Outdoor First Aid Training Course

Book onto one our monthly courses at Moray Sports Centre in Elgin, or email for a bespoke, onsite course for 8 to 12 people at a reduced rate.

The WorkSafe Outdoor First Aid programme is designed to meet with specific criteria of many outdoor organisations including: Paddle Scotland, Cycling Scotland, Paddle UK and Mountaineering Scotland plus British Cycling, Royal Yachting Association and Mountain Training England and other similar organisations that stipulate a minimum criteria of subjects that candidates must cover.

WorkSafe Outdoor First Aid is equally suitable for anyone who is involved with outdoor activities of any kind and is particularly suitable for those people working with, supervising or leading groups of people in the outdoors where attendance of emergency services may be delayed.

The content of the programme also meets with the recommendations for Appointed Persons in the workplace under The Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. These regulations are defined in the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Approved Code of Practice and Guidance (ACOP) document L74.

The syllabus for WorkSafe Outdoor First Aid has been derived from criteria laid down by the above organisations and bodies and is also based on best practice from the industry. It is a 2 day course with 16 hours of recommended guided learning.

The core syllabus is taken from the HSE Emergency First Aid at Work guidance and stipulates that on completion candidates should be able to undertake the following actions:

  • understand the role of the first aider, including reference to:
  • the use of available equipment
  • the need for recording incidents and actions
  • the importance of basic hygiene in first-aid procedures
  • assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency
  • administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious and/or in seizure
  • administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (including AED use)
  • administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded or bleeding and/or in shock
  • administer first aid to a casualty who is choking
  • provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries

Additional subjects for outdoor first aid are:

  • managing unconsciousness in the outdoors
  • secondary survey and monitoring vital signs
  • getting help/casualty report form
  • medical emergencies
  • cardiac emergencies
  • drowning
  • environmental conditions (heat/cold injuries)
  • fractures and soft tissue injuries
  • head, neck and back injuries
  • moving and carrying
  • managing casualties in outdoors and improvised shelters
  • basic triage

By choosing a Worksafe Training programme through Outfit Moray you will receive:

  • access to comprehensive, digital first aid student resources for use during in the classroom and for post course reference.
  • professional training delivered by quality assured instructors in a maximum class size of 12 per instructor.
  • active learning strategies with opportunity for practice in small, relaxed groups monitored by the instructor.
  • fully interactive presentation materials that use a graphical approach to learning.
  • access to Worksafe’s free app.

Successful candidates will receive:

We pride ourselves on delivering affordable, professional first aid courses of a high standard, as demonstrated by our participants’ reviews below: