Who Should Take First Aid at Work? Start With Your Risk Assessment
Working out who on your team should be trained
Who should hold a First Aid at Work certificate depends on the workplace, and the best place to start is your own risk assessment.
High-risk industries
First Aid at Work is highly recommended for staff in construction, engineering, manufacturing, railways and agriculture. These are workplaces where accidents and injuries are a real possibility, and where a trained first aider can stop an injury or illness from getting worse.
Other reasons your risk assessment may point to it
Even outside those industries, a risk assessment can show that you need first aid qualified staff. Large numbers of staff, hazardous environments, and colleagues who need extra support, such as someone with a disability or someone who is pregnant, are all reasons to take it seriously.
What the person you send will learn
The course covers how to assess an emergency, CPR and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), and first aid for a long list of injuries and illnesses, from minor cuts and burns to choking, shock, and heart attacks. It is taught in person and tutor-led.
Choosing the people
Pick colleagues who can attend both days, who can read, speak and write English, and who will be on site often. Then book their places together, so your cover does not depend on one person being in.
Ask us
If you are in London and unsure how many people to train, message us on WhatsApp. Tell us about your team and we will tell you what the course involves and which dates are open.
Ask for the next London dates
Message us on WhatsApp, say which days suit you and we will reply with the next First Aid at Work dates, weekends included.
Book the course