Please find all of our frequently asked questions below.
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to ensure their employees receive immediate attention if they are injured or taken ill at work. These Regulations apply to all workplaces including those with less than five employees and to the self-employed.
What is ‘adequate and appropriate’ will depend on the circumstances in the workplace. This includes whether trained first-aiders are needed, what should be included in a first-aid box and if a first-aid room is required. Employers should carry out an assessment of first-aid needs to determine what to provide.
The Regulations do not place a legal duty on employers to make first-aid provision for non-employees such as the public or children in schools. However, HSE (Health & Safety Executive) strongly recommends that non-employees are included in an assessment of first-aid needs and that provision is made for them.
More information related to the First Aid are covered in the comprehensive booklet by the HSE. Please click on the link for the pdf file. www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg214.pdf
The length of each course can be found on its individual page.
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Following the link below will take you to the British Red Cross website which tells you everything you need to know about the right first aid course for you, whether you are looking for training to be an appointed person or a first aider.
www.redcrossfirstaidtraining.co.uk/News-and-legislation/First-aid-legal-requirements.aspx
NPLQ is governed by the RLSS and NARS is governed by the STA. The NPLQ is a more recognised qualification in swimming pools.