Does your job require first aid training?

Australian law requires workplaces to provide employees with access to first aid equipment and facilities, as well as to trained personnel to administer first aid. The sensible option is to have staff first aid training. The benefits are many…

Does your job require first aid training?

Australian law requires workplaces to provide employees with access to first aid equipment and facilities, as well as to trained personnel to administer first aid. The sensible option is to have staff first aid training. The benefits are many…

Your employer may require you to undertake first aid training. Possibly your workplace already has a first aid office with a nurse or first aid officer on duty. In this case, is your first aid training even necessary? First aid training, as a requirement for workers, is a matter of compliance, specifically to the Work Health and Safety Act (WHS Act) and with Work Health and Safety Regulations. Essentially, Australian law requires workplaces to provide employees with access to first aid equipment and facilities, as well as to trained personnel to administer first aid. Hiring a person specifically to provide first aid could not be expected to cover all hours of business throughout the year. The sensible option would be for a number of employees to take first aid courses. Employers need to nominate a first aid officer to oversee and conduct duties related to first aid. This officer would inspect safety practices and measures in the workplace, and investigate the cause of any workplace accident or sickness. Having several workers trained in first aid allows the employer to choose from a pool of candidates at any given time. But wait, there are other benefits to this policy of first aid training in the workplace…

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