Who has to provide First Aid?

Who needs First Aid training?

By law employers have to provide first aid to employees and this includes people undertaking work experience or on training schemes. But do not forget, your extended duty of care to customers and visitors to your site or work place.

Employers must appoint someone to take charge of first aid arrangements and you must provide “adequate and appropriate” equipment, facilities and people so that your employees can be given first aid if they are injured or become ill at work.

These regulations apply to all workplaces, including workplaces of the self-employed or sole traders. As well as being adequately trained, first aiders should be fully competent and confident in their skills so they can handle urgent and possibly life-threatening situations.

Failure to comply with these guidelines or a disregard for the safety of your staff could result in substantial fines or even prosecution.

How I can help

I can help you choose who needs to be trained and to what level.

Having trouble finding the time, or releasing staff, without affecting your business?

Courses can be run over the requisite number of days, but can also be split up to run over longer periods, evenings or weekends.

If you want to avoid travelling, I can come to you in most cases.

All of the courses I deliver are RLSS UK First Aid Qualifications and are Ofqual accredited to the level indicated and are compliant with up to date legislation.