These days, first aid training is a must for every business and is highly recommended for everyone. The First Aid Guy has trained over 300 individuals in the fundamentals of first aid.
Flexible HSE Recommended First Aid Training for Individuals and Companies
The benefits to you as an individual or as a company are that I come to you. All we need is a room big enough to practise skills in e.g. putting people into the recovery position.
We can even schedule courses for Saturdays in order to reduce employee absence or get the whole family together.
This means:
- No long waiting times for courses
- No need to pay employees for travelling to the venue
- Far less company or family disruption
Below are details of the EFR (Emergency First Response) course I offer:
- Health and Safety Executive recommended course.
- Meets and exceeds ILCOR recommendations.
- Lasts approximately 8 hours and can be completed in one or two days to suit your needs.
- Evenings and Saturdays also possible.
Courses
1-DAY FIRST AID COURSE: APPOINTED PERSON
Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR)
- Scene Assessment
- Shock Management
- Barrier Use
- Spinal Injury Management
- Primary Assessment
- Rescue Breathing
- Serious Bleeding Management
- One Rescuer, Adult CPR
- Conscious Choking Adult
- Emergency Oxygen Use Orientation (recommended)
- Automated External Defibrillator (recommended)
Emergency First Response Secondary Care
- Injury Assessment
- Illness Assessment
- Bandaging
- Splinting for Dislocations and Fractures
As well as boosting your confidence this internationally-recognised course comes with a comprehensive first aid manual and an I.D. card upon successful completion.
Costs vary depending on the number of participants so call Guy now for a quote.
Call Guy on: 0772 9178119
Or Email: guyvenner@yahoo.co.uk
Testimonial
Globe Worldwide Ltd is a telecoms project management company based in Leighton Buzzard. We have an in house Health & Safety manager but we also wanted to have several of our staff first aid trained and qualified as well.
Guy Venner was recommended to me as a first aid trainer and we employed his services for a one day course to train and assess our staff. Guy’s method of delivery is professional but very enjoyable and I would not hesitate to use his services again for further staff training or to recommend him to others who need first aid training.
NB. We are constantly updating this site so more testimonials will be available soon.
Well done to all of the following on the recent completion of their EFR Courses
- All the staff at Stockwood Park Care Home, Luton.
- The lads at Beaconsfield Household Waste and Recycling plant.
- The staff at Globe Ltd, Leighton Buzzard.
- Karen White and her family in Dunstable.
How many first aiders do I require?
The relevant regulations are the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. This guidance to the regulations sets out the difference between a 'first aider' and an 'appointed person':
In any company, the number and type of first aid personnel would be based on an assessment. In assessing need, employers need to consider:
- workplace hazards and risks;
- the size of the organisation;
- the organisation's history of accidents;
- the nature and distribution of the workforce;
- the remoteness of the site from emergency medical services;
- the needs of travelling, remote and lone workers;
- employees working on shared or multi-occupied sites;
- annual leave and other absences of first aiders and appointed persons.
Whilst the regulations do not give specific personnel numbers, the guidance does give suggested numbers of first aid personnel:
| Category of risk | Numbers employed at any location | Suggested number of first-aid personnel |
| Lower risk e.g. shops, offices, libraries | Fewer than 50 | At least one appointed person |
| 50 - 100 | At least one first aider | |
| More than 100 | One additional first aider for every 100 employed | |
| Medium risk e.g. light engineering and assembly work, food processing, warehousing | Fewer than 20 | At least one appointed person |
| 20-100 | At least one first aider for every 50 employed (or part thereof) | |
| More than 100 | One additional first aider for every 100 employed | |
| Higher risk e.g. construction, slaughterhouses, chemical manufacture, extensive work with dangerous machinery or sharp instruments | Fewer than five | At least one appointed person |
| 5-50 | At least one first aider | |
| More than 50 | One additional first aider for every 50 employed |
The details above are suggestions only - they are not definitive nor are they a legal requirement. It is for you to assess your first-aid needs in the light of your particular circumstances.