Changes to First Aid Training

08/12/2009

As of the 1st October 2009 it has become a legal requirement for all employers to undertake a First Aid Needs Assessment.

The Approved Code of Practice, the law behind the first aid at work regulations says "An employer should make an assessment of first aid needs appropriate to the circumstances of each workplace".

On the 1st October 2009 the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) introduced new guidance on undertaking a first aid needs assessment. The updated guidance has seen the introduction of a new HSE approved 1 day Emergency First Aid at Work course to replace the current Appointed Persons course and a new 3 day First Aid at Work course.

The qualifications of all First Aiders trained under the current system (before October 2009) will remain valid and can be counted in the new first aid needs assessment.

A comprehensive guide to the new first aid needs assessment and examples assessments are available to download using the link below:

www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/legislation.htm

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