Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW)
A practical one-day workplace first aid qualification that develops the skills and confidence to provide emergency first aid when somebody is injured or becomes ill at work.
Attend a scheduled EFAW course at our Deeside venue or arrange onsite Emergency First Aid at Work training for your organisation.
Book EFAW training
Choose a scheduled Deeside course below or request onsite EFAW training for your organisation.
Not sure whether EFAW provides the right level of training for your workplace? Read our EFAW or FAW guide →
Who is Emergency First Aid at Work for?
EFAW enables a workplace first aider to provide emergency first aid to someone who is injured or becomes ill while at work.
Whether EFAW is the appropriate level of training for your organisation should be determined by your first-aid needs assessment.
That assessment should consider the actual circumstances of the workplace, including hazards and risks, workforce size and distribution, working arrangements, location and any other factors that could affect first-aid provision.
EFAW may be appropriate where:
- the first-aid needs assessment identifies emergency first aid training as an appropriate level;
- employees need designated trained first aiders to respond to workplace emergencies;
- the wider FAW syllabus is not identified as necessary for the role; or
- the organisation needs additional appropriately trained first aiders as part of its overall provision.
When might FAW be more appropriate?
First Aid at Work includes the EFAW syllabus but provides training across a wider range of specific injuries and illnesses.
Where your needs assessment identifies the need for that broader level of competence, FAW may be the more appropriate qualification.
An appointed person takes charge of first-aid arrangements where the needs assessment does not require a trained first aider. EFAW is a formal workplace first-aid qualification for someone who will provide emergency first aid.
What will you learn on the EFAW course?
Emergency First Aid at Work focuses on the knowledge and practical skills needed to respond to common workplace first-aid emergencies.
- Assessing an incident and managing priorities
- Responsibilities of a workplace first aider
- CPR
- Using an AED
- Managing an unresponsive casualty
- Recovery position
- Choking
- Severe bleeding
- Shock
- Minor injuries
- Practical first aid scenarios
- Other knowledge and skills within the qualification syllabus
Emergency First Aid at Work courses in Deeside
Our scheduled EFAW courses are currently delivered at:
Deeside Enterprise Centre
Rowley’s Drive
Shotton
Deeside
CH5 1PP
The venue is convenient for learners travelling from Deeside, Flintshire, Chester, Wrexham, Wirral and the North Wales coast.
Free parking is available for course delegates.
How much does Emergency First Aid at Work cost?
Our current scheduled-course price is:
EFAW open-course price
£110 + VAT per learner
We also publish onsite group prices, additional learner rates, travel arrangements, purchase-order information and business invoicing details.
EFAW Course Dates & Booking – Deeside
Choose an available date below to book your Emergency First Aid at Work course online.
If you need several places, require a purchase order or would prefer training at your workplace, you can also contact us directly.
Onsite EFAW training for organisations
Emergency First Aid at Work can also be delivered at your premises, subject to suitable facilities, learner numbers and qualification requirements.
As learner numbers increase, onsite delivery can become an attractive alternative to purchasing individual open-course places. It may also reduce employee travel and time away from the workplace.
Our standard onsite EFAW price covers up to six learners, with additional learners charged at a lower per-person rate.
Standard onsite pricing includes trainer travel within 30 road miles of Deeside, CH5 1PP. Delivery further afield is available by quotation.
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Booking EFAW training for your organisation?
We can provide written quotations for HR, Health & Safety, procurement and purchasing teams.
Business customers can use purchase orders where required and arrange invoicing through their normal purchasing process, subject to agreed terms.
Supporting supplier information, including relevant compliance documentation, policies, insurance information and equality information, can also be provided on request.
Other workplace first aid training
First Aid at Work
A broader workplace first-aid qualification covering EFAW content plus a wider range of injuries and illnesses.
Annual Refresher
Practical refresher training to help EFAW and FAW first aiders maintain basic skills between formal qualification courses.
CPR & AED Training
Focused practical training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use of an automated external defibrillator.
Need help deciding whether EFAW is right for your workplace?
HSE advises employers to use the findings of their first-aid needs assessment to decide the appropriate level of training for workplace first aiders. EFAW provides emergency first-aid competence, while FAW includes the EFAW syllabus and covers a wider range of injuries and illnesses.
Our First Aid Advice section contains practical guidance to help employers work through those decisions before booking training.