First Aid at Work Requalification

This 2-day course is accredited by the First Aid Industry Body (FAIB) in accordance with the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

This First Aid at Work Requalification syllabus covers the same topics as those in the initial First Aid at Work course. However, the training and assessment face-to-face contact is only 12 hours (2 days).

This course complies with the Health and Safety (First-Aid) regulations 1981 (Appendix 5 Content of a first aid at work (FAW) course).

Notes regarding requalification

The FAW requalification course lasts two days and should cover the same content as the initial FAW course (Appendix 5). If the first-aider does not retrain or requalify before the expiry date on their current certificate they are no longer considered competent to act as a first-aider in the workplace. They can requalify at any time after the expiry date by undertaking the two-day requalification course. However, it may be prudent to complete the three-day FAW course, especially where a considerable period – i.e. in excess of one month – has elapsed since the FAW certificate expired. It is for the employer to decide the most appropriate training course to requalify the first-aider.

This 2-day First Aid at Work course is designed for those who currently hold a First Aid at Work qualification and are due to expire.

Unit 1 covers the following topics:

• roles and responsibilities of a first aider;
• cross infection;
• recording incidents & actions;
• use of available equipment;
• assessing an incident;
• unconscious casualties (including seizure);
• cardio pulmonary resuscitation;
• Safe use of an Automated External Defibrillator;
• choking;
• wounds and bleeding;
• shock;
• minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters);

Unit 2 covers the following topics:

• secondary survey;
• injuries to bones, joints and muscles (including spinal injuries);
• suspected head and spinal injuries;
• chest injuries;
• burns and scalds;
• eye injuries;
• sudden poisoning;
• anaphylaxis;
• major illnesses (heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma & diabetes);
• serious bleeding including:
• embedded objects;
• sucking chest wound;
• amputations;

You will be assessed through ongoing practical assessments with a final end point assessment.

On successful completion of this course, you will receive a re-issue of your FAIB approved First Aid at Work Certificate, valid for a further three years.