Oxygen Therapy

MAXIMUM OF 12 DELEGATES

Course Description

This course covers the safe use of oxygen in the workplace. Practically relevant for professionals such as forestry workers using cyanide for vermin control.

How Can it be Delivered

It can be delivered as a standalone course or as a module to support qualifications such as the AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) or FAW (First Aid at Work).

A delay in recognising and treating the early signs of Anaphylaxis can have severe & life threatening consequences.

Oxygen Therapy First Aid Programme

The safe use of Oxygen and supporting equipment such as canisters.

The safe use of Oxygen and supporting equipment such as canisters.

Assessment

All candidates must attend the full course to qualify. Each candidate is continually assessed throughout.

The safe use of Oxygen and supporting equipment such as canisters.

Course Development

Our courses are always under review and constantly being updated with the latest legislation and best practices from around the world.

The safe use of Oxygen and supporting equipment such as canisters.

Certification

Our awarding body for Oxygen Therapy First Aid is the FAA who are authorised and regulated by Ofqual and the SQA. Qualification title is:Oxygen Therapy First Aid.

The safe use of Oxygen and supporting equipment such as canisters.

Instructors

Our trainers come from a range of professional backgrounds such as the emergency services and the NHS. We aim to match instructors to your specific training requirements. They are aware of the specific needs of various work environments, fully understanding the problems and judgements that have to be made when dealing with incidents in stressful and dangerous situations.

The safe use of Oxygen and supporting equipment such as canisters.

Training

Our training is very practical and hands on with a typically 70% practical to just 30% theory. Our courses do not rely upon the usual ‘death by PowerPoint’, instead we use progressive scenario based training methods. Our courses teach techniques proven to work in real life incidents and not just in a classroom. Our training builds confidence and develops first aid skills into complete incident management.

The safe use of Oxygen and supporting equipment such as canisters.

Other Information

• Certificate Renewal
  • The Oxygen Therapy qualification is valid for 3 years.
  • It can be revalidated by completing another Oxygen Therapy First Aid course.
  • It is ‘highly recommended’ that work place first aiders attend an Annual Basic Skills refresher course.
  • Max Delegates
    There is no minimum amount of delegates but we look to have group sizes of no more than 12.
    We can cater for larger groups by providing more than 1 trainer and extra training aids.