First Aid Awareness
Regardless of whether an injury or illness has been caused by work, it is important that employees receive immediate support.
The purpose of first aid is to administer assistance to minimise the consequences of injury and illness until qualified medical help is available.
Our First Aid Awareness course will help you educate your staff on basic first aid awareness to ensure they react appropriately in case of a workplace incident.
- 40 Minutes
- All staff
- Based on UK legislation, but suitable for global audiences upon the removal of UK-specific references and translation as necessary.
Learning objectives
- Understand what first aid is
- Identify the people in your Company who provide first aid in the event of an incident
- Recognise the key risk factors that could lead to a first aid incident and how to prevent them
- React appropriately to a first aid incident or any type of medical emergency
What can you expect your employees to learn?
What is first aid?
First aiders and appointed persons
- First aid training and qualifications
Duties under the law
- Employer responsibilities
- Employee responsibilities
- Documentation
- You decide: Who's right?
Risk factors
- Reviewing our Company's first aid provision
- Scenario: The new hire
First aid equipment
First aid box contents
- Types of firsts aid kits
- Automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
- First aid rooms
What to do in an emergency
Calling for help
- Calling 999
- You decide: Major vs minor incidents
- Danger, response, airway, breathing and circulation (DRABC)
Gathering information
- Scenario: Chest pain
Summary
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Your questions, answered
Health & Safety
Common FAQs
How can I log and track work-related injuries, accidents and dangerous occurrences?
How can I ensure my employees’ workstation setups comply with health and safety regulations?
How can I measure and improve employee wellbeing in relation to health and safety?
Are Skillcast courses SCORM-compliant?
What other tools are needed beyond training?
Is our training content still compliant with the latest legislation?
- You can check the latest course content updates in our library updates page: https://www.skillcast.com/compliance-course-library-updates
- For major legislative changes, we:
- Will send you email alerts to ensure you are notified
- Offer you a free trial of newly created or updated content
- Host webinars with compliance experts to explain the changes and how our training supports your ongoing compliance
Can you translate our content into other languages?
How can I give employees a secure way to record suspicious activity so we can act quickly?
Our Suspicious Activity Register allows staff to log concerns or irregularities they observe, helping you detect potential issues early. The secure register can be reviewed by compliance teams, enabling prompt investigation and action.
What file types are supported by the Skillcast system?
Features |
Supported file types and details |
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File Exchange |
File types: PDF, Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, SCORM and xAPI files, and compressed zip files. Max file size: Default is 1GB, can be increased to a max of 2GB |
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SCORM files |
Versions: SCORM 1.2, SCORM 1.2 for Moodle, SCORM 2004 2nd, 3rd and 4th Edition. Max file size: 1024MB |
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xAPI file |
Max file size: 2GB |
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Videos |
File types: MP4 or MOV. Videos must be optimised, with a max file size of 100MB. If the file is bigger, our Design Team can help |
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Images |
File types: jpg, png and gif. The file size should ideally be 100KB, but it can be up to 250KB |
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CPD evidence |
File types: Word, PDF, Excel and CSV. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
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Policy documents |
PDF or Word File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
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Offline activities evidence |
File types: PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PNG, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PPTX and MSG. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
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Client logo files |
File types provided by client: EPS, PDF, AI and SVG |
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Registers |
PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PPT, PPTX, POT, PPA, PPS, JPG, JPEG, PJEPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, MP4, MOV, WMV, CPTX, CP, TXT, ZIP and MSG files |
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Declarations |
JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, XLS and XLSX files |
