Workplace First Aid &
Safety Training
Delivered by a Specialist Paramedic & Clinical Educator
Helping organisations meet workplace compliance requirements with practical emergency response training
Courses & Services
This is a one-day course lasting at least 6 contact hours — exactly what the HSE expects to ensure your team can respond effectively to workplace emergencies.
During this time, we cover all key topics from the HSE syllabus, including:
• CPR & AED (defibrillator use)
• Recovery position
• Choking
• Bleeding & shock
• Minor injuries
• Responsibilities & reporting
Who is this for?
Our comprehensive Emergency First Aid at Work course is perfect for:
• Small to medium businesses wanting to meet HSE first aid requirements flexibly
• Office teams, retail staff, and frontline customer service roles
• Hospitality venues, gyms and leisure centres needing trained on-site responders
• Self-employed professionals and contractors seeking practical first aid confidence
• Teams looking for a hands-on, scenario-based alternative to standard training
Certification & Renewal (Compliance)
Validity: Certificates are valid for 3 years from the date of completion.
Refresher: HSE recommends that first aiders complete annual refresher training to keep skills up to date. Approx 3 hrs.
Requalification: At the end of 3 years, the whole 1-day EFAW course must be retaken to remain a certified first aider.
Delivered by an HCPC-registered Specialist Paramedic and Clinical Educator, this course is practical, hands-on and built around real scenarios — so your staff finish the day feeling genuinely prepared, not just box-ticked.
The full HSE First Aid at Work course provides comprehensive training for higher-risk workplaces or larger teams. Across three days, delegates gain the confidence and competence to manage a wide range of first aid emergencies, from everyday incidents to serious conditions.
Topics covered include:
- Adult CPR & AED (defibrillator use)
- Recovery position and unconscious casualty management
- Choking and airway obstruction
- Severe bleeding, shock, wounds and burns
- Fractures, sprains and musculoskeletal injuries
- Seizures, diabetes, asthma and anaphylaxis
- Eye injuries and head injuries
- Responsibilities, reporting and record keeping
Who is this for?
Workplaces identified as higher risk in a First Aid Needs Assessment
Construction, manufacturing, warehouses, and large offices
Care homes, schools, and organisations with significant staff or public interaction
Certification & Renewal (Compliance)
Validity: Certificates are valid for 3 years.
Refresher: HSE recommends annual refresher training (1 day)
Requalification: Within the last 3 months of the certificate’s validity, staff can take a 2-day FAW requalification course instead of repeating the full 3-day course. If they let it lapse, they must do the full 3 days again.
Delivered by an HCPC-registered Specialist Paramedic and Clinical Educator, this 3-day course goes beyond basic requirements to ensure staff are prepared to manage both minor and major incidents confidently.
Duration: 2.5 hours
This practical session is ideal for parents, grandparents, and caregivers who want to be better prepared for emergencies at home or in the community.
You’ll learn how to respond to common childhood incidents, including choking, burns, bleeding, and unresponsiveness.
Duration: 2 hours
Learn life-saving skills that could make the difference in a cardiac emergency. This course covers CPR for adults and children, recovery position, and how to safely use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
Perfect for workplaces, gyms, and community settings.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Designed for educational settings, this short refresher reinforces essential CPR skills and basic emergency response protocols, ensuring that staff remain confident and capable in emergencies involving students or colleagues.
Duration: 2 hours
This focused session explores how to manage severe bleeding, wounds, and traumatic injuries using bleeding control kits, dressings, and tourniquets.
Includes case study scenarios and practical demonstration of techniques.
Duration: 3 hours
Tailored for domiciliary and care home staff, this course teaches how to respond confidently to a range of health emergencies in vulnerable individuals, including unconsciousness, seizures, falls, and diabetic issues.
Duration: 2 hours
A critical course for anyone working in environments where hygiene and health protection are paramount.
Topics include hand hygiene, PPE use, transmission risks, and outbreak prevention.
Duration: 3 hours
Essential knowledge for those working with hazardous substances and chemicals, combined with clear guidance on what must be reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).
Includes practical tips on COSHH assessments, proper labelling, record keeping, and how these tie into your workplace risk management and legal duties.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Learn how to move and handle people and loads safely to reduce injury risk.
Covers theoretical and practical aspects of lifting techniques, posture, and workplace ergonomics — ideal for care and support staff.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Understand your responsibilities under safeguarding legislation and the Mental Capacity Act.
This course covers signs of abuse, how to report concerns, and working within legal frameworks to protect vulnerable individuals.
Duration: 2 hours
This session equips lone workers, carers, and frontline staff with strategies to stay safe, manage confrontation, and defuse escalating behaviour. A blend of risk awareness and practical de-escalation techniques.
Duration: 2 hours
An engaging overview of key workplace risks, responsibilities, and safety measures.
This course supports compliance and fosters a safer work environment in sectors such as retail, hospitality, and health and social care.
Compliance & Certification
All courses are delivered by a qualified HCPC-registered Specialist Paramedic and Clinical Educator designed in line with current HSE guidance and Resuscitation UK Council best practice.
Certificates of attendance are issued directly by DA Medical Services to support your organisations training records and due diligence requirements
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