Emergency First Aid at Work is a 1-day HSE-compliant course that gives your workplace a qualified emergency first aider, with a 3-year certificate — at our Croydon centre or on site across London and the South East.
Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) training from Access Towers gives your workplace a qualified emergency first aider in a single day. With more than 20 years of training experience, we help over 350 trainees each month gain work-at-height and safety qualifications across London and the South East. Our helpful bookings team make it easy to arrange your first aid training, whether you are booking for yourself, your team or someone else.
The course is practical and hands-on, delivered over a minimum of six hours by an experienced instructor. It covers the role and responsibilities of the first aider, assessing an incident, and managing an unresponsive casualty. Delegates then practise CPR and the use of an AED (defibrillator), together with choking, shock, seizures, wounds and bleeding, and minor injuries. Consequently, delegates leave able to act in the first few minutes of an emergency, which is when it matters most.
This is a one-day course, so it takes minimal time off the job. There are no prerequisites and no prior experience is needed, which makes it suitable for complete beginners as well as anyone refreshing an expired certificate. Assessment is by continuous practical observation alongside a short theory element, rather than a formal written exam. We run the course at our Croydon centre or on site at your premises, with group discounts available.
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require every employer to provide adequate first aid equipment, facilities and people. A first aid needs assessment determines what counts as adequate for your workplace. Emergency First Aid at Work generally suits lower-hazard sites such as offices, shops and warehouses, whereas higher-risk workplaces may need the three-day First Aid at Work qualification. On successful completion, delegates receive the FAA Level 3 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work (RQF), NUCO accredited and valid for three years. We recommend an annual refresher in between to keep skills current.
Training the same team on other risks? See our Manual Handling Training and Abrasive Wheels Training courses, or our Work at Height Training if the work is off the ground. Browse all our work at height training courses, and see the access equipment hire range for the job itself.
Pick a date below and book your place online. The course runs at our Croydon centre, or on site at your premises for groups of four or more.
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There are no weekend dates scheduled for this course right now, but we can arrange a Saturday course on request. Send us the form below, or message us, and we will confirm what we can offer.
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Training four or more people? We'll bring the course to your site or offices on a date that suits you — no travel, no downtime.
Requires a minimum of 4 attendees
The role of the first aider, managing an unresponsive casualty, CPR and AED use, choking, shock, wounds and bleeding, seizures and minor injuries — delivered as a practical, hands-on course over a minimum of six hours.
EFAW (1 day) suits lower-hazard workplaces such as offices, shops and warehouses. Higher-risk workplaces may need the 3-day First Aid at Work qualification — a workplace first aid needs assessment determines which. Ask us and we will advise.
None — no prior experience or qualifications are required. The course suits complete beginners.
The course meets HSE standards for Emergency First Aid at Work and is a regulated qualification, helping employers meet the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981.
Yes — we can deliver the course at your premises across London and the South East, with group discounts. Call 0208 665 1181.
Book your place online, or call our team for honest advice and the next available dates. Group discounts and onsite training available.
