First Aid at Work Course +F (FAW+F) | Face-to-Face

First Aid at Work +F (FAW+F) | 3-Day Face-to-Face Course

Core operations on Forestry England property present unique environmental dangers. Standard emergency training does not fully prepare you for remote high-risk work. Specifically, longer ambulance response times require workers to act as vital first responders. This specialised course bridges those critical safety gaps seamlessly.

This comprehensive programme combines full statutory workplace protection with specialised outdoor modules. The framework is ideal for tree surgeons and estate rangers. Deer stalkers and civil engineering contractors operating in remote woodland may also require this specific qualification.

What You Will Learn

The course syllabus balances standard workplace health regulations with advanced forestry protocols. For example, the course addresses these core fields:

Statutory First Aid at Work Content

• Legislation: Reviewing health and safety regulations relating to workplace first aid compliance.
• Role Duties: Understanding first aider responsibilities, recording incidents, and preventing cross-infection risks.
• Scene Assessment: Assessing emergency situations promptly and effectively to ensure safe site actions.
• Life Support: Managing unresponsive casualties, utilising the recovery position, and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Defibrillator Use: Operating automated external defibrillators and identifying heart attacks versus cardiac arrests.
• Trauma Care: Treating choking, physical wounds, severe bleeding, sudden seizures, and medical shock.
• Skeletal Injuries: Managing bone fractures, muscle dislocations, joint strains, and suspected spinal injuries.
• Acute Conditions: Remedying eye injuries, chest punctures, sudden poisoning, strokes, asthma, and diabetes.

Forestry Commission Syllabus Elements (PPG59)

• Catastrophic Bleeding: Deploying professional tourniquets and advanced haemostatic agents to control severe blood loss.
• Crush Injuries: Recognising critical time factors and managing severe physical crush trauma effectively.
• Thermal Stress: Treating the profound physical effects of extreme cold hypothermia and extreme heat hyperthermia.
• Lyme Disease: Identifying early symptoms, executing safe tick removal, and tracking referral paths.
• Wildlife Hazards: Administering prompt emergency first aid care for native adder snake bites.
• Anaphylaxis: Managing severe allergic reactions and respiratory distress shocks safely in remote settings.

Course Duration and Structure

The course demands twenty hours of total learning time to accommodate the extra forestry topics. Specifically, the HSE requires a minimum of eighteen hours for a valid first aid certificate. The extra +F elements add approximately two further hours of practical training. As a result, this course runs slightly longer than a standard First Aid at Work course.

Prerequisites and Driver CPC Parameters

Candidates must be physically capable of performing floor-level cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques to pass. Specifically, you will demonstrate procedures on a training manikin on the floor. We conduct all instruction and assessment papers strictly in English.

We recommend a basic baseline level 2 literacy and numeracy standard for all delegates. This course perfectly suits anyone aged 16 or older with site safety responsibilities. Candidates aged 14 to 16 may attend to build foundational life-saving skills. However, employers must not rely on them as sole nominated first aiders.

Forest Haulage Safety for Professional Driver CPC: Chris Garland Training do not offer Driver CPC training. Therefore, attending our FAW+F course will not count towards your professional Driver Certificate of Professional Competence.

Testing and Certification Pathways

We verify student competence through two distinct components at our Knutsford facility. First, you will complete a standard multiple-choice theory exam paper. Candidates require a minimum score of 70% to pass. Second, continuous practical observations demand a perfect 100% pass mark.

We provide two valid certification routes to satisfy your company compliance policies. You can choose our standard Chris Garland Training digital PDF certificate pathway. Alternatively, select the Ofqual-regulated QNUK Level 3 Award for an additional processing fee. Both paths remain valid for exactly three years.

Punctuality and Group Capacities

Statutory awarding bodies enforce strict contact-time criteria for first aid certificates. Therefore, exceptional punctuality is mandatory on all training days. Candidates arriving more than 15 minutes late will be turned away immediately. Consequently, late arrivals forfeit their course placement and all paid booking fees.

We strictly cap learning cohorts at twelve candidates per qualified instructor to ensure premium feedback. Scheduled public courses require a minimum of six delegates to run successfully. Please complete our online quote request tool to arrange private group training at your premises.

Related Training and Compliance Guides

We provide multiple alternative training tracks and legal safety updates to support your outdoor team workflows perfectly.

• Lower Risk Roles: For non-core activities, explore our Emergency First Aid at Work +Forestry | Blended Learning track.
• Existing Credentials: Add forestry modules to an active certificate using the First Aid “+F” Bolt-On option.
• Educational Settings: If you manage outdoor learning shifts, review our Forest School First Aid (Blended Learning) path.
• Kit Requirements: Check your hardware equipment compliance against the Is Your Workplace Compliant with the BS 8599-1:2026 First Aid Standard? guide.
• Defibrillator Rules: Learn about emergency workplace compliance standards by reading Are Defibrillators a Legal Requirement for UK Businesses? online.