First aid courses

[treedweller]

What lvl of first aid is required for site clearance work?? I looked on red cross website and there are a few different courses from billy basic starting at £60 right upto first in the workplace which is £350!! I was hoping it's the first one lol I was on a site at Walton summit in Preston last week and the hoops we had to jump through with site inductions and the likes was unreal and if it wasn't for the fact that i had a copy of my nptc's on my phone none of us would have got on site!! As it stood i was the only one felling while the other two where feeding the 12" chipper on the back of the tractor.

[swinny]

Was it your first site clearance? You should know what they want which suggests it was your first? Some sites will differ but most sites want same docs each and every job you do.

[treedweller]

Nope thats why i had a copy of my nptc's on my phone. This was a royal mail site so was way more anal than most places but it seems to be the way everything is going. I'm looking to consentrate on being a full time subby as i don't mind traveling and domestic arb is a hiding to nothing around me. Thats why i want to get the more desirable tickets contractors are looking for. Also thinking about doing my PTS tickets too.

[Arboreal]

It depends who you are looking to work with - for example with the Forestry Commission you need a first aid cert that is forestry or arb related. There are specific forestry/arb courses available - I can't remember names off hand but you should be able to google them and they often advertise in the arb mags and the Forestry Contractors association journal. A good first aid kit will also help with audits and is just good 'insurance' if you get what I mean. Arb-aid is a great wee kit that covers everything you need and I know that the guy that devised the them is developing arb specific courses but I don't think he's finalised them yet.

[treedweller]

It depends who you are looking to work with - for example with the Forestry Commission you need a first aid cert that is forestry or arb related. There are specific forestry/arb courses available - I can't remember names off hand but you should be able to google them and they often advertise in the arb mags and the Forestry Contractors association journal. A good first aid kit will also help with audits and is just good 'insurance' if you get what I mean. Arb-aid is a great wee kit that covers everything you need and I know that the guy that devised the them is developing arb specific courses but I don't think he's finalised them yet.

 

Great info :thumbup1: I'll be sure to look out for that course.

[treequip]

The HSE guidance says that first aid provision should be appropriate to numbers and risk, for example an office environment would rank a lot lower risk than a site clearance.

[Arboreal]

Great info :thumbup1: I'll be sure to look out for that course.

 

http://www.arbaid.co.uk

 

That's the link for the arb-aid website - the guy's name is Greig Sutherland and he is really helpful. He might also be able to recommend some courses for you