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First Aid Advice
In addition to the courses we offer, here you’ll find first aid advice and news from Safety First Aid Training to help you deal with a range of common accidents and conditions in everyday life, be that at work, home or play. However, in an emergency, always dial 999.
Vinnie Jones shows how hard and fast Hands-only CPR to Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees can help save the life of someone who has had a cardiac arrest. The Hollywood hardman is starring in a British Heart Foundation TV advert urging more people to carry out CPR in a medical emergency. Watch it below….
Manual handling & the law The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) statistics suggest that lifting heavy objects in the workplace accounts for over 30,000 reported workplace injuries. That is three in ten reported injuries. As most workplace manual handling injuries resulted in over three days of sick leave, lost time to business accounts for 1.2…
Driver CPC was launched as an EU Directive 2003/59 and runs in line with a vocational driving licence. The training is intended for drivers of vehicles over 3.5 tonnes and passenger carrying vehicles (PCV) that hold 9 or more passengers. The aim of CPC training is to improve the skills and competence throughout a driver’s…
Update on new first aid regulations Following our previous First Aid Regulation update article in March 2013, the HSE have been busy releasing further draft papers before officially submitting the revised Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations to parliament. A draft paper was released to stakeholders on 14th August 2013 with some minor amends to…
Hydrofluoric acid is a dangerous, corrosive and poisonous substance that can take the form of liquid or vapour. It has a number of industrial and commercial applications, and any workplace which stores and uses hydrofluoric acid must be prepared for the risks posed to employees by this substance. The dangers of exposure to Hydrofluoric Acid…
Some questions and answers about AED units At Safety First Aid Training, we are strong advocates of defibrillators (AED’s) in the workplace. The price to pay for ensuring there is an AED unit in your workplace is minimal compared to the statistics that prove the effectiveness of these devices. For every minute that passes without…
Hot weather can easily lead to a hot working environment. This type of environment may trigger heat exhaustion and, in severe circumstances, heat stroke. Heat exhaustion occurs when there is a loss of water and salt through excessive sweating. Physical exercise can also cause heat exhaustion. Heat stroke is a serious condition where sweating will…
When it comes to first aid training, some people may have some basic experience, perhaps picked up at school, whereas others will have no idea what to do if someone is injured. While it can easily pass you by, undergoing some kind of first aid training would be worthwhile, as having the knowledge and never…
HSE release draft guidance for first aid regulations The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) will no longer approve first aid training providers. Following the review of the Health & Safety Regulations (First Aid) 1981 by Professor Ragnar Löfstedt, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has produced draft papers outlining changes to the HSE approval process…