Health and Safety
Emergency First Aid at Work is a competence-based workplace first aid programme designed to provide learners with the practical skills, underpinning knowledge and operational confidence required to respond appropriately to emergency first aid incidents within a workplace or community environment. The standard has been developed to support employers, organisations, volunteers and designated first aid personnel in meeting their responsibilities for immediate emergency response, casualty care and escalation procedures following workplace incidents or sudden illness. The course reflects the need for proportionate workplace first aid provision across a range of industries and operational environments where employees or responsible persons may be required to preserve life, minimise deterioration and support casualty welfare prior to the arrival of emergency medical services. Delivery and assessment are aligned to current industry guidance, emergency response principles and safe casualty management procedures including, but not limited to: 1. Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 - these regulations were amended in 2013 by the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Revocations and Amendments) Regulations 2013, removing the requirement for HSE to approve first aid training providers (from 1 October 2013). Relevant HSE guidance GEIS3 Selecting a First-Aid Training Provider: A Guide for Employers, which supports employers in identifying competent providers following deregulation. 2. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, 3. Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, 4. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 2013, 5. Equality Act 2010, 6. Current Resuscitation Council (UK) guidance 2025, 7. HSE L74 First Aid at Work: The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981, Guidance on Regulations (3rd edition, amended 2018 to update AED guidance. The standard aligns with National Occupational Standards (NOS) including but not limited to: 1. Provide emergency first aid in the workplace, 2. Maintain health, safety and welfare within the workplace, 3. Apply emergency procedures and casualty management techniques, 4. Communicate effectively during emergency response situations, 5. Maintain records and report workplace incidents appropriately. This Course Standard has been developed as a UKRS-accredited competence-based training and assessment standard designed to support workplace emergency first aid provision and operational competence. It is not an Ofqual-regulated qualification and does not constitute an RQF Level 3 Award, SCQF qualification or regulated first aid qualification. Unlike regulated qualifications overseen by Ofqual (England), Qualifications Wales or SQA Accreditation (Scotland), this UKRS Course Standard operates as an industry-aligned accredited training standard. UKRS operates as an independent accreditation and course standardisation body for non-regulated industry training standards. Training providers delivering this standard remain responsible for ensuring that delivery, assessment, instructor competence and quality assurance arrangements remain appropriate, current and aligned with relevant workplace first aid legislation, guidance and operational requirements. Some workplace first aid training providers may additionally operate under industry approval schemes or associations such as the First Aid Industry Body (FAIB) or the Federation of First Aid Training Organisations (FOFATO). Unless specifically stated by the individual provider, delivery of this UKRS Course Standard should not be interpreted as approval, regulation or endorsement by those organisations.
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