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First Aid Needs Assessment A Complete UK Guide for Workplaces, Community Groups and Volunteers

First Aid Needs Assessment: A Complete UK Guide for Workplaces, Community Groups and Volunteers

A first aid needs assessment helps an organisation decide what first aid arrangements it should have in place to protect employees, volunteers, participants and visitors. Whether you run a business, manage a charity, organise community activities or work for yourself, understanding your first aid needs is an important part of preparing for accidents and medical […]

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Child and Baby CPR. How to Perform CPR on a Child or Infant

Child and Baby CPR: How to Perform CPR on a Child or Infant

Knowing child and baby CPR could help you save a young person’s life. Cardiac arrest in babies and children is uncommon, but when it happens, immediate action is vital. Unlike adults, cardiac arrest in children is often associated with a breathing or respiratory problem. This is why rescue breaths play such an important role in

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BS 8599-12019+A12026 What the New Workplace First Aid Standard Means for Employers

BS 8599-1:2019+A1:2026: What the New Workplace First Aid Standard Means for Employers

BS 8599-1:2019+A1:2026 is the updated British Standard covering workplace first aid kits and the provision of Automated External Defibrillators, or AEDs, in the workplace. Published in 2026, the amendment develops the previous 2019 standard and puts greater emphasis on employers considering their actual workplace risks when deciding what first aid provision they need. One of

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How to Become a First Aid Trainer and Instructor in the UK

How to Become a First Aid Trainer and Instructor in the UK

If you have experience in first aid and enjoy teaching people practical skills, becoming a first aid trainer can be a rewarding career or an additional source of income. However, completing a first aid course does not automatically qualify you to teach first aid. To become a first aid trainer in the UK, you normally

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Trainer in a high-visibility vest explains workplace first-aid training to a group, with a banner reading 'How Many First Aiders Does a Workplace Need?'.

How Many First Aiders Does a Workplace Need? HSE Guidance Explained

How many first aiders does a workplace need? It is one of the questions we are asked most often by businesses looking to arrange workplace first aid training. There is a simple answer and a more useful answer. The simple answer is that the Health and Safety Executive, HSE, provides suggested numbers of first aid

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