International Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work

The International Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work is an advanced first aid qualification designed to develop the knowledge and practical abilities required to respond effectively to workplace emergencies. The program covers a broad range of injuries, illnesses, and emergency situations, including CPR, AED use, severe bleeding, fractures, burns, poisoning, anaphylaxis, and major medical conditions.

Learners are prepared to provide appropriate first aid assistance while maintaining their own safety and supporting the casualty until professional medical services take over. The course also emphasizes structured casualty assessment, infection prevention, emergency communication, and safe AED operation.

• Understand the role, responsibilities, and limitations of a first aider.
• Assess emergency scenes and identify immediate hazards.
• Perform primary and secondary casualty surveys.
• Assess consciousness, airway, and breathing.
• Manage unconscious casualties safely.
• Provide effective CPR using appropriate techniques.
• Recognize and manage choking.
• Control external bleeding and treat shock.
• Provide first aid for fractures, dislocations, sprains, and strains.
• Respond to suspected head, spinal, and chest injuries.
• Provide appropriate first aid for burns, eye injuries, and poisoning.
• Recognize and respond to anaphylaxis.
• Identify and respond to major medical emergencies.
• Operate an AED safely and follow its voice prompts.
• Communicate effectively when handing over a casualty to emergency responders.

• Workplace first aiders
• HSE and safety professionals
• Healthcare and hospital staff
• Engineers and technical professionals
• Emergency response personnel
• Rescue teams
• Personnel responsible for advanced workplace emergency response

The Level 3 program provides comprehensive workplace first aid preparation through both knowledge development and practical response skills. Learners cover a wide range of emergency scenarios and practice appropriate methods for assessing and assisting casualties.

• Scene and casualty assessment
• Infection prevention and first aid equipment
• Primary and secondary surveys
• CPR and AED operation
• Airway obstruction and choking
• Bleeding and shock
• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Head and spinal injuries
• Chest injuries
• Burns and eye injuries
• Poisoning and anaphylaxis
• Major illnesses and medical emergencies
• Casualty handover and emergency communication

The qualification is assessed through the designated assessment materials and combines practical demonstration with knowledge-based assessment. Learners must demonstrate that they can apply first aid procedures appropriately and explain the principles behind their actions.

• Practical Assessment: Learners demonstrate required first aid skills in practical scenarios.
• Knowledge Assessment: Learners answer short-answer questions through written or oral responses.
• Assessment covers the principal learning outcomes of the qualification.
• Learners must successfully complete the required assessment components to achieve the qualification.