Workplace Safety and First Aid Training in Manchester

Your Workplace First Aid Checklist

• Review likely injuries, medical needs and past incidents.
• Choose the appropriate qualification and enough trained cover.
• Include shifts, holidays, sickness, lone working and separate sites.
• Keep equipment accessible and suitable for the workplace.
• Tell staff who can help and how to call for assistance.
• Track certificate expiry and review the plan when staffing or work changes.

Choose the Training Your Staff Need

Most regular workplaces choose Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) for core emergency skills. For higher-risk work, such as a workshop with machinery, consider full First Aid at Work (FAW) for broader injury learning. Cover must still work when the usual First Aider is away.

Your employer’s needs assessment means checking likely injuries, the people at work, shifts and cover for absences. Use the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)’s suggested staffing levels to help plan how many people to train.

Make Training Relevant to Your Staff

We bring private training to your workplace and use examples from the work your staff do. You get hands-on practice with CPR manikins, defibrillators, choking jackets, EpiPen trainers and more.

Your trainer demonstrates the skills, helps you practise and answers questions. Full FAW adds training in a wider range of injuries and illnesses.

Keep Training and Staff Cover Up to Date

Review First Aid cover when staff leave, shifts change or new risks arise. Arrange certificate renewal before expiry and use refresher training to keep knowledge up to date.

First Aid training is separate from fire safety, accident prevention and other specialist duties. Plan those alongside it where your workplace requires them.