Become a Fully Trained First Aider in Your High-Risk Workplace. Perfect for learning all of the essentials and more!
The ProTrainings First Aid at Work Level 3 (VTQ) qualification (FAW) for high-risk environments is ideal for businesses whose risk assessment has identified that they require a fully trained first aider for their workplace and they are at high risk of excessive bleeding accidents. This version includes training in Tourniquets and Haemostatic dressings.
The SIA will accept this training certificate for those seeking employment in the door supervision and security guard sector.
All courses are delivered, evaluated and quality assured to meet the new guidelines set out by the HSE and meet the requirements of the First Aid at Work (First Aid) regulations 1981.
All our first aid courses fully meet the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021 as per the HSE requirements. ProTrainings Vocational Training Qualifications (VTQ) are fully recognised by the HSE as Trade Body Qualifications.
This course must be at least 18 contact hours and run over a minimum of 3 days and the certificate is valid for 3 years. To renew you need to attend a 12 contact hour 2-day FAW requalification course.
In May 2016 the HSE and Awarding Organisations announced that computer-based blended training is now allowed for all workplace first aid courses. You can now become a fully qualified First Aider in the workplace, with two days of classroom training after completing this online course. Reduce your training and travel costs by using our engaging, blended online video-based course. Learn at your pace, one to one with your instructor at a time that suits you.
This blended FAW course meets all of the requirements under the HSE and Awarding Organisations and is available as a ProTrainings or Regulated Qualification.
A modern approach to training backed up by years of experience providing online, blended and classroom courses. Clear, concise and engaging, when you choose ProTrainings you reduce the cost, not the quality of your training.
Candidates completing our FAW courses receive access to our video library for refreshing skills and reference
The HSE strongly recommend that all first aiders complete an annual first aid refresher courses and our online course meets this requirement.
Please note that learners undertaking a ProTrainings Trainings Course have the option to choose to take a regulated qualification. The ProTrainings First Aid at Work Qualification is accepted by TQUK as a qualification for first aid instructors who wish to offer their regulated qualifications. This is because it meets all of the required learning outcomes and due diligence.
Please be advised that the classroom course has a minimum age requirement of 14.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
- Factories
- Manufacturing
- Construction and Building
- Forestry (see also our FAW Forestry course)
- High-risk businesses
- Agriculture
- Outdoor Pursuits and Exploring
- Any workplace where a higher level of training is required and a higher risk environment
This course comes with 18.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
Unit 1: Emergency First Aid in the Workplace (credit can be given in some cases if already completed recently)
1. Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider
- 1.1 Identify the role and responsibilities of a first aider
- 1.2 Identify how to minimise the risk of infection to self and others
- 1.3 Identify the need for consent to provide first aid
2. Be able to assess an incident
- 2.1 Conduct a scene survey
- 2.2 Conduct a primary survey of a casualty
- 2.3 Summon appropriate assistance when necessary
3. Be able to provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty
- 3.1 Identify when to administer Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- 3.2 Demonstrate CPR using a manikin
- 3.3 Justify when to place a casualty into the recovery position
- 3.4 Demonstrate how to place a casualty into the recovery position
- 3.5 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is experiencing a seizure
4. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is choking
- 4.1 Identify when choking is: - mild - severe
- 4.2 Demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty who is choking
5. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding
- 5.1 Identify the severity of external bleeding
- 5.2 Demonstrate control of external bleeding
6. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty who is in shock
- 6.1 Recognise a casualty who is suffering from shock
6.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock
7. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with minor injuries
- 7.1 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with: - small cuts - grazes - bruises - small splinters
- 7.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with minor burns and scalds
Unit 2: Recognition and Management of Illness and Injury in the Workplace
1. Be able to conduct a secondary survey
- 1.1 Identify the information to be collected when gathering a casualty history
- 1.2 Demonstrate how to conduct a head to toe survey
2. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected injuries to bones, muscles and joints
- 2.1 Recognise suspected fractures, dislocations, strains and sprains
- 2.2 Identify how to administer first aid for fractures, dislocations, strains and sprains
- 2.3 Demonstrate how to apply a support sling and an elevated sling
3. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected head and spinal injuries
- 3.1 Recognise a suspected head injury and spinal injury
- 3.2 Identify how to administer first aid for a suspected head injury
- 3.3 Demonstrate how to administer first aid for a suspected spinal injury
4. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected chest injury
- 4.1 Recognise a suspected: Flail chest / penetrating chest injury
- 4.2 Identify how to administer first aid for a Flail chest / penetrating chest injury
5. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with burns and scolds
- 5.1 Identify the factors that affect the severity of burns and scalds
- 5.2 Identify how to administer first aid for burns involving: dry heat/wet heat/electricity/chemicals
6. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with an eye injury
- 6.1 Identify how to administer first aid for eye injuries involving: Dust/chemicals/embedded objects
7. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning
- 7.1 Identify the routes that poisons can take to enter the body
- 7.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty affected by sudden poisoning
- 7.3 Identify sources of information for treating those affected by sudden poisoning
- ProTrainings - COVID-19 Update on CPR from the UK Resus Council
- Student Manual (V8.7) - Workplace First Aid
- AED infographic will guide you through the steps
- Adult CPR Flowchart
- Adult CPR Flowchart handout/poster
- Asthma UK weblink
- BOC Oxygen kit leaflet for medical
- CR2 AED user manual to learn more about this unit. For more information contact us.
- Cardiac Science G3 user manual
- Catastrophic bleeding and trauma First Aid Guidance From ProTrainings
- Celox haemostatic leaflet
- Celox leaflet on haeostatic dressings
- Child CPR Flowchart
- Child CPR Flowchart handout/poster
- Clean hand techniques leaflet
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) link to the NHS website
- Dutch - Student manual
- Emerade - Package leaflet: Information for the user
- EpiPen Guide
- EpiPen instruction leaflet
- EpiPen patient information sheet
- Epilepsy in Action Leaflet (register on www.epilepsy.org.uk)
- Essentials of health and safety at work link to HSE website
- Find a classroom course locally
- Find out what other courses are available as video online, blended and classroom courses nationally on our course finder
- First Aid and Social Distancing poster
- First Aid at Work Regulations 1981 HSE document
- Free student first aid program leaflet
- French - First Aid Plus student manual
- HSE 5 steps to Risk Assessing link to HSE website
- HSE guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 19
- HeartSine 350 Information Leaflet
- Heartsine 350 AED unit
- Heartsine 500 AED unit
- Hindi - First Aid Plus student manual
- Home Emergency Contact Sheet
- How to register to call EMS by text
- How to use Celox A
- How to use Celox gauze
- How to use Celox granules
- IPAD SP1 AED Owners Leaflet
- Infant CPR Flowchart
- Infant CPR Flowchart handout/poster
- Italian - Student manual
- Jext Product Data Sheets
- Jext patient Information Sheet
- Lifepac CR2 AED Data Sheet
- Link to our Concussion ad Brain injury course in association with Headway, a head injury charity
- Link to the HSE website
- Meningitis Now website with many leaflets and resources link
- NHS Choices Web link
- Nilaqua Hand Wash leaflet
- Oxygen User Instructions - Gas rentals are available from ProTrainings, contact us for more information
- Oxygen and Analgesic gases from ProTrainings
- Personal Medical Information Sheet
- Polish - Student manual
- ProTrainings - Using an AED Leaflet
- ProTrainings Defibrillator eGuide
- RIDDOR link to the HSE guide
- Regulated - COVID 19 Pre-Screen Student Evaluation Form
- STAT Tourniquet leaflet - for humans and pets
- Spanish - Student manual
- Step by Step Guide to COSHH HSE Guide - Link to HSE website
- Student Manual (V7.0) - First Aid - Arabic
- Student Manual (V7.0) - First Aid - Spanish
- Student Manual (V8.3) - Pierwsza Pomoc w Pracy Ksiazka studenta - Polish
- Student Manual (V8.6) - Anatomy and Physiology Human Body
- Student Manual (V8.6) - First Aid - Welsh
- Student Manual V8.6 - First Aid - Dutch
- Student Manual V8.6 - First Aid - Portuguese
- Student manual V8.6 - First Aid - French
- Student manual V8.6 - First Aid - Ukrainian
- Student manual V8.6 - First Aid Manual Italian
- UK Resus The Use of Automated External Defibrillators
- Ukrainian - Student manual
- Visit the First Aid Show free for first aid and medical videos
- Web link to the Joint Epilepsy Council website - JEC
- Workplace Accident Book
- Workplace Emergency Contact Sheet
- Woundclot - haemostatic gauze for all types of bleeding
- Zoll AED Plus user guide
What is CPD and why is having Certified CPD important?
CPD stands for Continuous Professional Development and is required in many business sectors. Even if you do not require a set CPD credit level, having Certifed CPD ensures the quality of training. ProTrainings are the highest gold standard of CPD ensuring that all courses are externally verified and mapped to the highest levels.
What is "SCORM ready" and will courses run on a LMS?
SCORM Ready means that online courses can run on any compatible Learning Management System (LMS). SCORM courses run seamlessly on your existing LMS system without a separate login so staff only login using the existing company system. ProTrainings online courses have an advanced SCORM ready system to give more features than any other company.
Do I receive a certificate after completing your online training?
Yes, when you complete the online course you will be able to download and print a compliant completion certificate, evidenced-based learning statement to confirm course content and a certified CPD statement. There is no extra charge for the certificate. You can also buy a printed certificate to be posted to you for a small extra fee.
What training courses do you offer and how are they delivered?
We offer a full range of training courses across all business sectors as video online, blended and nationwide at your business or our local training centres. With over 350 courses you can learn at a time and place that meets your busy schedules and save money on travel and costs away from the office.
Are your courses Endorsed?
Yes, all ProTrainings courses are Endorsed by TQUK in addition to other approvals and endorsements to give you a quality compliant qualification for your courses whatever delivery method you take.
Why do I need accredited training courses?
Whether you are employed, running a business or taking training for other reasons, you need to ensure the course is trustworthy and will pass due diligence checks. Taking courses that are accredited gives you peace of mind of the quality, compliance and that your certificate will be accepted. Choosing ISO companies to ensure they are externally verified.
Are courses all online or can I take a blended or class course locally?
Most of our courses are available as online or classroom-based at a training centre locally. We can also send an instructor to your business to save travel and tailor the course to your business. To save time and money you can take most courses in a blended format with online and class training.
