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Training organisations
Contact the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) for details of approved training organisations in your area. You should discuss your specific needs with the organisation so that they can tailor the training. For example, your first aiders may need special additional training to deal with less common risks such as working in confined spaces.
First Aid at Work certificates
If your first aiders are able to demonstrate the required first aid skills, they will be issued with a First Aid at Work certificate.
These certificates are valid for three years. When the certificate expires, the individual
must attend a full HSE-
It is recommended that first aiders attend a refresher course up to three months before the expiry date of their certificate. The new certificate will take effect from the date of expiry. It is good practice to keep a record of when your first aiders qualified and when they should receive refresher training.
In the interim, you should encourage first aiders to refresh their skills by reading first aid guides.
HSE Infoline
0845 345 0055
First aid at work information on the Health & Safety Executive website -
First aid training
First aiders must be trained to ensure that they have the basic first aid skills to:
- act safely, promptly and effectively when an emergency occurs at work
- administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a casualty who is not breathing
- administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious, bleeding, burnt or scalded, suffering from an injury to bones, muscles or joints, has an eye injury or may be poisoned
- transport a casualty safely as required by the circumstances of the workplace
- recognise minor and common major illnesses and take appropriate action
- maintain simple first aid records and provide written information to a doctor or hospital if required