Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are becoming a common sight. Should you have one fitted at your workplace, and if your staff have access to one should you provide training?
Published 04.11.2016
It’s been suggested that it’s a legal requirement to have a defibrillator on site, so that anyone who’s had a heart attack can receive instant treatment. Is this really the case?
Published 19.02.2010
The HSE updated its online first aid guidance in 2018. How might this affect the contents of your first aid policy? Use our template to bring your own written arrangements up to date.
Published 17.05.2019
Written information for events health and safety has changed over the years with less guidance from the HSE and more from other sources. Where does this leave you when deciding on first aid cover?
Published 21.06.2017
The HSE has updated some of its guidance material that covers first aid at work. What has changed and what should you do with this information?
Published 29.01.2018
First aid training, although vital, is both expensive and time consuming, so you don’t want to go overboard. Why not use our first aid needs checklist to keep control of costs and ensure that you
have adequate cover?
Published 17.11.2008
When changes were made to first aid training guidelines, many course providers continued with the same offering. Employers have also tended to stick with what they’ve always done, but is this the
right decision?
Published 04.11.2021
When your first aiders assist a casualty, you might have a process for taking down notes of the incident and what was done to help. Is it necessary to do this, and if so, are there rules which must
be followed?
Published 26.10.2020
A subscriber contacted us with a problem. They found out that a first aider has been handing out painkilling drugs. They didn’t think this is allowed and are worried. What’s the legal position and
what should they do?
Published 03.07.2006