About
Us.
Academy First Aid is a Wakefield based company
that has been providing employers with quality health and safety
training at competitive prices for over five years. We are approved
by the Health and Safety Executive to deliver and certificate First
Aid at Work training.
What
is an Appointed Person?
An Appointed Person is someone you choose
to:
> take charge when someone is injured or falls ill, including
calling an ambulance if required.
> look after the first-aid equipment, e.g. restocking the first-aid
box.
Appointed persons should not attempt to
give first aid for which they have not been trained, though short
emergency first-aid courses are available. Remember that an appointed
person should be available at all times people are at work on site,
this may mean appointing more than one person.
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What is
a First Aider?
A first
aider is someone who has undergone a training course in administering
first aid at work and holds a current first aid at work certificate.
The training has to be approved by HSE.
You may decide, following your first-aid assessment, that you need
one or more first aiders. A first aider can undertake the duties of
an appointed person.
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Suggested
numbers of first-aid personnel
First aid personnel should be available at
all times people are at work, based on assessments of risk and number
of workers.
Where there are special circumstances, such as
remoteness from emergency medical services, shift work, or sites
with several separate buildings, there may need to be more first-aid
personnel than set out below.
Increased provision will be necessary to cover for absenses.
| Categories
of Risk |
Numbers
Employed at any location |
Suggested
number of first aid personnel |
| Lower Risk e.g.
shops and offices, libraries |
Fewer than 50
50 - 100
More than 100 |
At least one appointed person
At least one first aider
One additional first aider for every 100 employed |
| Medium Riske.g.
light engineering and assembly work,food processing, warehousing |
Fewer than 20
20 - 100
More than 100 |
At least one appointed person
At least one first aider for every 50 employed or part thereof
One additional first aider forevery 100 employed |
| Higher Riske.g.
most construction, slaughter houses,chemical manufacture, extensive
work withdangerous machinery or sharp instruments |
Fewer than 5
5 - 50
More than 50 |
At least one appointed person
At least one first aider
One additional first aider for every 50 employed |
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