Construction industry first aid training has almost unique requirements. All but the smallest of sites require a trained first aider, whether the Emergency First Aid at Work or the full First Aid at Work.
Lazarus Training runs both these courses and the recommended Basic Life Support updates for qualified first aiders.
Construction Industry -First Aid at Work
First aid training is often a requirement of even the smallest of workplaces, which must make arrangements for action in event of an emergency, provide a first aid kit and possibly provide trained workplace first aiders.
As an HSE approved first aid training provider Lazarus Training provided a number of workplace first aid courses, all run in a highly practical and interactive way, by training staff with relevant qualifications and experience. Since the changes in regulation Lazarus Training has become a Qualsafe Centre. All our first aid courses are aimed at making you confident to provide first aid at work when required.
First aid at Work training is ideal for?
It is aimed at workplaces with higher numbers of staff and risk.
The range of topics [shown below] mean this is an ideal first aid qualification for many workplaces such as offices, factories and warehousing. This qualification is often popular with schools looking for training for office staff.
How long is it?
This three day course typically lasts from 0900 to 1700, though these times can be adjusted to meet your needs. The course must meet certain HSE requirements on learning hours and course duration. Each training day includes breaks.
What is covered?
The full Health and Safety Executive syllabus, such as:
Scene safety and assessment
Role of the workplace first aider
Treatment of the unconscious casualty including CPR
Treatment of wounds, such as bleeding, breaks and burns
First aid to someone choking
Eye and soft tissue injuries
Poisoning and Anaphylactic Shock
Caring for a person taken ill at work
Construction Industry- Emergency First Aid at Work
Emergency First Aid at work training from Lazarus Training is an one day first aid training course which meets the Health and Safety Executive’s requirements for the workplace. Almost every workplace needs to make first aid arrangements to care for a member of staff taken ill or injured at work. For most workplaces the Emergency first aid at work course will meet these requirements.
Our experienced medical trainers will teach your delegates emergency first aid including:
Scene safety and assessment
Role of the workplace first aider
Treatment of the unconscious casualty
Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation
Treatment of wounds, such as bleeding, breaks and burns
First aid to someone choking
Other first aid training content can be added on request. Defibrillators are becoming more and more common on larger sites and developments, so for many construction industry first aid course AED training is a popular addition.
All our training staff are qualified and experienced in both teaching and providing the skills listed above. This ensures you get high quality emergency first aid at work training, which is informative and highly practical from people with real life experience of providing emergency first aid.
Our first aid at work courses and emergency first aid at work courses are highly interactive, practical and focus on making you confident to apply your emergency first aid skills when required in a first aid at work emergency.
Call 0800 242 5210 to find out more about emergency first aid at work training further, or to discuss your training needs. You can also email us info@lazarustraining.co.uk with your emergency first aid at work questions.