Courses

First Aid at Work (Statutory Certificate)
A four day comprehensive, HSE certificated course for employees designated as workplace First Aiders. Covers all essential areas of Life Support and First Aid necessary in the initial overall management of casualties and pre-hospital care situations.

First Aid at Work Refresher (Statutory Certificate)
A two day requalification course for workplace First Aiders. Reviews and updates original course material on advances in techniques and changes in legislation.

Emergency First Aid (Appointed Persons Course)
A one day Basic Life Support Training course for employees designated as "Appointed Persons". Concentrates on resuscitation skills and techniques to stabilise a casualty prior to the arrival of medical aid.

Paediatric (Child) Emergency First Aid Training
A two day (12 hour) course for any person with a duty of care for children including parents, teaching professionals and child care professionals.

Manual Handling
A half-day course in line with current legislation, concentrating on the assessment and safe execution of manual handling tasks. Courses are designed to the customer's requirements and are ideally conducted on site.

Fire Marshal Training
A half-day course to cover new safety legislation, encompassing fire risk assessment as required by the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997.

Also available at Writtle College are our three hour Health & Safety Workshops. This theory based training introduces learners to the Roles and Responsibilities and provides better understanding of the management of Health & Safety in the workplace. Employers, Managers and employees with responsibility for the compliance to Health & Safety Executive Regulations (HSE) will benefit from this training. Choose from the following courses:

• An Introduction to Health & Safety
• An Introduction to Fire Risk Assessment
• Writing a Health & Safety Policy
• C.O.S.H.H. (Control of Substances Hazardous to health)
• Risk Assessment

All course fees are inclusive of course manuals, final assessments, certification, refreshments and update services.

First Action will automatically inform you in writing within four months when your refresher course is due.