Health and Safety Training > Emergency First Aid for Appointed Persons
Legal Requirement
The Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 place a duty on employers to ensure that all employees have access to appropriate first aid provision while they are at work.
Regulation 3(1)
‘An employer shall provide, or ensure that there is provides, such equipment and facilities as is adequate and appropriate in the circumstances to enable First Aid to be rendered to employees if they are injured of become ill at work’.
Regulation 3(2)
‘An employer shall provide, or ensure that there is provided, such a number of suitable persons as is adequate and appropriate in the circumstances, for rendering First Aid to employees’.
A suitable person, Regulation 3(2), is defined as either a First Aider or Appointed Person.
First Aider - A person who holds a current certificate of competence in First Aid issued by an organisation whose training and qualifications are approved by the Health and Safety Executive.
Appointed Person - In circumstances where a First Aider is not required, or in cases where a First Aider is absent due to unforeseen or exceptional circumstances, a person must be appointed to provide emergency cover should an employee be injured or become ill. Any such person should have basic First aid knowledge.
The number of suitable persons, (First Aiders/Appointed Persons), required will depend on a number of factors including type of work being carried out, type of equipment/chemicals (if any) being used, numbers of employees, shift patterns, distance of site from medical assistance, accident history.
A suitable assessment should be carried out to ascertain the number of persons required for rendering First Aid.
Selection of First Aiders/Appointed Persons
Points to be considered prior to appointing first aid personnel should include an individual’s:
Suggested Number of First Aid Personnel To Be Available At All times People Are At Work.
Category of Risk |
Numbers Employed At Any Location |
Suggested Number Of First Aid Personnel |
Lower Risk
|
Fewer than 50 50-100 More than 100 |
At least one Appointed Person At least one First Aider One additional First Aider for every 100 employed |
Medium Risk |
Fewer than 20 20-100
|
At least one Appointed Person At least one First Aider for every 50 employed (or part thereof) One additional First aider for every 100 employed |
Higher Risk
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Fewer than 5 5-50 More than 50
|
At least one Appointed Person At least one First Aider One additional First Aider for every 50 employed In addition, at least one First Aider trained in the specific emergency action |
First Aid training for appointed persons should last 4-6hrs.
Emergency First Aid For Appointed Persons
Course Syllabus
Morning 9:15 – 13:00
Time |
Subject |
Content |
9:00 - 9:15 |
Registration |
Arrival of candidates Sign register of attendance Handout course materials |
9:15 – 9:30 |
Introduction |
Health & Safety issues Tutor introduction Course aims and objectives |
9:30 – 10:00 |
Roll & Responsibilities of Appointed Persons |
Scene management Communication and delegation of duties Contacting emergency services Record keeping Maintaining first aid equipment |
10:00 – 10:30 |
Aims and Priorities of |
Preserve life Limit the effects of the condition Promote recovery
|
10:30 – 10:45 |
COFFEE |
COFFEE |
10:45 – 11:30 |
Management of the Unconscious Casualty |
Causes of unconsciousness ABC assessment Recovery position Casualty monitoring |
11:30 – 13:00 |
Basic Life Support (Resuscitation) |
Definition of respiratory arrest Definition of cardiac arrest Recognition of respiratory/cardiac arrest RC(UK) guidelines for BLS (Adult) BLS practise |
13:00 – 13:45 |
LUNCH |
LUNCH |
Afternoon: 13:45 – 1630
Time |
Subject |
Content |
13:45 –14:15 |
Wound Management/ Control of Bleeding |
Recognition of major bleeding Methods of controlling bleeding Wound dressing Treating minor wounds Personal hygiene/Cross infection |
14:15 –14:45 |
Recognition/ Management of Shock |
Definition of shock Causes of shock Signs and symptoms of shock Management of a casualty in shock |
14:45 –15:10 |
Management of Burns and Scalds |
Causes of burns and scalds Assessment of burns Rule of nines Management of minor burns/scalds Management of major burns/scalds |
15:10 –15:30 |
Fracture Immobilisation |
Causes of fractures Signs and symptoms of fractures Immobilisation of upper/lower limb fractures Management of spinal injuries |
15:30 –15:50 |
Recognition/Management of Cardiac Conditions |
What is angina? What is a heart attack? Signs and symptoms of cardiac conditions Management of a casualty suffering from chest pain |
15:50 –16:05 |
Recognition/Management of Epilepsy |
What is epilepsy? Signs and symptoms of an epileptic seizure Management of a casualty having an epileptic seizure |
16:05 –16:20 |
Recognition/Management of Diabetes |
What is diabetes? Signs and symptoms of a diabetic collapse Management of a diabetic collapse |
16:20 –16:30
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CLOSE |
End of course evaluation Issue of certificates |
Assessment of Candidates
Candidates who attend the Emergency First Aid for Appointed Persons training course will be continuously assessed throughout the day by the course tutor.
The ability to demonstrate a range of first aid skills is essential.
Certification
Candidates who are able to demonstrate an appropriate level of first aid knowledge and skills will, on completion of training, be issued with an attendance certificate. Successful candidates will then be able to undertake the role of Appointed Persons in the workplace.Number of Delegates: Min 4 - Max 12 persons
Cost of course: For details please contact us
Location: Course to be held at the Client’s Site or Workplace
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Cooper Safety Associates
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