First Aid at Work

Topic	Emergency First Aid at Work	First Aid at Work	Emergency Paediatric First Aid	Paediatric First Aid
Adult CPR & AED	✅	✅	❌	❌
Child & Infant CPR & AED	❌	❌	✅	✅
Scene & Primary Survey	✅	✅	✅	✅
Secondary Survey (Head-to-Toe)	❌	✅	❌	✅
Recovery Position	✅ Adult	✅ Adult	✅ Infant & Child	✅ Infant & Child
Choking Management	✅ Adult	✅ Adult	✅ Infant & Child	✅ Infant & Child
External Bleeding & Shock	✅	✅	✅	✅
Seizures	✅	✅	✅	✅
Minor Injuries (Cuts, Grazes, etc.)	✅	✅	✅	✅
Fractures, Sprains & Strains	❌	✅	❌	✅
Head & Spinal Injuries	❌	✅	❌	✅
Chest Injuries	❌	✅	❌	❌
Eye, Ear & Nose Conditions	❌	✅ (Eyes)	❌	✅
Anaphylaxis & Auto-Injectors	❌	✅	❌	✅
Major Illness (Heart Attack/Stroke)	❌	✅	❌	❌
Chronic Paediatric Illness (Meningitis)	❌	❌	❌	✅
Poisoning	❌	✅	❌	✅
Electric Shock	❌	✅	❌	✅
Extremes of Temperature	❌	✅	❌	✅

Our current price is £130 for a single space, or £300 for a group session for up to 12 learners (there is a £14 additional fee per learner for course manuals)

18 hours in-person contact learning time (i.e not including lunch breaks) over 3 days

The FAW is suitable for higher risk environments and medium sized businesses and bigger, such as leisure centres, warehouses and large footfall of public usage. Day one covers the Emergency First Aid at Work content, and days two and three will provide you will additional skills to treat conditions, such as anaphylaxis, asthma, hypoglycaemia and many more (full list below)

If you don’t think the FAW qualification is suitable for you, the Emergency First Aid at Work Qualification (one day) could be more suitable

While there is no hard and fast rule about how many First Aiders you should have, and the level of training they need, most buildings should have some form of First Aider on site at any time in case something happens. The FAW course allows compliance with Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 and will mean you are covered should you perform treatment in line with your qualification. This qualification allows you an armoury of skills further than the EFAW, allowing you to treat a wider range of injuries and illnesses

Common Roles requiring a FAW:

🏊 Leisure Centre Staff

🏗️ Construction Workers & Site Managers

🏭 Factory & Manufacturing Staff

🛠️ Engineering & Technical Operatives

🤺 Close Protection Operatives (SIA requirement as of 2026)

🧪 Laboratory Technicians & Chemical Handlers

🚛 Warehouse & Logistics Staff (Especially those using forklifts/machinery)

👨‍🌾 Agricultural & Farm Workers

🌳 Arborists & Tree Surgeons

🚂 Railway & Infrastructure Engineers

⚡ Electricians & High-Voltage Engineers

🏢 Large Office First Aiders

The FAW course is designed to be the first step to becoming a qualified First Aider and will cover a wide range of skills from scratch, this means the course is suitable for most people. We recommend having the following to ensure you maximise your time on the course:

• Must be a minimum age of 16 years old
• To have the ability to kneel for a short period of time
• A basic level of english and hearing

Three years

There are three method of assessment for this course:

• Continual observation throughout by the trainer
• A Multiple Choice Quiz
• Practical Scenario Obervations

We don’t want learners to worry about any assessment, as the trainer is there to help you through it and make sure you have the skills required after the course

You will receive the following certificate upon successful completion of the course:

• RLSS Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work

This qualification is Ofqual, CCEA and Qualification Wales accredited, compliant with Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 and nationally recognised

To renew your FAW qualification you can attend a two day refresher course, which covers all content from the FAW course and all outcomes are reassessed. To book your renewal please contact our course trainer on Dylan@RPRTtraining.co.uk

Yes! The following points are awarded upon successful completion:

10 CIMSPA Points

8 UCAS points

Please feel free to drop our course training a quick email with your question, and they’ll get back to you with the answer:

Dylan@RPRTtraining.co.uk