Saracen Solutions

First Aid

First (fûrst) - coming before all others, earliest, best, foremost

Aid [eyd] - to give support, help or assist

First Aid is there to:

It is important that you have the right number of employees trained to satisfy the needs of your business.

The law is changing in October 2009

The Changes that have been made are as follows:

The 4 Day First Aid at Work is now 3 Days!
The Emergency First Aid couse now has to be run by an HSE Approved Centre (which Saracen is)
It is recommended that you have a half day refresher every year for all courses.

There are other changes, however as am employer or employee these are the main changes that you need to know about.

We can provide all the necessary cover for your business with training and equipment available.

We provide HSE accredited training in:

We can also provide

Category of Risk	Numbers employed at any location	Recommended number of First Aid personnel
Low
e.g. Shops, offices and libraries	Fewer than 100	At least 1 First Aider
e.g. Shops, offices and libraries	More than 100	1 Additional First Aider for every 100 employed
Medium
e.g. Light engineering and assembly work Food processing and warehousing	Fewer than 100	At least 1 First Aider
	20 – 100	At least 1 First Aider for every 50 employed or part thereof
	More than 100	1 Additional First Aider for every 100 employed
High
e.g. Most construction. Slaughterhouses Chemical manufacture	Fewer than 50	At least 1 First Aider
	5 – 50	At least 1 First Aider
Very High
Extensive work with dangerous machinery or sharp instruments	Where there are hazards for which additional First Aid skills are necessary	In addition, at least 1 First Aider trained in the specific emergency