Forestry First Aid +F Training
Specialist Forestry First Aid +F training for people working in forestry, arboriculture, agriculture and remote outdoor environments.
The +F element supplements an appropriate workplace first-aid qualification with additional knowledge and practical considerations relevant to forestry and remote working.
Request Forestry First Aid +F training
This course is currently available by enquiry rather than as part of our scheduled open-course programme.
Tell us your learner numbers, location, existing first-aid qualifications and preferred dates and we will confirm the available training option and provide a quotation.
Specialist first aid for remote and higher-risk environments.
Practical training • Forestry-specific considerations • Workplace first-aid competence • Onsite delivery available by quotation
Why is Forestry First Aid +F different?
Forestry and other remote outdoor work can present particular first-aid challenges, including severe trauma, difficult access, communication problems, exposure to environmental conditions and potentially longer waits before professional medical assistance reaches the casualty.
FISA describes Forestry +F first-aid training as being specifically focused on forestry and remote workers, including trauma-related injuries, difficult communications and managing casualties for longer periods than might normally be expected in an urban environment.
Relevant working environments
- forestry operations;
- tree surgery and arboriculture;
- remote land-based work;
- agricultural and rural work;
- woodland contracting; and
- other outdoor work where emergency assistance may be delayed.
Why emergency planning matters
Forestry England requires contractors, hauliers and others wishing to work on Forestry Commission land to demonstrate compliance with FISA and HSE guidance.
This includes assessing first-aid needs, providing appropriately trained people and equipment, establishing emergency procedures and recording the arrangements made.
Who is Forestry First Aid +F for?
Forestry +F is intended to supplement appropriate workplace first-aid training rather than replace it.
Existing First Aid qualification
Learners should hold an appropriate current workplace first-aid qualification, such as Emergency First Aid at Work or First Aid at Work, where required by the qualification specification.
We will confirm the applicable prerequisite before agreeing the booking.
Employer needs assessment
Employers should determine their first-aid provision through a suitable needs assessment, taking account of the hazards of the work, remoteness, access to emergency services, workforce and working arrangements.
+F should therefore form part of the organisation’s wider first-aid and emergency-planning arrangements.
Forestry +F is additional training.
It should not be treated as a substitute for EFAW or FAW where the employer’s first-aid needs assessment requires a trained workplace first aider.
What can Forestry First Aid +F cover?
Course content follows the applicable qualification specification and focuses on additional risks and situations relevant to forestry and remote working.
- catastrophic bleeding;
- serious trauma and crush injuries;
- casualty management in remote locations;
- communication and summoning emergency assistance;
- environmental exposure and temperature-related illness;
- Lyme disease and tick-related considerations;
- adder bites;
- extended casualty care while awaiting assistance;
- forestry-specific emergency scenarios; and
- practical application alongside existing first-aid skills.
Forestry First Aid and FISA
The Forest Industry Safety Accord brings together organisations across the forestry sector with the aim of improving health, safety and welfare.
FISA guidance identifies Emergency First Aid at Work + Forestry as an established industry approach for workers in forestry and highlights the need for training that reflects the specific risks and remoteness of forestry work.
The first-aid qualification itself should sit alongside effective emergency planning, suitable communications, appropriate equipment and arrangements for obtaining help from emergency services.
Forestry First Aid +F delivery
We currently offer Forestry First Aid +F by enquiry rather than publishing scheduled open-course dates.
This allows us to confirm the learners’ existing first-aid qualifications, the type of work being undertaken and the most appropriate course arrangement before accepting the booking.
1. Tell us about the learners
Give us learner numbers and details of any existing EFAW or FAW qualifications.
2. Tell us about the work
Let us know whether the team works in forestry, arboriculture, agriculture or another remote environment.
3. We confirm the training
We will confirm the appropriate course arrangement, availability and quotation.
Related workplace First Aid training
Emergency First Aid at Work
One-day regulated workplace first-aid training for emergency first-aid competence.
First Aid at Work
Broader workplace first-aid training covering a wider range of injuries and illnesses.
Onsite First Aid Training
Workplace and group training delivered at customer premises.
Forestry First Aid guidance
FISA advises that Forestry +F training should reflect the particular needs of forestry and remote workers, while Forestry England requires appropriate first-aid arrangements and compliance with relevant FISA and HSE guidance for work on its land.
Employers remain responsible for assessing their own first-aid and emergency-planning requirements.
Request a Forestry First Aid +F quotation
Tell us your learner numbers, location, existing first-aid qualifications, type of work and preferred dates.
We will confirm the available course arrangement and provide a quotation.
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