First Aid Training Course

Our First Aid training is delivered in partnership with NHS Hastings and Rother a training organisation approved and monitored by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to provide First Aid at Work training. Through this relationship we are able to offer a trainer to deliver the full range of first aid training, including providing first aid assessors.
Our first aid trainer is a biological science graduate, previously taught physiology / anatomy at degree level and has over a decade of experience as a First Aider.  All our first aid courses include a mix of theory and practical first aid training.

Basic First Aid

If you don’t need a qualification recognised by the HSE for your workplace – you just want an introduction to some basic first aid principles, then McCrudden Training can offer a half day course customised to your precise needs.
Emergency First Aid at Work:  Since October 2009, the HSE have regulated one-day first day courses.  The one-day first aid course is now known as Emergency at Work.  McCrudden Training provide this certificate course in partnership with our local NHS (a training organisation approved by the HSE).  The course is available for a maximum of 12 people and covers:

• Resuscitation
• Dealing with Unconsciousness
• Bleeding (shock), Fractures and Burns
• Major First Aid Emergencies (including Heart Attacks, Strokes, Asthma, and Seizures)

Examples used in this course will be tailored to reflect the specific risks of your workplace.

First Aid at Work

Those successfully completing this First Aid course can be used as First Aiders in the workplace.  Some elements of the First Aid at Work course can be tailored to reflect your specific work place, but in general the First Aid at Work course covers:

• Recording, Reporting and First Aid Regulations
• First Aid Kits
• First Aid Priorities and Managing Incidents
• Basic Life Support
• Examination of a Casualty
• Unconsciousness
• Control of Bleeding
• Fractures
• Burns and Scalds
• Common Illnesses
• Heart Attacks
• Eye Injuries
• Dressings and Bandaging

Delegates on this course are independently assessed on the last day of the course and certificates are valid for three years

Annual First Aid at Work update courses

Under the HSE guidelines it is “strongly recommend” that first aid trained staff attend a half-day update annually – before completing full re-qualification training at the three year point.

First Aid Assessor

We can also provide an assessor to administer practical or theory tests for the last day of First Aid at Work courses.  Please contact us for more details.

For full details of our First Aid training courses, please contact us.

First Aid Newsletter

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what first aid cover do we need?

The level of first aid provision in any work place depends on the workplace. There is no fixed level, but every employer (or voluntary group) should consider:

• the nature of the workplace and types of hazards/risks
• the size of the organisation (including the number of employees)
• the distance from the nearest emergency medical facility
• cover for the absence (sickness or annual leave) of first aid trained staff
• any history of accidents within the organisation

For guidance on completing a first aid risk assessment download our FREE guide now or for more information visit the Health and Safety executive website.