First Aid at Work

The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to enable first aid to be given to employees if they are injured or become ill at work. The Regulations apply to all workplaces including those with five or fewer employees and to the self-employed.

Course Duration

3 days
Course Dates

See below or if none available, contact the Office (01449 722400)
Examination Date

End of day 1 and end of day 3
Venue

Stowmarket or Colchester Training Centre

Course Content

What is deemed as adequate?

The first stage to determine adequacy would in most cases be an assessment based on the circumstances in your partiuclar workplace.

are trained first-aiders required?
what first aid box is required
if a first aid box is required, what should it contain?

The minimum first-aid provision required on any work site would be:

a suitably stocked first-aid box (determined by your previous assessment)
an appointed person to take charge of first-aid arrangements

Your can download a copy of the HSE First Aid at Work Approved Code of Practice (L74) from

www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/l74.pdf

Cost:

£250.00+ VAT per candidate subject to minimum candidate requirements

Min 4 people

Course Booking Dates and Venue

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* Please note: available place numbers is referenced in brackets.

5 places available

Venue information and directions will be emailed to you upon completion of your booking. You can also view information about our venues by clicking here.