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

 

 

 

Less than 50

1 appointed person

Eg: shops, offices

50 to 100

At least 1 emergency first aider (1 day EFAW)

 

More than 100

1 first aider (FAW) at least 1 per 100 employees or part there of

Higher

 

 

 

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

 

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

For more details please click here