Construction Sector- First Aid at Work
Construction industry first aid training has almost unique requirements. For most sites they will need to: know how to call for help; know how to share their location with the emergency services; have a first aid kit; have trained first aiders. All but the smallest of sites require a formally trained first aider
Description
First aid at Work training for the construction industry.
The purpose of this standard is to provide the knowledge and skills to manage and treat an emergency first aid situation in the workplace.
By Health & Safety Executive (HSE) guidance L74 and the Health & Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981, the scope of this standard covers the following learning outcomes:
- types of first aid incidents on construction work sites and offices
- duties of employers, the self-employed, and first-aiders
- role of the first-aider, including cross-infection, recording incidents and actions, use of available equipment, assessing the situation; and acting safely, promptly, and effectively in an emergency
- first-aid equipment, kits, materials, and facilities
- regulations, exemptions, repeals, revocations, and modification
- how to administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure)
- how to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (including the use of a defibrillator)
- how to administer first aid to a casualty who is: choking, bleeding (minor and catastrophic), suffering from extreme temperatures, or in shock
- how to administer first aid for minor injuries including small cuts, grazes, bruises, minor burns, scalds, and small splinters
- how to administer first aid to a casualty with injuries to bones, muscles, and joints, including suspected spinal injuries; chest injuries; burns and scalds; eye injuries; sudden poisoning; head injuries; chemical inhalation; and anaphylactic shock
- describe the symptoms of major illnesses and provide first aid, including heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma, and diabetes.