Forestry First Aid Course
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Our Forestry First Aid +F course provides essential life-saving skills for tree surgeons, forestry workers, farmers, and anyone working in outdoor environments. This Level 3 RQF qualification covers specialist hazards including catastrophic bleeding, crush injuries, and hypothermia. Delivered on-site across East Anglia by experienced paramedics, ensuring your team can respond effectively to emergencies in remote locations.
Forestry First Aid Course Overview
- Specialist catastrophic haemorrhage: Training using blood loss control products and equipment can be included on all First Aid courses and annotated on the Certificate for each successful learner.
- Covers specialist hazards: catastrophic bleeding, crush injuries, hypothermia & Lyme disease
- 2-3 hours |+F module only | Add to EFAW/FAW or standalone
- Forestry First Aid +F Level 3 (RQF) certificate via PDF valid for 3 years
- Taught by a Paramedic at your premises
- First Aid Training Pack for wach student containing CPR Face-shield, training bandage, triangular bandage, and gloves.
- Max 12 per course
- Meets official [Forestry Commission requirements](https://www.forestryengland.uk/article/forestry-england-first-aid-policy)
- Required for insurance compliance/Mandatory for tree surgeons on FC land
Who Needs a Forestry First Aid + F Course?
- Tree surgeons & arborists
- Forestry workers & contractors
- Chainsaw operators
- Harvesting teams
- Forest hauliers & drivers
- Site supervisors
- Fencing contractors
- Duration: 2 Hours
- Delivery: Face-to-face onsite training
- Qualification: Forestry First Aid+F Level 3 (RQF). Accredited by an Ofqual Regulated awarding body. Meets requirements of The Forestry Commission First Aid Recommendations
Forestry First Aid Course Content
Flexible Training That Fits Your Schedule Get your +F qualification efficiently with our 2-hour standalone course, or maximize your investment by adding it to your Emergency First Aid or First Aid at Work training – saving both time and money with our special combination discount.
Rigorous Assessment for Real-World Confidence We don’t just teach – we ensure your team can perform when it matters. Through hands-on practical scenarios and knowledge assessments, every participant leaves genuinely prepared to handle forestry emergencies.
Essential Skills for Real Forestry Hazards
- Severe bleeding control – master tourniquets, direct pressure & haemostatic agents for chainsaw injuries
- Crush injury management – critical skills for machinery and falling tree incidents
- Temperature extremes – hypothermia and heat stroke protocols for outdoor workers
- Adder bite treatment – UK-specific snake bite response
- Lyme disease awareness – recognition, prevention and response
- Wound care – from minor cuts to major trauma
Book +F with FAW or EFAW training for our combination discount
Why settle for generic first aid when your risks are specific? Train for the hazards you actually face.
Forestry First Aid+F Level 3 (RQF)* is Accredited by an Ofqual Regulated awarding body. This course meets the requirements of The Forestry Commission First Aid Recommendations.
*Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) ** For each successful Learner
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Forestry First Aid Benefits
- Insurance compliance - satisfies most forestry insurance policies
- Meets Forestry Commission requirements - mandatory for working on FC land
- Tender requirements - essential for bidding on forestry contracts
- Save lives in remote locations - where ambulances can't reach quickly
- Employer duty of care - protects against legal liability
- Save lives in remote locations - where ambulances can't reach quickly
Course Cost
Forestry First Aid+F training can be delivered at your venue.
A max of 12 learners can be trained onsite for £765.60.
Please inform us if you would like the 2-hour Forestry First Aid+F added on to the one-day Emergency First Aid at Work, or the blended First Aid at Work course.
