Emergency Response Training UK

Assessing your first aid needs as an employer

ERT UK — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:03:26 +0000

The new structure of workplace first aid training brought in on 1st October 2009 placed a greater emphasis on the employer assessing their own first aid needs. The new Emergency First Aid at Work and shortened First Aid at Work have given more options for those needing a "first aider"- but which is the course for you?

This somewhat confusing area has gradually become clearer and easier to establish, the simplest way for the employer is to use the new online tool provided by the Health and Safety Executive via their website here.

Change of number

ERT UK — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:01:30 +0100

As we near the end of our 8th year changes are ahead: changes to the structure of first aid training; changes to our website but firstly a change to our telephone numbers.

Our new office number is 01268 775052 and fax 01268 775057.

Don't be a mystery, remember ICE

ERT UK — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:21:29 +0100

The mobile phone is a staple part of our world and can be a life saver in emergencies, but a new system is using it to alert friends and relatives of the casualty.

If something unfortunate was to happen to you, could someone looking through your phone's address book work out who to phone? Should they call "wife/husband" "snugglebum" or maybe both! To remove confusion, and possible embrassment, put in your phonebook an ICE entry.

In Case of Emergency then the individual's number.

Extra Paediatric First Aid courses

ERT UK — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:16:02 +0100

We have added more dates for our ever popular First Aid for Child Care Practitioners course. This 12 hour course focuses on Paediatric First Aid, meets OFSTED standards and is ideal for those working with children.

New dates are:

2 & 3 September- Rayleigh

5 & 12 September- Rayleigh

6 & 7 October- Rayleigh

7 & 14 October- Hadleigh

24 & 31 October- Colchester/Tendering

24 & 31 October- Harlow/Epping/Uttlesford

28 November & 5 December- Maldon/Chelmsford

25 & 26 January 2010- Rayleigh

Spaces are limited so contact the office on 0870 7409247 for full details and to reserve your space.

Confirmation of changes to workplace first aid training

ERT UK — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:47:59 +0100

On the wonderfully choosen date of 1 April, the HSE confirmed the details of the forthcoming changes to the structure ...

Toddler survives drowning

ERT UK — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:35:16 +0000

"A two-year-old girl has made an almost complete recovery after spending nearly 20 minutes at the bottom of a pool.

Scans showed Oluchi Nwaubani had been starved of oxygen for some 18 minutes - three times longer than the brain can usually survive - in Bromley, London.

Despite being warned that even if she were to live she may never walk or talk again, her parents say she can run around and say "what she wants". "

To read the full BBC article click here.

Forthcoming changes to First Aid training

ERT UK — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:06:40 +0000

With the Health and Safety Executives [HSE] confirmation of the 1 October 2009 "switchover" in first aid training, employers and training providers are understandably seeking practical guidance on their requirements.

Fuller details are scheduled to be released in April, but we contacted the HSE direct and received a much needed insight into the plans.

Emphasis will rest on the employer's own assessment of their particular needs; this assessment should consider, numbers of staff, work being undertaken, past history of incidents, proximity of medical services etc.

If it is decided a First Aider is need then two courses will be on offer; the First Aid at Work and the Emergency First Aid at Work course. These are 18 & 6 hours respectively, both leading to a qualification valid for three years. It is recommended that the individuals attend a short [approx 3 hour] refresher session on an annual basis.

If it is decided a First Aider is not required then an appointed person must be nominated.

The attached file is a simple flowchart confirming this structure, this is unlikely to change. Further guidance should be issued by the HSE giving "benchmark" figures to assist workplaces in deciding on which courses, similar to the existing template reproduced here.

New dates for Child First Aid course

ERT UK — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:33:04 +0000

Due to the success of our short Paediatric First Aid courses we have arranged more.

At our Rayeigh office we have courses on:

16 February 2009

23 March 2009

27 April

11 May

22 June

20 July.

Contact the office on 0870 740 9247 to book your space- still only £ 10 per person.

Alternatively, if you can gather a group of 7 or more we can arrange a date to suit you, either at our premises or yours.

First Aid for Child Care Practitioners courses in Essex

ERT UK — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:20:17 +0000

More dates have been released for our ever popular First Aid for Child Care Practitioners course.

They are:

Rayleigh- 23 & 24 February 2009

Harlow- 28 Feb & 7 March

Braintree- 7 & 14 March

Tendering & Colchester- 14 & 21 March

Chelmsford & Maldon- 14 & 28 March

Castle Point & Basildon- 21 & 28 March

Rayleigh- 21 & 28 March

Contact our office on 0870 740 9247 or info@ertuk.co.uk for details and to book your space.

ERT receives CTP preferred supplier status

ERT UK — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:18:34 +0000

As 2008 comes to a close Emergency Response Training has received preferred supplier status from the Career Transition Partnership [CTP]....

Deadline for first aid changes

ERT UK — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:54:41 +0000

1 1 October 2009 has been confirmed as the date for the switchover to the new structure of workplace ...

More courses

ERT UK — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:23:21 +0100

Due to demand we have added another couple of dates to our Essex based "First Aid for Child Care Practitioners" courses.

22 & 29 November - Rayleigh

24 & 25 November- Rayleigh.

21 & 28 January 2009- Brentwood

21 & 28 February- Harlow

7 & 14 March- Braintree & Chelmsford

21 & 28 March- Rayleigh

As always call the office on 0870 740 9247 or email info@ertuk.co.uk for information or to book.

And the winner is..

ERT UK — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:05:19 +0100

Another year, another go-karting race, but not another trophy for Kevin!

Being out on the road running our safety training courses can be a bit lonely- we get to meet lots of nice people, but its new people every week. So whenever we have a staff training day we try and do some bonding!

Having covered what's new in ERT and in the industry [the forthcoming changes in First Aid courses causing some excitement] it was off to our local go-karting track for the afternoon. Having been twice before, with Kevin carrying off the winner's trophy both times, it was time for a change. A different event, combined with a little ~~cheating~~ creative driving means it is with great pleasure I announce our current champion..... Paul.

Finally a competition, spot the sore loser in the photo above, answers on an email to the usual address.

New dates for 12 hour First Aid for children course

ERT UK — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:05:30 +0100

With the summer holidays firmly behind us we're now looking towards Christmas! With this in mind new dates have been set for our First Aid For Child Care Practitioners course [formerly First Aid for Child Carers].

Working with the NCMA Essex we have set up the following courses, call our office on 0870 7402947 or info@ertuk.co.uk to book your space:

20 & 27 September @ Rayleigh

27 September & 4 October @ Colchester

11 & 18 October @ Benfleet

11 & 18 October @ Basildon

18 & 25 October @ Rayleigh

25 October & 1 November @ Epping

8 & 15 November @ Maldon

6 & 13 December @ Tendering

We are already planning [and taking bookings] for course till Easter 2009. Venues include: Brentwood; Harlow; Braintree & Rochford. Call the office on 0870 740 9247 for details.

Forthcoming Child carers courses

ERT UK — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:53:24 +0100

Emergency Response Training is happy to announce a new series of our popular "First Aid for Child Carers" course.

Working with the NCMA Essex we are aiming to make this required course as accessible as possible for childminders in Essex. Therefore over the summer we are running courses at:

Harlow & Colchester: 26th July + 2nd August

Chelmsford, Braintree, Tendering & Benfleet: 9th + 16th August

Epping, Basildon, Maldon & Brentwood: 23rd + 30th August

Make sure you mention this blog or the order code AH54 to receive a discounted rate.

This course is aimed at anyone working with children and may help schools meet the new requirements for reception classes. Contact the office for more details.

Contract award

ERT UK — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:22:02 +0100

We are delighted to announce that Southend Surestart have once again choosen Emergency Response Training to run its First Aid for Child Carers courses.

For the fifth year running we will be providing our 12 hour programme aimed at those working with children in various settings. More detail on the course can be found here, or contact our office on 0870 740 9247 to discuss your particular needs.

Hands up or down for "hands only"

ERT UK — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:41:33 +0100

As reported here there have been various statements issued related to "hands only CPR". The American Heart Association have advocated a move to "hands only" CPR dropping the need for nouth to mouth, but the European Resuscitation Council believes there isn't sufficient evidence to warrant a change.

The UK Resuscitation Council have pinned their colours to the mast here, and also believe the evidence isn't compelling enough to require a change before the 2010 congress.

Therefore the current UK and European guidelines can be found here or you can watch a video here.

"Hands only" CPR- America says "yes" Europe says "non"

ERT UK — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:06:23 +0100

In first aid trainng CPR is the area of most change and probably most research. The Amercian Heart Association issued on 31st March 2008 new guidelines aimed at the layperson. Details can be found here, but essentially a bystander witnessing a sudden collapse in an adult is recommended to only perform chest compressions.

This has lead to the European Resuscitation council issuing its own statement not altering its existing advice, click here for a PDF version. So for us as a UK based training company, until told otherwise its still 30 compressions followed by 2 ventilations.

If a rescuer is unwilling or unable to perform ventilations "hands only" CPR would be better than no CPR.

Software spots 'missed' diabetes

ERT UK — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:57:34 +0000

A GP has developed a way to find up to 500,000 people with potential diabetes who risk being overlooked by their doctors.

To find out more click here

Games therapy for burns victims

ERT UK — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:54:59 +0000

The Nintendo Wii games console is being used as part of physiotherapy treatment for patients in South-East England.

To read in full click here

Child First Aid Course Dates 2008

ERT UK — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:59:08 +0000

Would you know what to do if a child stops breathing?

Why not make sure you do with our "Child First Aid" short course, held at our Rayleigh Training Centre on the following dates:

21 Feb, 10 March, 10 April, 12 May, 5 June, 7 July, 15 Sept, 13 Oct & 10 Nov - from 1.00pm to 2.30pm.

Call 0870 7409247 or email info@ertuk.co.uk to reserve your place - cost £10.00 per delegate.

Award winning company

ERT UK — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:38:40 +0000

Errr, its us!

Emergency Response Training was recently awarded " Best Health and Safety training" by Business and Commerce Today.

In winning the 2007 Health and Safety training award we are pleased at the recognition for our training methods and style. Emergency Response Training was also commended on its "responsible, ethical organisation".

Thank you and we look forward to the 2008 awards!

Forthcoming changes in workplace First Aid training

ERT UK — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:21:31 +0000

The HSE has released further information on the future of workplace first aid training. Employer's will need to carry out an assessment of their first aid training needs and then select one of two courses.

The First Aid at Work (FAW) course will be 18 hours (3 days) long with a shorter Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) lasting 6 hours available. Both courses (if successfully completed) will lead to a qualification valid for three years, with a yearly update course (4 hour) required. In year 3 the FAW can be refreshed with a 12 hour course, the EFAW by re-attending the 6 hour course.

For the time being the HSE will continue to approve organisations to run FAW courses, this giving automatice approval for EFAW and refresher training. Other ogranisations such as the QCA or SQA may also develop approvals for EFAW training.

For the full details click here to visit the HSE website. A further update with for Scottish readers can be found here.

Police medics new course

ERT UK — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:23:43 +0000

Emergency Response Training is proud to announce the official launch of its Tactical Care Officer course range. Having run bespoke training for Police Firearms staff we can now offer a "complete" training package.

Designed to reflect the current requirements for Police medics in this demanding role, the course focuses on the practical application of basic and advanced life saving skills.

For more detail contact the office on 0870 740 9247 and ask for Alistair or Nicky.

Don't you have anything better to do? What do you mean life saving?

ERT UK — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:18:13 +0000

Much has been made in the media recently about people wasting time, especially at work on sights such as Youtube.

Well we are glad people do- our channel has recently broken the 61,000 viewers barrier. The great bit is that many of them have got in touch, some with strange requests or links, but some with genuine, positive feedback.

More darts!

ERT UK — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:03:16 +0000

Training courses, medical emergencies, fires and mutlimedia broadcasting- its all in a days work of Barry.

Still at Lakeside for the darts, when an extra special referee was needed for an extra special match, it was obvious it would be Barry.

Scott Mills, the relatively popular DJ from BBC Radio 1, played a match against Bobby George on Thursday. It would seem Barry wasn't worked too hard to add up Scott's score!

For more detail- visit the BBC website.

Congratulations

ERT UK — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:04:36 +0000

Just a quick, and belated, congratulations to Claire who recently graduated from Greenwich University with her Certificate of Education. After two years of hard study, assessments and assignments, all on top of her day job, it is great to see Claire receive this official recognition of her teaching skills.

Well done you.

180! again

ERT UK — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:29:18 +0000

If you're been watching the darts on TV this week you may have heard a familiar voice. Barry is there scoring, the matches that is. To keep up with whats going on check here.

For a quick reminder of what Barry looks like try here, he's the one being put in the Recovery Position.

Fire Safety isn't just for work

ERT UK — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:22:47 +0000

A lady used a pair of wet knickers to douse a fire in her house. The full story can be found here.

Another option for fires such as oils would be a foam fire extinguisher.

Seasons Greetings!

ERT UK — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:36:15 +0000

To all our blog viewers!