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A lot of people contact us and ask which course is best for them. The table below displays the minimum first aid requirement for workplaces, dependent on associated risk levels. At the bottom of the page is a further list of frequently asked questions.
EFAW - Emergency first aid at work (1 day course)
FAW - First aid at work (3 day course)
Organisation risk level
Number of employees
First aid personnel
Low risk
Retail, offices, universities
Less than 25
25 - 50
More than 50
1 appointed person
1 x EFAW
1 x FAW for every 100 employees
Higher risk
Warehouses, construction sites, food/chemical production premises, any workspace that uses heavy machinery.
Less than 5
5 - 50
More than 50
1 appointed person
1 x EFAW OR FAW
1 x FAW for every 50 employees
Paediatric first aid
At least one person who has a full current Paediatric First Aid (2 day course) certificate must be on the premises and available at all times when children are present, including when children are taken on outings.
In order to meet Ofsted and EYFS regulations, we always advise that if you are going to be looking after infants and children in any capacity, you should undertake a full paediatric first aid course. From an employer point of view, it is much better to have your staff over qualified from a first aid perspective than to rely on 2 or 3 staff having the full qualification and then have them go sick or resign, leaving your organisation vulnerable in an emergency situation.
The above tables are to be used as a guide only. We would always recommend that ALL staff members have a 1 day emergency first aid at work qualification. We will come to your workplace and hold group sessions with your team, saving you time and money. Your employees can learn in a familiar environment with people they work with every day, and you will save on expense costs for travel and lunch to/from an external training venue. 1 day courses start from £83pp, which is a saving of over £100pp* compared to sending them individually on an external course.
*Research conducted by us across a number of locations in the UK shows the cost of an external 1 day EFAW course to be £150-200pp with a number of training providers.