Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work

On completion of training, successful candidates should be competent in:

• Understanding the role of the first aider including reference to the use of available equipment and the need for recording incidents and actions
• Understanding the importance of basic hygiene in first-aid procedures
• Assessing the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency
• Administering first aid to a casualty who is unconscious and/or in seizure
• Administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Administering first aid to a casualty who is wounded or bleeding and/or in shock
• Administering first aid to a casualty who is choking
• Providing appropriate first aid for minor injuries
• Emergency First Aid at Work (see Appendix 3)
• Recognising the presence of major illness and applying general first aid principles in its management

In addition, candidates should be able to demonstrate the correct first-aid management of:

• Soft tissue injuries
• Injuries to bones including suspected spinal injuries
• Chest injuries
• Burns and scalds
• Eye injuries including how to irrigate an eye
• Sudden poisoning and anaphylactic shock