Good morning all, 

Can anyone help - should primary occupiers of buildings pay for first aid training of on site contractors? For example, my organisation is the primary occupier of a large building that has 450 staff and three types of on site contractors: maintenance, cleaning and catering. Each of these three contractors are separate companies. We have been asked if we can put the catering contractors on an upcoming 3 day first aid course but I am wondering whether their own company should pay for this, or whether as primary occupier we have a duty to put them on this training. Is there specific guidance on this, or would it be an avenue explored via our first aid needs assessment?

Best wishes and thanks in advance. 

Well look at it this way.  Each employer has a responsibility to ensure first aid provision is available to their own workers - but not (as a legal requirement that is) to anyone else.  So is the primary purpose of training these contractors so that they can give first aid to your workers, or so that they can give first aid to each other?