Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) Course in Ossett, West Yorkshire (Classroom)

The Highfield Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF) is a one-day qualification for nominated workplace first aiders. This course runs in the classroom at the training centre in Ossett, West Yorkshire, within easy reach of Wakefield, Leeds and Bradford.

Who attends?

The course suits employees who have been nominated to act as a workplace first aider, as well as individuals who want practical first aid knowledge and confidence. It is aimed at lower-risk workplaces, or organisations where a one-day first aid qualification is appropriate following a first aid needs assessment.

Pre-requisites

No previous first aid experience is required. Delegates should understand spoken and written English well enough to follow the course content, take part in practical activities and complete the assessment.

The aim of the course

The course gives delegates the knowledge, practical skills and confidence to respond to common workplace emergencies until further medical assistance arrives. It helps delegates:

• Understand the role and responsibilities of a workplace first aider
• Assess an emergency situation safely
• Provide appropriate first aid to an unconscious casualty
• Perform CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• Respond effectively to choking
• Deal with bleeding, shock and minor injuries
• Know when and how to contact the emergency services

Course content

• The role and responsibilities of the first aider
• Assessing the scene and managing an emergency
• Primary surveys and casualty assessment
• Managing an unresponsive casualty
• The recovery position
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• Choking
• External bleeding
• Shock
• Minor injuries
• Burns and scalds
• Seizures
• Recording and reporting first aid incidents
• Preventing cross-infection during first aid treatment

Course details

• Accrediting body: Highfield Qualifications
• Duration: 1 day
• Delivery: Classroom, instructor-led with practical assessment
• Timings: 09:00 – 17:00. Delegates should arrive 15 minutes before the start
• Venue: Unit 1 Wakefield Office Village, Fryers Way, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9TJ

Booking with Envico

Envico is an independent training booking agent, established in 2003 and ISO 9001 certified. Select your course date above and book online. We confirm your place with the training provider and send your joining instructions. If you have several delegates to put through, contact Envico about in-house delivery at your own premises.

For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.

For accredited courses a certificate will be sent directly to you from the appropriate awarding body.

All you need to complete our e-learning courses is a computer, tablet or smartphone, an internet connection and Zoom.

To attend a remote online course delegates must have access to a computer, laptop, tablet or phone that uses a microphone and webcam.

Connection quality is the responsibility of the delegate. If you need to download free video conferencing software please visit our video conferencing software page where you can download the software specified by OJ Health & Safety Solutions.

E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.

Short online courses also help employers to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their legal duties to ensure their personnel have been adequately trained.

Once the courses have been completed, a confirmation of results can be saved or printed as evidence. This can then be kept on record as evidence of suitable training.

You will receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course joining instructions will follow.

Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed on the next business working day.

OJ Health & Safety Solutions has been working with employers across West Yorkshire since 2007. Operating from Ossett and covering Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield and the wider region, they deliver CITB site safety schemes live online, workplace first aid in their own classroom, and the full course range in-house at client premises.

Why Choose Them?

Training is delivered by qualified subject specialists under a chartered health and safety practitioner, with a practical, interactive approach aimed at giving staff skills they can use on site rather than just a certificate.

Envico Limited is an independent intermediary working in partnership with OJ Health & Safety Solutions. Envico is not accredited by or associated with CITB or Highfield Qualifications in any way. All CITB courses advertised on this website are advertised and delivered by independent and established CITB accredited training providers.