Over 500,000 non-fatal injuries happen in UK workplaces each year

  • Health & Safety
  • 40 languages
  • 20m

Learning outcomes

  • Learn about and understand the First Aid Regulations 1981
  • Understand as the First Aid Appointed person what your role and responsibilities are
  • Learn what information you need to gather to inform the emergency services

Covered in this Appointed Person First Aid course

Course contents

This First Aid Appointed Person training course is broken down into 2 sections

  1. 1
    Health and Safety Requirements
  2. 2
    Dealing with an Emergency

About this course

For many smaller low-risk companies, the legal minimum for first aid provision is to have someone in their company who simply looks after first aid – this is the First Aid Appointed Person.

Over 600,000 non-fatal injuries happen in the workplace each year in the UK – it is therefore essential that there is at least one person available at all times to deal with any potential accidents and injuries.

Our First Aid Appointed Person training programme explains exactly what the role of First Aid Appointed Person requires a member of staff to do, as well as introducing best practices in the event of an accident or injury at work and managing first aid kits.

It is intended that our programme is used alongside First Aid Requirements in the Workplace (including RIDDOR). This programme will indicate the need for a first aid appointed person, as well as explain the benefits to your organisation – A free trial and online demo available.

This First Aid Appointed Person online training course only provides awareness education. Face-to-face training would be needed in addition in order to complete all-round skills and knowledge to be able to carry this forward practically in your organisation.

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The importance of First Aid Appointed Person Training

It's important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation and employees.

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Italian
German
Romanian
French
Polish
Lithuanian

First Aid Appointed Person certificate

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Each of our courses ends with a multiple-choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.

This First-Aid Appointed Person training course concludes with a 10-question multiple-choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questions guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.

As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.

What does my certificate include?

Your First Aid Appointed Person Training Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.

Please note if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these in your host LMS yourself.

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Why is First Aid Appointed Person training important?

Compliance

It’s important to comply with the law and know how it affects you and the way you work.

The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 requires employers to:

  • Provide adequate and appropriate first aid equipment
  • Provide adequate and appropriate first aid facilities
  • Provide adequate and appropriate first aid personnel
  • Provide Risk Assessments
  • Inform Employees of the First Aid arrangements

An employer shall provide, or ensure that there are provided, such equipment and facilities as are adequate and appropriate in the circumstances for enabling first-aid to be rendered to his employees if they are injured or become ill at work.

The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, Section 3 (1)

The legal minimum requirement is that someone is appointed to look after first aid requirements. They are not required to administer first aid and so do not need full first aid training, but they must be present to take charge if someone is injured or becomes ill at work. The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 must be followed by ALL workplaces, including those with fewer than 5 employees.

What are the benefits of First Aid Appointed Person Training Positive Impact on Organisations and Their Employees Aside from complying with the law, First Aid Appointed Person Training has many other benefits for organisations and their employees. These benefits include: Improved Safety and Security First Aid Appointed Person Training can help create a safer and more secure workplace. By having trained personnel available, employees can feel safer knowing that there is someone who can help them in case of an emergency. This can help reduce workplace accidents and injuries, as well as the number of days employees miss work due to injury or illness. Increased Employee Confidence and Job Satisfaction Having trained personnel in first aid can also increase employee confidence and job satisfaction. Employees are more likely to feel valued and cared for by their employer if they know that their safety and well-being are a top priority. This can lead to a more positive work environment, increased morale, and improved employee retention rates.

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