Emergency First Aid at Work
SCQF Level 6

Who is this qualification for?

This qualification is aimed at learners who wish to become emergency first-aiders in the workplace. This qualification meets the requirements for training emergency first-aiders in those organisations that have identified that staff need to be trained to this level within their first aid needs assessment. 

 

Ideal for low risk sectors (offices, shops), this first aid course will help to bring you or your staff to the level recommended by the HSE, and as a regulated qualification removes the need for you to undertake further due diligence as to the quality of your training provider. It provides training for a wide range of scenarios and by the end of this course you will have the knowledge, ability and confidence to administer first aid.

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How long will it take?

To complete this qualification learners should expect to undertake 7 hours of learning, typically over one day, with a minimum contact time of 6 hours. 

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Topics covered

The qualification covers the following components:

 

• Introduction to the first-aider

• What is first aid?

• First aid in the workplace

• Responsibilities of the first-aider

• Assessing an incident

• Scene survey

• Primary survey

• Casualty communication

• Principles of resuscitation

• The respiratory system

• CPR

• Adult basic life support

• Compression only CPR

• AED

• Obstructed airway

• Choking

• The circulatory system

• Types of bleeding

• Wounds and embedded objects

• Hypovolaemic shock

• Seizure

• Minor injuries: cuts, grazes, contusions, minor burns and scalds, foreign objects, small splinters

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Assessment method

Emergency First aid at work is assessed in 2 parts.

 

• Multiple-choice examination, in which candidates must demonstrate what they have learned.

• Practical assessment, in which participants must show how to apply the knowledge they have gained throughout the course to real-life situations.

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Qualification outcome

You will receive a REHIS Emergency First Aid at Work certificate upon completion of both parts of the assessment that will remain valid for 3 years.

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An Emergency First Aid at work certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of both parts of the assessment. Please note that all certificates are now digital unless requested otherwise.

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For best practice the HSE recommends an annual update of your First Aid skills.

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This course meets the requirements specified by the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

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