These +F First Aid blogs are useful to those who work for, or are contractors to, the forestry and land management sectors. These will include hints and tips about first aid skills, dealing with accidents, and emergency planning in remote settings. All these skills are taught on our +F First Aid courses.
Forestry Commission requires all first aid courses to contain a plus Forestry (+F) element. This includes content like majors blood loss management, Lyme Disease, hypothermia, crush injuries and emergency planning.
Each blog in this category is full of content designed to help practical workers deal with stressful first aid situations in forestry or agricultural environments.
Our first aid courses are practical and hands on. The best way to learn a practical skill is to do it!
Updated August, 2022 We think less about Weil’s disease infections these days and more about Lyme Disease. The number of infections is relatively low compared to something like Lyme disease. However, the figures of Weil’s disease infections reported via the Health Protection Agency show 3-4 recorded occurrence’s each year in Scotland but 50 in the…
Updated May, 2021 A common session in all of our First Aid courses is “What should I put in my first Aid Kit?” Although there are various list of suggested contents, students are always interested in our opinion as trainers too. Ultimately, the straight answer is “include whatever you think you might need”. But how
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Updated March, 2021 This blog describes risks to pregnant women during lambing season, what to watch out for and how to avoid the hazards. This advice also applies to cattle, goats and pigs although we are more likely to be closer to lambs than the young of other livestock. When is Lambing Season? From March
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Free digital first aid manual for every course participant Updated, March 2021. FREE digital first aid manual for every course participant. First Aid Training Co-operative first published our range of high quality digital first aid manuals in 2016 and these have now been updated and republished for 2021. Each of these manuals provides clear, simple,
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All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are used in a variety of work and leisure settings. There are various types of ATVs, the main ones being ‘sit astride’, ‘sit-in’ and ‘skid steer’ the latter being either wheeled or tracked vehicles. They are primarily used off road and they are fun to use! However, they are potentially very dangerous
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5 First Aid issues for Brushcutter / Strimmer Operators 5 First Aid issues for Brushcutter / Strimmer Operators. The safe and correct use of brushcutters, strimmers and hedgetrimmers is covered in a number of industry specific courses, however these only focus on the use of the machinery and not what to do if there is
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Agricultural and Forestry incidents; safety and use of machinery Figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have confirmed agriculture as the most dangerous industry in the UK. The headline figures make challenging reading: A total of 27 fatal injuries to agricultural workers were recorded across the UK in 2016 Farm workers are 18 times more likely
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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 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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Advice for first-aiders responding to harness suspension incidents. In 2008 the Health and Safety Executive produced an evidence based review of published medical literature, which clarified guidance on the first aid management of a person falling into suspension in a harness who may develop ‘suspension trauma’. The key recommendations are: No change should be made
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