Emergency First Aid at Work + Forestry Course

The qualification will equip the first aider with skills to be able to confidently undertake, emergency first aid if someone becomes ill or injured undertaking forestry work (or similar) and consists of 7 hours (1 Day) of instructor led tuition with the emphasis on practical application of first aid skills. The content covers the basic essentials required to provide emergency care to a patient. Candidates will receive training in a range of first aid skills.

This course builds on the required skills, knowledge and understanding gained from the Emergency First Aid at Work Course, to give you the additional information you need in the Forestry industry. At the end of the course you’ll get a certificate of training in Emergency First Aid at Work + F. This course complies with the Forestry Commission + F, as per the First Aid at Work Forestry Commission Policy, and in consultation with Forestry Industry Safety Accord (FISA).

Course content includes:

• The ability to act safely and effectively when an accident or emergency occurs.
• The treatment and priorities of care for an unconscious patient.
• The recognition and treatment of a person in seizure.
• The recognition of cardiac arrest and delivery of Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) incl. AED.
• The ability to recognise and safely treat a patient who is choking.
• The ability to safely and promptly treat a patient who is bleeding and cover Catastrophic Bleeding.
• The keeping of simple records following an accident at work.

Open Courses

If you only have a small number of people to train in First Aid, or its just difficult to release that many employees at once for training, why don’t you book a place on our popular open first aid course? We run the courses regularly throughout the year and provide refreshments. parking is free as well! Plus you get to meet people from all sorts of different industries and other buinesses. All of this for very competitive prices!

To see our list of available Open Courses just click here. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Onsite Course