Occupational First Aid

COURSE OUTLINE

It is a requirement of the Safety, Health and Welfare law that employers should provide a safe and healthy environment for their employees. If the risk assessment for First Aid highlights the need for qualified First Aiders then this course will provide you with suitable, highly trained personnel.

This comprehensive 24–hour course covers a wide range of First Aid emergencies enabling all participants to deal with life threatening emergency situations in a safe prompt and effective way.

This course will give participants a qualification to the highest level of First Aid, meeting the statutory requirements of the Safety Health and Welfare at work (General Application) regulations 2007

The course may be tailored to meet the requirements of the organisation or individual. John our First Aid Tutor will discuss the syllabus with the course organiser prior to the start of the course in order to meet your specific requirements.

All Occupational First Aid courses now include Defibrillation (AED) and Aspirin Administration. The maximum number of participants on a course is 10.

COURSE AIM

By the end of the course all participants will be able to demonstrate the essential knowledge and skills needed to deal with life threatening emergencies in the workplace.

THE AWARD

All successful candidates will receive a certificate as approved by the Health and Safety Authority and FETAC if required. This certificate is valid for a period of two years.

THE TUTOR

John Tibby is a First Aid Tutor whose qualifications are acceptable to the Health & Safety Authority and FETAC for teaching statutory First Aid and whose registration is acceptable by the awarding body.

LITERATURE

The awarding body (Health & Safety Authority) recommends that an approved First Aid book be used as a handout for the candidates ON ALL Occupational First Aid courses.

TRAINING RECORDS

Course records will be retained for a period of two years.

The course tutor will notify the organiser at least two months before the candidate’s expiry date giving them the opportunity to offer the candidate a chance to re-qualify.

The tutor will be informed of any changes to procedures and practices as laid down by the European Resuscitation Council and the Health & Safety Authority.

COURSE EVALUATION

All candidates will be given the opportunity to evaluate the course in respect of the content of the course, the knowledge and skill of the tutor, resources that were made available and the venue.

The candidate must complete these documents at the end of the course.

These records are analysed by the awarding body in order to monitor the tutor’s performance and feedback will be given to him if it is felt necessary. The tutor will also analyse these documents for the purpose of self-evaluation.


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