First Aid At Work

The First Aid at Work Level 3 (VTQ) qualification (FAW) is ideal for most businesses whose risk assessment has identified that they require a fully trained first aider for their workplace.

It fulfils the requirements for: 

• All courses are delivered, evaluated and quality assured to meet the new guidelines and meet the requirements of the First Aid at Work (First Aid) regulations 1981 and subsequent including the 1st October 2017 changes.

• The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations, 1981 for the purposes of Emergency First Aid at Work.

The Syllabus covers:

-Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider

-Be able to assess an incident

-Be able to provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty

-Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is choking

-Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding

-Know how to provide first aid to a casualty who is in shock

-Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with minor injuries

-Be able to conduct a secondary survey

-Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected injuries to bones, muscles and joints

-Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected head and spinal injuries

-Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected chest injury

-Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with burns and scalds

-Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with an eye injury

-Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning