HSE RSS feeds » First aid at work http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates about health and safety from the Health and Safety Executive Wed, 16 May 2012 15:00:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Electric Shock: poster – First aid procedures http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/electric-shock-poster.htm?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:30:08 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/electric-shock-poster.htm This poster gives basic advice on first-aid procedures if someone has an electric shock at work. This poster is not a substitute for effective first-aid training.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/electric-shock-poster.htm/feed/ Frequently asked questions – RIDDOR, PPE, temperature at work… http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/index.htm?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:30:19 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/index.htm This page provides answers to HSE’s commonly asked questions about health and safety,covering such topics as Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR), Personal protective equipment, temperature at work…

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/index.htm/feed/ INDG214: First aid at work – Your questions answered http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg214.htm?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:30:07 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg214.htm This leaflet answers some basic questions about first-aid provision at work including: What is first aid at work?, What is emergency first aid at work?, What do first-aid regulations require of me?, First-aid box / kit contents and What is a first aider?

 The leaflet also includes a checklist of points to consider when setting out first-aid provision in your organisation.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg214.htm/feed/ First aid at work – Your top questions answered http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/faqs.htm?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:32:02 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/faqs.htm Some of the most common first aid at work related health and safety questions

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/faqs.htm/feed/ Health and safety made simple – Make first aid, accidents and ill health arrangements http://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/firstaid.htm?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:30:15 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/firstaid.htm You must have first-aid arrangements in your workplace. You are responsible for making sure that your employees receive immediate attention if they are taken ill or are injured at work.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/firstaid.htm/feed/ First aid at work eBulletin – Subscribe now http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/subscribe.htm?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:33:30 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/subscribe.htm Keep up to date with the latest news and information on first aid via a free regular email bulletin, subscribe now.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/subscribe.htm/feed/ First aid at work – What employers need to do http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/what-employers-need-to-do.htm?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:25:32 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/what-employers-need-to-do.htm You must have first-aid arrangements in your workplace. You are responsible for making sure that your employees receive immediate attention if they are taken ill or are injured at work.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/what-employers-need-to-do.htm/feed/ First aid at work – What is a first-aider? http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/first-aider.htm?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:30:00 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/first-aider.htm A first-aider is someone who has undertaken training and has a qualification that HSE approves.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/first-aider.htm/feed/ First aid at work – Approved training organisations http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/approved-training.htm?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:30:59 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/approved-training.htm The lists provided via the links at the bottom of this page contain training organisations currently approved by HSE to deliver: First aid at work (FAW) and emergency first aid at work (EFAW) courses for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 and Offshore first aid and offshore medic courses for the purposes of the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (First-Aid) Regulations 1989.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/approved-training.htm/feed/ Accessing FAAMS after 30th September 2011 http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/whats-new/accessing-faams.htm?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:26:27 +0000 HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/whats-new/accessing-faams.htm This update highlights the impact of the announcement HSE made on May 10th 2011 regarding how enquiries on health and safety issues will be managed from 1st October 2011.

]]> http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/whats-new/accessing-faams.htm/feed/ Basic advice on first aid at work http://books.hse.gov.uk/hse/public/saleproduct.jsf?catalogueCode=9780717664351?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:30:45 +0000 HSE http://books.hse.gov.uk/hse/public/saleproduct.jsf?catalogueCode=9780717664351 Revised leaflet. Contains basic advice on first aid procedures. Aimed primarily at shop floor workers. It could be distributed in part by voluntary aid societies and other training organisations responsible for first aid training.

]]> http://books.hse.gov.uk/hse/public/saleproduct.jsf?catalogueCode=9780717664351/feed/ FAQs – How many first aiders do I require? http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/07/08/faqs-%e2%80%93-how-many-first-aiders-do-i-require/?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:00:31 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/07/08/faqs-%e2%80%93-how-many-first-aiders-do-i-require/ The findings of your first-aid needs assessment will help you decide how many first-aiders are required. There are no hard and fast rules on exact numbers and you will need to take into account all the relevant circumstances of your particular workplace.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/07/08/faqs-%e2%80%93-how-many-first-aiders-do-i-require/feed/ First aid at work newsletter – Issue 10 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/06/03/first-aid-at-work-newsletter-%e2%80%93-issue-10/?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:00:34 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/06/03/first-aid-at-work-newsletter-%e2%80%93-issue-10/ In this issue of HSE’s newsletter for first aid at work training providers:Educational Qualifications, Third Party Relationships, FAW requalification courses, Offshore First Aid and Offshore Medic Training Providers, Record Management, FAW Assessment, Amendment of Certificate of Approval and Updates on Advice on QA systems and First Aid Protocols.

View June 2010 issue of HSE’s First aid at work newsletter

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/06/03/first-aid-at-work-newsletter-%e2%80%93-issue-10/feed/ First aid at work newsletter – Issue 9 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/03/25/first-aid-at-work-newsletter-%e2%80%93-issue-9/?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:23:37 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/03/25/first-aid-at-work-newsletter-%e2%80%93-issue-9/ This issue of the newsletter for first aid at work training providers updates you on; overseas training, fees for 2010/11, post-approval monitoring visits, questions about the new FAW and EFAW courses, a first aid at work assessment tool and the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981.

View First aid at work newsletter – Issue 9

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/03/25/first-aid-at-work-newsletter-%e2%80%93-issue-9/feed/ Guidance for awarding bodies offering an accredited qualification in Emergency First Aid at Work http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/01/20/guidance-for-awarding-bodies-offering-an-accredited-qualification-in-emergency-first-aid-at-work/?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:00:50 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/01/20/guidance-for-awarding-bodies-offering-an-accredited-qualification-in-emergency-first-aid-at-work/ The document: ‘Training standard for delivery of emergency first aid at work (FAW) courses for the purposes of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 – A guide for awarding bodies’ has been made available on HSE’s website.

View FAW awarding bodies guidance

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2010/01/20/guidance-for-awarding-bodies-offering-an-accredited-qualification-in-emergency-first-aid-at-work/feed/ Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/15/health-and-safety-first-aid-regulations-1981/?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:00:35 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/15/health-and-safety-first-aid-regulations-1981/ The Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 amended Regulation 3 of the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 by adding the following paragraph:

“Any first-aid room provided pursuant to this regulation shall be easily accessible to stretchers and to any other equipment needed to convey patients to and from the room and be sign-posted…”

View amendment to the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/15/health-and-safety-first-aid-regulations-1981/feed/ First aid at work assessment tool http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/09/first-aid-at-work-assessment-tool/?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:08:49 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/09/first-aid-at-work-assessment-tool/ The tool is designed to help employers determine the number and type of first-aid personnel to provide in their workplace.

To use the tool, you need to enter information on the degree of hazard and number of employees in your workplace. It will then suggest the number and type of first-aid personnel to provide at all times people are at work. A series of questions then highlights additional factors that could influence your overall first-aid provision.

View the First aid at work assessment tool

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/12/09/first-aid-at-work-assessment-tool/feed/ First aid at work newsletter issue 8 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/26/first-aid-at-work-newsletter-issue-8/?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:35:44 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/26/first-aid-at-work-newsletter-issue-8/ First aid at work newsletter issue 8 for November updates (FAW) training providers on:

  • revised Schedules for your Certificate of Approval;
  • Epipens;
  • changes to firstaid training;
  • Memorandum of Understanding between HSE and HSENI;
  • trainer/assessor portfolios;
  • timing of Certificate renewals and postapproval monitoring visits.

View First aid at work newsletter issue 8 – November 2009

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/11/26/first-aid-at-work-newsletter-issue-8/feed/ First aid at work – new training regime comes into force http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/01/first-aid-at-work-new-training-regime-comes-into-force/?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:30:42 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/01/first-aid-at-work-new-training-regime-comes-into-force/ New training legislation comes into force from 1 October, this includes revised guidance for employers and revised guidance for first aid training organisations.

View the revised first aid at work guidance

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/01/first-aid-at-work-new-training-regime-comes-into-force/feed/ Certificate of Approval issued to HSE approved training organisations http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/01/certificate-of-approval-issued-to-hse-approved-training-organisations/?eban=rss-first-aid-at-work Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:00:59 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/01/certificate-of-approval-issued-to-hse-approved-training-organisations/ Revised guidance for first aid training organisations, incorporating the changes to first aid training, is now available. The changes have required revision of the Certificate of Approval issued to HSE approved training organisations so it covers both first aid at work and emergency first aid at work.

View revised guidance for first aid training organisations

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