First Aid at Work - (FAW 3 day)

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Intended audience

This course Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification designed for those who have a specific responsibility at work, to provide first aid in a range of emergency first aid situations. It is also ideal for people who have a specific responsibility to provide basic first aid in voluntary and community activities. 

What is covered in this course

This 3-day course covers everything you would find on the 1 day EFAW course, but also includes a wide range of additional skills. Our training ensures learners are able to understand, and where relevant, apply, the following skills when helping an adult in the workplace who:

• is unresponsive and breathing
• is unresponsive and not breathing, including how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• is choking
• is bleeding, including life-threatening bleeding and the use of haemostatic dressings and tourniquets
• is suffering from shock and internal bleeding
• has burns
• feels faint
• has been poisoned
• has a head injury
• has hypothermia or heat exhaustion
• has an injury to a bone, muscle or joint (including spinal injuries).
• seizure
• heart attack, including the administration of aspirin
• angina attack
• stroke
• asthma attack
• severe allergic reaction
• diabetic emergency.
• assessing a casualty
• monitoring a casualty
• where to get help
• electrical incidents
• accident recording and reporting
• the control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH).

Assessment methods 

• 7 x Practical assessments
• 2 x Theory assessments (Multiple Choice Question Papers).

Certification

Successful learners will receive a personalised Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF) e-Certificate immediately after their results have been submitted.

This certification is valid for three years. The HSE do strongly recommend annual refresher training to maintain competence although this is not mandatory for the qualification.

Refresher training can be completed over a 2 day period if the candidate can evidence an in date certificate within the 3 year period