Level 3 FAW Refresher

Our course focus is

• The Aims & Priorities of First Aid
• Chain of Survival
• Laws & Legislation
• Concussion
• Burns & Scalds
• Communication
• Protection from Infection
• Wounds & Bleeding
• Recognition of Illness
• Drowning
• Basic Life Support
• Shock
• Poisoning
• Unconscious Casualty
• Casualty Examination
• Recovery Position
• Head Injury
• And many more First Aid Principles

On successful completion of the syllabus, each student will be able to demonstrate that they are able to:

• act safely, promptly and effectively with emergencies at work
• use first aid equipment, including the contents of a first aid box
• understand the duties of employers and the legal framework
• maintain simple factual records on what they have done with regard to any treatment or management of an emergency
• recognise the importance of personal hygiene in first aid procedures.

They will also be able to deal with a casualty who:

• requires cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• is unconscious
• is bleeding or wounded
• is suffering from shock
• is suffering from an injury to bones, muscles or joints
• has been burned or scalded
• has an eye injury
• has been overcome by gas or fumes; or may have been poisoned or exposed to a harmful substance.

They will be able to:

• recognise major illnesses and take appropriate action
• recognise minor illnesses and take appropriate action
• manage the transportation of a casualty, as required by the circumstances of the workplace

Please note it is mandatory for all candidates to hold or achieve a First Aid at Work or First Person on Scene qualification when applying for your SIA license.

You must provide:

• Two identity documents from group A. At least one document must show your current address and at least one document must show your date of birth.

Or

• One identity document from group A and two documents from group B. At least one document must show your current address and at least one document must show your date of birth.

Group A

• If you are a UK passport holder, your passport number entered on the application form. You do not need to submit the actual passport.
• Signed valid passport of any other nationality.
• Signed valid UK photo driving licence (both parts of the full or provisional licence are required)
• UK original birth certificate issued within 12 months of birth
• UK biometric residence permit

Group B

• Valid EU photo ID card.
• Valid UK firearms licence with photo
• Signed valid UK paper driving licence.
• Marriage certificate or Civil Partnership certificate, with translation if not in English.
• UK birth certificate issued more than 12 months after date of birth, but not a photocopy.
• Non-UK birth certificate, with translation if not in English.
• UK adoption certificate
• P45 statement of income for tax purposes on leaving a job issued in the last 12 months.
• P60 annual statement of income for tax purposes issued in the last 12 months.
• Bank or building society statement issued to your current address, less than three months old. You can use more than one statement as long as each is issued by a different bank or building society.
• Mortgage statement issued in the last 12 months.
• Utility bill (gas, electric, telephone, water, satellite, cable) issued to your current address within the last three months. You can only submit one utility bill in support of your application.
• Pension, endowment or ISA statement issued in last 12 months.
• British work permit or visa issued in last 12 months.
• Letter from H.M. Revenue & Customs, Department of Work and Pensions, employment service, or local authority issued within the last three months. You can submit more than one letter as long as each is issued by a different Government department or a different local authority.
• A credit card statement sent to your current address within the last three months. You can submit more than one statement as long as each is issued by a different issuer.
• Council Tax statement issued in the last 12 months.
• Child benefit book issued in last 12 months.