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Posted By DP
Good morning,
I am looking into the benefits of employing a field based First Aid Trainer. Currently we use the normal channels, St Johns etc.
The training would be predominantly for Appointed Persons with a requirement for some First Aiders. Problems we are experiencing now are obviously high cost in the form of no shows and staff turn over. Face value, it would be cost effective for us. Other benefits I can see are consistency in training, nationwide control rather than regional and utilisation of the trainers time to deliver other training.
Just wondering if any of you out there in large organisations do the same?
Any advice you can give me to consider?
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Posted By Tabs
I think that would be a great resource. I wish we could do the same.
I see a couple of benefits - the greatest one being that you can set the tone of the training. Take the fear culture out, and bring pragmatism in. You can also tailor the training (within the boundaries of the guidelines) to suit your various workplaces.
You also have an on-tap resource for in between refreshers.
Having never looked at it, this might be naiive - but don't you need to be registered and approved by HSE as an organisation providing training?
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Posted By DP
There are two options, as I see.
Employ someone suitably qualified or train someone up.
My understanding is, that to be a competent First aid "Trained Trainer" you must firstly bean existing First Aider and then attend a recognised course to bring you up to spec.
This course is a four day training course. Once completed you are qualified to deliver the 1 day, 4 day and 2 day refreshers.
You also have to be registered with a HSE licenced provider to issue the 4 day certificate. I have been informed that this will be in the region of £15 per cert.
Not a real issue to me as I want mainly Appointed Persons
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Posted By Ken Taylor
Provided that your assessments show that only appointed persons are required there should be little difficulty with your idea as APs don't need to be able to do much more than look after the first-aid kit and ring for an ambulance. However, this seems less than satisfactory for the numbers of persons observed to frequent your premises and I would suggest that an 'essentials of first-aid' type training session would be more appropriate. If this is not 'first-aid at work' training it would seem that the HSE registration is avoidable - but a competent person in both first-aid and training should be used.
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