Health and Safety Executive Changes 
Please be aware that the changes to HSE recognised First Aid related courses are now active.
Should
you have any questions on how these proposed changes may affect your
company or you as a first aider please contact us directly. The full
report can be found on the HSE Website.
This chart
shows the structure, long being proposed, for the introduction of a new
regime for First Aiders in the workplace. A consultation exercise
taking into account this and many other aspects of first aid provision
ended on 8th February 2008. Having evaluated the comments from
stakeholder groups the Health and Safety Executive continued moving
towards implementation of the changes to the first aid training
provision which came into effect in October 2009.
The report detailed and concluded the following:
- The
first aid needs assessment and flow chart (to help employers decide on
the category and number of first aid personnel to provide) were well
received as comprehensive, straightforward and of future benefit to
employers in establishing their first aid provision.
- Paramedics do not need a first aid at work (FAW) certificate to administer first aid in the workplace.
- Paramedics
do not need an FAW certificate to be trainers/ assessors providing they
can demonstrate their competence to train/ assess.
- In-house
occupational health professionals can run annual refresher training
providing they are competent in both first aid and training.
- A single trainer teaching no more than 12 students (responses ranged from 6-15).
- One assessor conducting assessments on an FAW course with no more than six students.
