending on weather conditions this course can include outdoor scenarios, outdoor clothing advised.
  
  
• What is expected of staff with first aid training?
  First aid training gives you and your staff the abilities and confidence to provide potentially life-saving care in an emergency situation, and until medical professionals arrive at the scene, especially designed for high risk forestry environments.

Are you ready to meet your emergency forestry first aid training requirements? Contact us below: