2-days (13 hours) 
Up to 12 
1949 First Aid at Work Requalification + Paediatric Element - Course Overview
This First Aid at Work Requalification syllabus covers the same topics as those in the initial First Aid at Work course. However, the training and assessment face-to-face contact is only 2 days. This course complies with the Health and Safety (First-Aid) regulations 1981 (Appendix 5 Content of a first aid at work (FAW) course).
In addition to the subjects covered on a standard First Aid at Work Requalification course, it also includes training relevant to a school environment
Notes regarding requalification
The FAW requalification course lasts two days and should cover the same content as the initial FAW course (Appendix 5). If the first-aider does not retrain or requalify before the expiry date on their current certificate they are no longer considered competent to act as a first-aider in the workplace. They can requalify at any time after the expiry date by undertaking the two-day requalification course. However, it may be prudent to complete the three-day FAW course, especially where a considerable period – i.e. in excess of one month – has elapsed since the FAW certificate expired. It is for the employer to decide the most appropriate training course to requalify the first-aider.
In accordance with Appendix 5 & 6of the H&S (First-Aid) Regulations 1981
Unit 1 covers the following topics:
- roles and responsibilities of a first aider;
- cross-infection;
- recording incidents & actions;
- use of available equipment;
- assessing an incident;
- unconscious casualties (including seizure);
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
- Safe use of an Automated External Defibrillator;
- choking;
- wounds and bleeding;
- shock;
- minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters);
Unit 2 covers the following topics:
- secondary survey;
- injuries to bones, joints and muscles (including spinal injuries);
- suspected head and spinal injuries;
- chest injuries;
- burns and scalds;
- eye injuries;
- sudden poisoning;
- anaphylaxis;
- major illnesses (heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma & diabetes);
- serious bleeding including:
- embedded objects;
- sucking chest wound;
- amputations;
Additional Subjects relating to a School environment
- Administer Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation to a child
- Administer first aid to a child who is:
- unconscious (including seizures)
- choking
Successful candidates will be awarded the Level 3 First Aid at Work certificate valid for 3 years.
This course is accredited by the First Aid Industry Body (FAIB) in accordance with the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
Duration: two-days (13 hours)
Group size: 12 Candidates per 1 Trainer/Assessor
Assessment method: Activities, test paper, practical assessments
Pre-requisite: None
Suggested progression:
- Recommended annual refresher training;
- Mandatory requalification training every three years ;
- Automated external defibrillation training;
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