Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF)
Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF)
WHO REQUIRES THIS QUALIFICATION? This qualification is specifically for those individuals who are to become an emergency first-aider in the workplace. This one-day qualification meets the requirements of both the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982.
Learning Outcomes
Unit 1: Emergency First Aid in the Workplace
1. Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider
2. Be able to assess an emergency situation safely
3. Be able to provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty
4. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is choking
5. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding
6. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock
7. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with minor injuries
Unit 2: Recognition and Management of Illness and Injury in the Workplace
1. Be able to conduct a secondary survey
2. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected injuries to bones, muscles and joints
3. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected head and spinal injuries
4. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected chest injuries
5. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with burns and scalds
6. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with an eye injury
7. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected poisoning
8. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with anaphylaxis
9. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected major illness