First Aid Introduction:
The Law
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide suitable first-aid equipment, facilities and personnel to enable immediate assistance to be given to employees if they are injured or become ill at work. Regulation 3(2) states that in order to provide first aid to injured or ill employees, '..a person shall not be suitable unless he has undergone -
- such training and has such qualifications as the Health and Safety Executive may approve for the time being in respect of that case or class of case, and
- such additional training, if any, as may be appropriate in the circumstances of that case'
If you as an employer needs help to assess the level of first aid cover you require for your workplace, download this assessment tool from the HSE website http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/training.htm
Levels of training that you can access:
- First aid awareness - this could be as little as a 3 hour course and tailored to your needs
- Emergency First Aid at Work - a one day course (HSE accredited)
- First Aid at Work - a three day course (HSE accredited)
