Appointed Persons Emergency First Aid (1 day) Course
An Appointed Person is an employee who is trained to deal with First Aid incidents in their place of work. Their role is to summon help in the event of an incident and to give immediate assistance to a casualty until the arrival of the trained workplace first aider.
Their role also includes completion of paperwork and the replenishment of the first aid kit after the event.
An Appointed Person is not instead of, but in addition to a First Aid at Work qualified person.
On completion of the course, students will be able to carry out the above as well as:
- Perform Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation ( CPR )
- Complete a Primary Assessment on a conscious and unconscious casualty.
- Control Bleeding
- Deal with a choking casualty
- Recognise other acute medical conditions.
After sucessful completion of this course the student will receive a Emergency First Aid Certificate for Appointed Person. This certificate is recognised within the first Aid sector but is not currently validated by the H.S.E. This will take place in Oct 2009
Price Per Person: £ 65.00 plus VAT
What does the Health & Safety Executive say about 'Appointed Persons' See below the extract taken from http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/faqs.htm#app
What is an appointed person?
When an employer's first aid needs assessment identifies that a first aider is not necessary, the minimum requirement is to appoint a person to:
take charge when someone is injured or ill, including calling an ambulance if required;
look after the first aid equipment, eg restocking the first aid box.
Can appointed persons perform first aid, eg cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)?
Appointed persons should not attempt to give first aid for which they have not been trained.
Are appointed persons required to take an approved training course in first aid?
There are no legal requirements for appointed persons to have any approved training in order to carry out their responsibilities. However, there are courses available for appointed persons.