Workplace / FAW Course
FAW courses employers need depend on the nature of the risk that the employee is exposed to.
In the UK there are typically three types of workplace 1st aid courses.
First Aid at Work Course 1 Day
A low-risk office, for example with minimal risk, would only need to undertake the basics of how to manage an emergency until the arrival of the ambulance or more highly trained first aiders.
Learners on the one day FAW course typically learn, CPR, management of bleeding, defibrillation of safe use of an AED.
This course can be accessed here
3-day first aid at work
FAW training is for any workplace that is now low risk, the employee is exposed to risks beyond that of an office, this can include building sites, manufacturing, and forestry.
Taught over 3 days takes the learner through the theory of first aid, the aims of first aid, through to how to manage bleeding from arteries, veins, and capillaries recognition of life-threatening blood loss, and blood loss mitigation.
Application of triangular bandage to a person in addition to how to use the products found in a first aid kit.
Additional Training
As training and life-saving equipment have improved and got lighter thanks to advancements in technology, for example, most workplaces will send their staff to complete either of the two types of workplace first aid course
