First Aid
By law you need to have trained First Aiders on your work premises at all times, making our First Aid courses a fundamental requirement to the legal operation of your business. We can offer support and guidance but it is your responsibility to ensure that you have suitably trained staff. As a simple guide to how many First Aiders your company requires please see the table below:
Category of Risk |
No of Employees |
Suggested Minimum |
Lower Risk |
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Less than 50 |
1 appointed person |
Eg: shops, offices |
50 to 100 |
At least 1 emergency first aider (1 day EFAW) |
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More than 100 |
1 first aider (FAW) at least 1 per 100 employees or part there of |
Higher |
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Less than 5 |
At least 1 appointed person |
e.g. Light engineering and assembly work, food processing, warehousing, extensive work with dangerous machinery or sharp instruments, construction, chemical manufacture, work involving special hazards* such as hydrofluoric acid or confined spaces. |
5 to 50 |
At Least 1 first aider (EFAW or FAW) At least one per 50 employees or part thereof |
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More than 50 |
1 First Aider (FAW) At least one for every 50 employees or part thereof |
With specialist in-house trainers Partnership for Learning are able to ensure that your staff are compliant by undertaking relevant first aid qualifications.
We are also able to tailor bespoke programmes to suit your staffing requirements and to meet your need. All tailored programmes can be delivered on site.
Our current open programmes include the following:
- Appointed Person
- First Aid Qualification at work
- First Aid Re-Certification
- Annual Refresher
- AED-Defib Course
- Paediatics Course
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