CIEH - First Aid

Certification:

The roles and responsibilities of a first aider

The legal requirements for first aid provision

The importance of accurate incident reporting

First aid equipment and its safe use

The need to minimise the risk of infection

The importance of assessing an incident

Undertaking a primary survey

When and how to call for help

Course Content:

The course consists of the following modules

Roles and responsibilities of a first aider

Assessment and management of first aid incidents

Management of an unconscious casualty

Management of a casualty who is not breathing normally

Management of a casualty who is choking

Management of a casualty who has a bleeding injury

Management of a casualty who is in shock

Designed for:

first aiders in lower-risk work environments

Course duration:

one-day programme

Assessment method:

practical assessment plus an examination consisting of 15 multiple choice questions

Practical assessment:

In the practical assessment, candidates will be tested on the following five elements:

Recovery position

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Choking

Bleeding

Shock

 

CIEH - Fire Safety Principles

Certification:

The Level 2 Award in Fire Safety Principles allows candidates to develop their basic fire safety awareness. It is particularly useful for employees who are to have a designated responsibility for workplace fire safety, for example as fire wardens or fire marshals, and provides the knowledge that will allow them to carry out duties relating to fire safety and emergency procedures.

Successfully completing the Level 2 Award in Fire Safety Principles will enable you to become a fire warden/marshal in your organisation.

Course Content:

The course consists of the following modules

Causes of fire in the workplace

Fire hazards

Characteristics of fire and smoke spread

Fire control methods

Means of escape

Fire detection and raising the alarm

Extinguishing fires

Fixed fire-fighting systems

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

Legal duties and penalties

Fire risk assessment

Fire safety inspections

Role of the fire warden

Induction briefings

Designed for:

Employees who hope to develop their basic fire safety awareness in order to assist their employer by undertaking more specific fire safety roles in the workplace to manage fire risk (e.g. as fire wardens/marshals/stewards etc.)

Course duration:

one-day programme

Assessment method:

Multiple-choice examination

 

CIEH - HSW

Certification:

The new CIEH Level 1 award in Health and Safety is run as half-day course. The qualification has been designed to meet the needs of those who are entering the workplace for the first time, either as part of a work experience programme or at the start of employment, by providing an awareness of key health and safety issues and the part that they should play in keeping themselves and others free from harm at work. It will also benefit those who are starting a new job - as part of an induction programme.

Course Content:

The course consists of the following modules

The importance of health and safety in the workplace

Hazards and risks

Workplace conditions

Workplace procedures

CIEH - Level 2 Risk Assessment

Certification:

The CIEH Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment is a new CIEH qualification designed to help improve the workplace culture for occupational health and safety.

Its main purpose is to enable learners to understand the basic principles of risk assessment. This qualification will therefore give all employees the ability to contribute to the process and act always to protect their own health and safety and that of others.

Course Content:

The course consists of the following modules

Main causes of accidents and ill health, and their implications for people in the workplace

Legal requirements for risk assessment

Principles of risk assessment

Designed for:

any employee

Course duration:

one-day programme

Assessment method:

30 Multiple Choice Question