First Aid for Environment based Occupations around Water Covering both water and +F (Forestry, Farming, Fishing & Field Sports) ITC Level 3 Awards Outdoor First Aid and +Forestry Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF) A course accredited by ITC First

Are you an individual or a business operating in or near water? Do you or your employees use powered equipment such as Chainsaws? Are you working in a remote or away from immediate help environment?

You need First Aid Qualifications that cover the requirements of your workplace. It is important to consider the specific needs of your organisation when booking your first aid training.

Further advice on this can be found on the HSE website hse.gov.uk

Employers must make sure employees get immediate help if taken ill or injured at work.

The law applies to every workplace and to the self-employed.

You must have:

  • a suitably stocked first aid kit
  • an appointed person or people to take charge of first aid arrangements
  • information for all employees telling them about first aid arrangements

Employers have to risk assess their workplace first aid requirements, further advice on this can be found on the HSE website: hse.gov.uk

Your Operational Procedures should detail the level of training required by your Teams:

Birmingham & Midland Marine Services Ltd with Peritia Training have two levels of training available, depending upon your requirements.

We can deliver either a 1-day or a 2-day training course for your organisation, at our premises or your own, if suitable.

We provide both a 1-day, basic course, that will qualify the successful candidate in the following: (Options A & C combined – see below)

ITC Level 3 Award in +Forestry Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF) +FEFAW
and
ITC Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid Emergency Action (RQF) OFAEA

Or:

A more in-depth qualifications is the 2-day course covers more life-threatening injuries, with additional hazards that need +F skills. (Options A & B combined – see below)

ITC Level 3 Award in +Forestry Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF) +FEFAW

and

ITC Level 3 Award 16 Hour Outdoor First Aid (RQF) OFA

Option ‘A’

ITC Level 3 Award in +Forestry Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF) – +FEFAW

Who is this for?

Employers who need to fulfil their workplace first aid requirements and also meet the Forestry Commission First Aid Guidance (PPG 59).

What does this cover?
  • Role and responsibilities of the first aider
  • Assessing incidents
  • Dealing with collapse
  • CPR and use of AED
  • Choking
  • Bleeding
  • Life Threatening Bleeding
  • Crush injuries
  • Shock
  • Seizures
  • Hypothermia
  • Lyme disease
  • Adder bites
  • Emergency Planning
How long is the course?

8 hours (not including breaks) when combined with Option C

Option ‘B’

ITC Level 3 Award 16 Hour Outdoor First Aid (RQF) – OFA

Who is this for?

Individuals and businesses who are operating in remote environments or where help may take some time to arrive.

What does this cover?
  • Role and responsibilities of the first aider
  • Dealing with collapse
  • CPR and AED
  • Drowning and CPR for drowning
  • Choking
  • Bleeding
  • Life threatening bleeding
  • Shock
  • Major illness
  • Torso and limb injuries
  • Effects of the environment
  • Heat injuries
  • Cold injuries including cold water immersion and cold water shock
  • First aid kit and its use
  • Managing an incident in a remote, outdoor environment.
How long is the course?

16 hours (not including breaks), usually run over two days when combined with Option A

Option ‘C’

ITC Level 3 Award in Outdoor First Aid Emergency Action (RQF) – OFAEA

This is an 8 hour course covering the Emergency first aid part of Outdoor First Aid.

Who is this for?

For Outdoor working environments where the Emergency First Aid is deemed sufficient by the workplace risk assessment.

What does this cover?
  • Role and responsibilities of the first aider
  • Dealing with collapse
  • CPR and AED
  • Drowning and CPR for drowning
  • Choking
  • Bleeding
  • Life threatening bleeding
  • Shock
  • First aid kit and its use
  • Managing an incident in a remote, outdoor environment.
How long is the course?

8 hours (not including breaks) usually run as a 1-day course

Both certificates? Yes! you can complete both sets of the options above over a one- or two-day period and receive two certificates.

Course photos

I have all the copyright and ownership of the photos below. They were taken on my courses and with permission of the learners

Photo from an Outdoor First aid course hosted by Rooted in Nature, Norwich, beside the River Wensum; and on Peritia Training open courses in Essex and Suffolk.