Description

First Aid Policy and Procedure

As with everything within the Health & Safety world, if you employ 5 or more people you are required by Law to have documented policies and procedures. We have made this process as easy as we can by providing you a downloadable First Aid Policy and Procedure.

Once you have made your purchase we will email you an editable First Aid Policy and Procedure. What you will need to do to complete the policy is follow the step by step guild, attached in the email following conformation of payment received.

Below is a copy of page 1 on the document;

1. Purpose and Scope

1.1       This document describes the procedures and necessary actions to be taken to ensure that the Kaill Training Ltd will provide the necessary equipment and facilities to enable the appropriate level of first aid to be rendered to its employees and members of the public whilst undertaking Kaill Training’s business and associated activities as laid down by the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.

1.2       The scope will apply to all of Kaill’s premises and any shared or multi-occupied sites or business contracts where employees are authorised to work.

2. Definitions

First Aid: The skilled application of accepted principles of treatment on the occurrence of an accident/injury or in the case of sudden illness, using facilities and materials available at the time.  First aid is defined by law as follows:

In cases where a person will need help from a medical practitioner or nurse, treatment for the purpose of preserving life and minimising the consequences of injury or illness until such help is obtained and treatment of minor injuries that would otherwise receive no treatment or that do not need treatment by a medical practitioner or nurse. 

First Aider: someone who has undertaken training appropriate to the circumstances.  They must hold a valid certificate in either:

Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) – this training enables a first-aider to give emergency first aid to someone who is injured or becomes ill while at work.

First Aid at Work (FAW) – this training includes the Emergency First Aid at Work syllabus and also equips the first-aider to apply first aid to a range of specific injuries and illness in the work place.

Any other level of training or qualification that is appropriate to the circumstances.

Appointed Person (AP): when an employer’s risk assessment of first-aid needs (ROFAN) indicates that a first-aider is unnecessary, the minimum requirement is to appoint a person to take charge of first-aid arrangements.  To fulfil their role, appointed persons do not need first-aid training – such persons are not first-aiders and so should not attempt to give first aid for which they have not been trained; appointed persons are trained in the procedures for calling for an ambulance or other professional help and looking after first aid equipment. Where an AP is to be employed they will receive adequate training.

Risk Assessment of First Aid Needs: An assessment of the first aid needs appropriate to the circumstances of the workplace and the activities being carried out. The following factors are considered:

• The size of the company
• History of accidents
• Inexperienced workers, trainees, pregnant workers or employees with disabilities or particular health issues
• The work patterns of our staff
• Holiday and other absences
• Size and layout of the company’s buildings
• Employees working at sites occupied by other employers
• The needs of travelling, remote and lone workers
• Members of the public who visit the workplace

 

Instructions upon download

1. Open the First Aid Policy and Procedure in Microsoft Word
2. Change the company logo on front cover to your own/or delete
3. Scroll through the document and where ever you see Kaill, Kaill’s, Kaill Training or Kaill Training Ltd change to your company
4. Sign the document as the Director/Owner
5. Ensure all staff read and sign the last page

If you are unsure if this policy will fulfil your legal requirements or you would like additional support or guildance then please do not hesitate to get in contact with one of our team here.