Forestry Contractors & Workers: Your First Aid Legal Requirements

By Cory Jones / 25th July 2018

A +F first aid qualification is mandatory on any Forestry Commission site. We offer both EFAW+F and FAW+F courses – learn more here. The Forestry Commission set a policy for first aid training required by all contractors working on their sites. All contractors (forestry clearance, fencing, planting, surveyors and haulers) need to demonstrate they comply…

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Agriculture and forestry accidents

By Cory Jones / 23rd July 2018

Agriculture and forestry are high-risk careers. Agriculture and forestry accidents are commonplace. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures show that the agriculture and forestry sectors are the highest risk occupations in the UK. In 2016/17 this sector had 27 fatal injuries with 13,000 non- fatal injuries occurring. Most businesses now carry out risk assessments to

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First Aid Course Reviews in June 2018

By Cory Jones / 18th July 2018

Feedback from first aid courses June 2018 As it is mid July we now have collated the feedback from first aid courses in June 2018. As we run a variety of courses this covers everything from our Outdoor First Aid courses where we are scene by our clients as sector specialists through to standard First

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What to do if there is a cardiac arrest in the crowd?

By Cory Jones / 17th July 2018

What to do if there is a cardiac arrest in the crowd? What to do if there is a cardiac arrest in the crowd? One of the best ways to prevent death from cardiac arrest is prompt treatment with an AED. Although athletes themselves do have cardiac arrests it is rare. More commonly those who

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How do I know when I can let my injured player back on to the pitch?

By Cory Jones / 16th July 2018

How do I know when I can let my injured player back on to the pitch? How do I know when I can let my injured player back on to the pitch? If a player has been involved in a heavy tackle or collision, or if they have tripped up in training, how do you

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Why can’t I wear jewellery when playing sports?

By Cory Jones / 16th July 2018

There are problems associated with rings, body piercings, hair ribbons, necklaces and even watches. In general sports coaches and sports governing bodies recommend removing jewellery before performing the sport or activity. This advice is pretty universal, even if different sports governing bodies may nuance their advice for their sport. Jewellery should be taken off before

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Why do footballers cramp up in extra time?

By Cory Jones / 15th July 2018

Why do footballers cramp up in extra time? What is cramp? Cramp is a painful muscle spasm or contraction. Cramps often, but not always occur in hot weather or following exercise. They are caused by a lack of salts commonly in fatigued muscles of calf, thigh or abdomen. Why do footballs cramp up in extra

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I have twisted my ankle. Will I ever play again? Why are ankle injuries so common in football?

By Cory Jones / 14th July 2018

I have twisted my ankle. Will I ever play again? Why are ankle injuries so common in football? Ankle injuries are one of the more common injuries in sports like football. Studies from the Champions League show that over an eleven-year period ankle injuries made up 13% of all in injures on the field of

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SFA/SYFA Club Accreditation through the ‘Quality Mark’ and First Aid training requirements

By Cory Jones / 13th July 2018

SFA/SYFA Club Accreditation through the ‘Quality Mark’ and First Aid training requirements What is the Quality Mark? SFA/SYFA Club Accreditation through the ‘Quality Mark’ and First Aid training requirements. The SYFA (Scottish Youth Football Association) has been looking to support the development of its clubs and as part of this process has introduced the Quality

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Can we use the ‘magic sponge’ in First Aid?

By Cory Jones / 13th July 2018

Can we use the ‘magic sponge’ in First Aid? Can we use the ‘magic sponge’ in First Aid? The quite ordinary sponge seems to have miraculous powers on the football pitch. Coaches and physiotherapists use it to treat injured soccer players who after having a wet sponge applying to their injury seem to be miraculously

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