FAW+F Course

[N1ck]

Any spaces available on a 3 day First Aid at Work course ideally with +F. In the past I have arranged my own course and booked a trainer but all the people I trained with last time have moved away or changed jobs. Based in Oxfordshire but willing to travel.

 

Cheers, Nick

[spuddog0507]

21 minutes ago, N1ck said:

Any spaces available on a 3 day First Aid at Work course ideally with +F. In the past I have arranged my own course and booked a trainer but all the people I trained with last time have moved away or changed jobs. Based in Oxfordshire but willing to travel.

 

Cheers, Nick

Can i ask why a 3 day course ? we have only ever done a 1 day course with +F and thats for one of the UKs major forestry companies, if you have done the course/ticket before you will only need 1 day, dont let people tell you that you need a 3 day course as there is some people out there that will just take your money off you, we do ours with a small company called Lakes first aide and obviously based in the lake district which is  under an hour traveling for us, 2-3 of us go and its £70 for the day and certificate,

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

The 3-day First Aid at Work course is not obligatory. The requirement is to do a FA 'needs assessment' and train etc. accordingly.

 

Hence, for the majority of operational staff the 1-day 'industry specific' (+F) course is suitable. Many FA providers offer this ow often labelled as EFAW for Tree Surgeons or similar, and usually include the '+F' suffix on the certificate.

 

Paul

[Kerry BCA]

Hi, we, at BCA Landbased Training in Berkshire, run a one day EFAW+F course once a month.

Our next course, with availability is on the 29th June.  If you're interested, either ring us on 01628827317 or you can email me on [email protected].

More information can be found on our website 

BCA Landbased Training - BCA

WWW.BCA.AC.UK

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We can help you manage the environment through our extensive training program covering forestry, arboriculture...

 

 

[Joe Newton]

17 hours ago, N1ck said:

Any spaces available on a 3 day First Aid at Work course ideally with +F. In the past I have arranged my own course and booked a trainer but all the people I trained with last time have moved away or changed jobs. Based in Oxfordshire but willing to travel.

 

Cheers, Nick

Danny Ball runs a 1 day course from Coventry which should be fairly close. MediArb on Instagram. Ex army medic and tree worker. Sound bloke.

 

He also sells decent Trauma kits in a tuff box which I bought too. 

[Tilio-acerion]

9 hours ago, AA Teccie (Paul) said:

The 3-day First Aid at Work course is not obligatory. The requirement is to do a FA 'needs assessment' and train etc. accordingly.

 

Hence, for the majority of operational staff the 1-day 'industry specific' (+F) course is suitable. Many FA providers offer this ow often labelled as EFAW for Tree Surgeons or similar, and usually include the '+F' suffix on the certificate.

 

Paul

However, within an FA assessment if you are working in remoter sites (which could  cover many things not roadside) then you could easily need to keep a casualty alive for a longer period before help arrives. Hence the need for FAW+F if you’re using saws, tree felling etc in such a scenario.

[N1ck]

I am an NPTC chainsaw assessor and I am required to hold FAW in order to carry out assessments. Ironically, it doesn't specify that it must be + F but that makes it more industry specific - crush injuries, major bleeding, Lyme's disease.