Sharps and Needlestick Training – 1 Day
Everyday people are at risk of Hep B and other blood born diseases, especially those that are in high risk roles such as, housing associations, trade’s people and those clearing VOID properties.
A high percentage of people are exposed to or work with sharps and bodily fluids but unfortunately not everyone is educated on how to handle these hazard. It is becoming more common that people are coming across these hazards in their commercial areas, schools, parks and work place car parks, therefore knowing how to handle these objects, prevent contamination and recognize symptoms in yourself or others is vital
What Makes Our Offer Different
Our training is provided by ex-front line Army medics with 12 years real life experience. Our expert team will give you the confidence, knowledge and skills to be a successful first aider in the workplace. Our lead trainer with military combat medic experience has military commendations for bravery and top level commander awards . An authentic individual she is not just a trainer but brings real world inspirational experience to our programmes for our clients to benefit from. These are not just classroom chalk and talk trainers – they can walk the talk being real people with real life experiences to help learners.
We can also offer bespoke trade and job role specific training.
Course Overview
The course is a 1 day course which consistent of a theory and practical element, due to the severity these hazards can cause we do a thorough practical element in a live VOID property to instill and embed the skills required when dealing with these substances and dangerous equipment.
Entry Requirement
No previous experience is required
Course Structure
The content of the course will cover how to deal with the following:
- Awareness and Risk avoidance
- Infections
- Legislation
- Hazard reporting procedures
- Incident reporting procedure
- Safe handling, moving and removal of hazards
- Awareness and Risk avoidance
- Infections
- Legislation
Our Credentials
We are a multi-award winning Company delivering training for nearly 20 years. As an established course provider, we are accredited with the awarding body Qualsafe Awards. This course is delivered by our experienced trainers who have extensive knowledge and experience in First Aid across numerous job roles.
Certification
You will receive an in-house certificate once successfully completing this course.
Investment
1 day course is £930 + VAT per cohort of up to 12 people. This includes the in-house certificate and learning materials.
Venue
This is up to you, it can be held at our residential training centre , we can come to you, or we can hire venues at a convenient location.
Other First Aid Courses Available
First Aid At Work | First Person On Scene | Paediatric First Aid Course | Mental Health First Aid | Administration of Medical Gases