First Aid at Work Procedure - Southern Health and Social Care Trust
First Aid at Work Procedure - Southern Health and Social Care Trust
First Aid at Work Procedure - Southern Health and Social Care Trust
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(k) <strong>First</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> provision for non-employees;(l) Requirements under the RQIA m<strong>and</strong><strong>at</strong>ory training st<strong>and</strong>ards for Regul<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>Care</strong>Services.5.3 Each Head of Service will be responsible for ensuring th<strong>at</strong> the Managersresponsible <strong>and</strong> accountable to them appoint sufficient certified <strong>First</strong> <strong>Aid</strong>ers FAW orEFAW to meet the needs of their services.5.4 Qualified Medical Doctors registered with the General Medical Council <strong>and</strong> nursesregistered as registered nurses with the Nursing <strong>and</strong> Midwifery Council aredeemed, by their training, to be qualified to administer <strong>First</strong> <strong>Aid</strong>.5.5 The regul<strong>at</strong>ions do not require employers to provide <strong>First</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> to anyone other thantheir employees. However, the n<strong>at</strong>ure of the <strong>Trust</strong> business is such th<strong>at</strong> there isregular involvement with service users <strong>and</strong> members of the public. It is thereforeimportant to give consider<strong>at</strong>ion to these groups in the assessment of need for <strong>First</strong><strong>Aid</strong> provision.5.6 In order to meet RQIA m<strong>and</strong><strong>at</strong>ory training st<strong>and</strong>ards for Regul<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>Care</strong> Services,the <strong>First</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> assessment should include th<strong>at</strong>:All residential care staff <strong>and</strong> day care staff complete EFAW training.Appendix 3.0 provides guidance in how to assess <strong>First</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> needs <strong>and</strong> record relevantinform<strong>at</strong>ion.6.0 FIRST AID MATERIALS AND CONTAINERSWhen the assessment of <strong>First</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> requirements has been completed, the manager shallprovide the m<strong>at</strong>erials <strong>and</strong> equipment needed to ensure th<strong>at</strong> the level of first aid equipmentwill be available to employees <strong>at</strong> all times. This will include ensuring th<strong>at</strong> first aidcontainers, suitably marked, are easily accessible <strong>and</strong> is available in all places whereworking conditions require it. It is preferable th<strong>at</strong> these are placed near the h<strong>and</strong> washingfacilities. A suggested content list is provided in Appendix 5.0.Depending on the finding of the <strong>First</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> needs assessment, more than one <strong>First</strong> <strong>Aid</strong>container might be required.7.0 INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYEES ON FIRST AID ARRANGEMENTSManagers are required to develop procedures for informing staff of the arrangements th<strong>at</strong>have been made in connection with the provision of <strong>First</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> including the loc<strong>at</strong>ion ofequipment <strong>and</strong> the names of <strong>First</strong> <strong>Aid</strong>ers. They should be displayed in a prominentposition (refer to Appendix 6.0).Page 4 of 12