Online First Aid in the Workplace Advanced Certification

• Factories
• Manufacturing
• Construction and Building
• Distribution
• Forestry (see also our FAW Forestry course)
• High-risk businesses
• Agriculture
• Sports
• Outdoor Pursuits and Exploring 
• Any workplace where a higher level of training is required

This course comes with 7.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 5 hours and 4 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.

The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.

Unit 1: Emergency First Aid in the Workplace (credit can be given in some cases if already completed recently)

1. Understand the role and responsibilities of a first aider 

• 1.1 Identify the role and responsibilities of a first aider 
• 1.2 Identify how to minimise the risk of infection to self and others 
• 1.3 Identify the need for consent to provide first aid 

2. Be able to assess an incident 

• 2.1 Conduct a scene survey 
• 2.2 Conduct a primary survey of a casualty 
• 2.3 Summon appropriate assistance when necessary 

3. Be able to provide first aid to an unresponsive casualty 

• 3.1 Identify when to administer Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) 
• 3.2 Demonstrate CPR using a manikin 
• 3.3 Justify when to place a casualty into the recovery position
• 3.4 Demonstrate how to place a casualty into the recovery position 
• 3.5 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is experiencing a seizure

4. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty who is choking 

• 4.1 Identify when choking is: - mild-severe
• 4.2 Demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty who is choking 

5. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with external bleeding 

• 5.1 Identify the severity of external bleeding 
• 5.2 Demonstrate control of external bleeding 

6. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty who is in shock 

• 6.1 Recognise a casualty who is suffering from shock 
  6.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering from shock 

7. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with minor injuries 

• 7.1 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with: - small cuts - grazes - bruises - small splinters 
• 7.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty with minor burns and scalds

Unit 2: Recognition and Management of Illness and Injury in the Workplace

1. Be able to conduct a secondary survey

• 1.1 Identify the information to be collected when gathering a casualty history
• 1.2 Demonstrate how to conduct a head to toe survey

2. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected injuries to bones, muscles and joints

• 2.1 Recognise suspected fractures, dislocations, strains and sprains
• 2.2 Identify how to administer first aid for fractures, dislocations, strains and sprains
• 2.3 Demonstrate how to apply a support sling and an elevated sling

3. Be able to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected head and spinal injuries

• 3.1 Recognise a suspected head injury and spinal injury
• 3.2 Identify how to administer first aid for a suspected head injury
• 3.3 Demonstrate how to administer first aid for a suspected spinal injury

4. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with suspected chest injury

• 4.1 Recognise a suspected: Flail chest / penetrating chest injury
• 4.2 Identify how to administer first aid for a Flail chest / penetrating chest injury 

5. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with burns and scolds

• 5.1 Identify the factors that affect the severity of burns and scalds
• 5.2 Identify how to administer first aid for burns involving: dry heat/wet heat/electricity/chemicals

6. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with an eye injury

• 6.1 Identify how to administer first aid for eye injuries involving: Dust/chemicals/embedded objects

7. Know how to provide first aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning

• 7.1 Identify the routes that poisons can take to enter the body
• 7.2 Identify how to administer first aid to a casualty affected by sudden poisoning
• 7.3 Identify sources of information for treating those affected by sudden poisoning

• Student Manual (V8.7) - First Aid Plus
• Adult CPR Flowchart
• Adult CPR Flowchart handout/poster
• Asthma UK weblink
• Catastrophic bleeding and trauma First Aid Guidance From ProTrainings.
• Child CPR Flowchart
• Child CPR Flowchart handout/poster
• Clean hand techniques leaflet
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) - link to the NHS website
• Find out what other courses are available as video online, blended and classroom courses nationally - our course finder
• Free student first aid program leaflet
• Government Advice - Best Practice Hand Rub
• Government Advice - Best Practice Hand Wash
• HeartSine 350 Information Leaflet
• Heartsine 350 AED unit leaflet
• Home Emergency Contact Sheet
• Infant CPR Flowchart
• Infant CPR Flowchart handout/poster
• Jext Product Data Sheets
• Link to our Concussion ad Brain injury course in association with Headway, a head injury charity
• ProTrainings - Using an AED Leaflet
• Sign up for free Student First Aid - use code SCH-376-61-571
• Student Manual (V7.0) - First Aid - Arabic
• Student Manual (V7.0) - First Aid - Spanish
• Student Manual (V8.3) - Pierwsza Pomoc w Pracy Ksiazka studenta - Polish
• Student Manual (V8.6) - Anatomy and Physiology Human Body
• Student Manual V8.6 - First Aid - Dutch
• Student Manual V8.6 - First Aid - Portuguese
• Student manual V8.6 - First Aid - French
• Student manual V8.6 - First Aid - Ukrainian
• Student manual V8.6 - First Aid Manual Italian
• Visit the First Aid Show free for first aid and medical videos
• Web link to the Joint Epilepsy Council website - JEC
• Workplace Emergency Contact Sheet
• Woundclot - haemostatic gauze for all types of bleeding
• Woundclot leaflet with price list - 2025