First Aid/Emergency Procedures

[madmatt]

Ok in light of Vdubs post the other day about his mates accident I wondered,

 

How many of you hold first aid certificates and what types?

 

Have you attended any of the following,

 

First aid at work 4day course

Appointed person 1 day

Serious injury first aid 1 day to supplement one of the above,

 

I've done all three over the years due mainly to previous employers paying for them, It also set me thinking how many of you send your lads/lasses out with an emergency plan attached to the job sheet? I.e local hospital details, the OS grid referance of the site they are working etc?

 

And lastly I know a lot of you are employers so how many of you insist your employees have first aid tickets?

 

I'm afraid I won't consider anyone working for me if they haven't got a first aid ticket. If i get to employing staff full time this is the first course I'll send them on..

 

Just interested in how other folks see it and what they reckon.

[nuttyarb]

Did the St. Johns 4 day first aid course. A few months later a mate fell out of a tree and it definitely helped in the time it took for the ambulance to arrive having done the course. If anything, I think it helps to calm a bad situation.

[norma stitz]

St Johns 4 dayer as well. Used it a couple of times on the job but nothing dramatic. Glad to have it.

[kevwrenn]

got a 17 hour red cross one with lots of practical outdoor roleplay. needed it for mountain leadership with scouts but excellent course.

Kev.

[madmatt]

So do any of you have emergency plans with your job sheet? from your employers, Or do you supply them to your employees?

[RC0]

Mine is a medic first aid, took a couple of eveings to complete, others on the course were mostly diver's. It actually runs out pretty soon come to think of it.

[norma stitz]

So do any of you have emergency plans with your job sheet? from your employers, Or do you supply them to your employees?

 

Yep, masses cos its council! Heavier than the chipper!

[madmatt]

I was waiting for your reply! LOL! you want to see the Environment Agency's! I'm just wondering how many small firms issue them to their lads? I'm not a huge paperwork fan mine are just dead basic take 3-4mins to complete but give who ever is with me a step by step guide if there is an accident on site.

[norma stitz]

I was waiting for your reply! LOL! you want to see the Environment Agency's! I'm just wondering how many small firms issue them to their lads? I'm not a huge paperwork fan mine are just dead basic take 3-4mins to complete but give who ever is with me a step by step guide if there is an accident on site.

 

I'll bet EA is masses as well. Also bet that the basic stuff you do is a zillion times more usful than the library we cart around if anything does happen, need a quick refrence in a emergency situ and not to have to search through a contents first!!!

[bob]

all our 8 men have full first aid at work