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Mental Health First Aiders in Henley-on-Thames: Required?
Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training, a Windsor-based first aid and fire safety training company, delivers mental health first aid training at premises in Henley-on-Thames and across five counties. Mental health first aiders are recommended rather than legally required, but employers do have a duty to manage risks to health, including mental health.
Does the law require mental health first aid at work?
No: they are recommended rather than required by law. The legal duty is to manage health risks at work, mental health among them. A trained mental health first aider is one practical way to act on it.
Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training is honest about that. The case for it is about colleagues, not compliance. In an immediate crisis, call the emergency services.
Are Mental Health First Aiders a legal requirement?
No. They are recommended rather than legally mandated, although employers do have a duty to manage risks to health, including mental health. Training some staff in mental health first aid is one practical way to act on it.
Why do the first few minutes of a cardiac arrest matter so much?
The chain of survival is four links in order: call for help, start CPR, use an AED as soon as one arrives, and hand over to the ambulance service. Every minute without CPR and a shock lowers the chance of survival.
For an adult, compress the centre of the chest 5 to 6 centimetres deep, 100 to 120 times a minute. Those trained in rescue breaths use 30 compressions, then 2 breaths. It is a rhythm learned with the hands.
How do I become a Mental Health First Aider?
By completing a mental health first aider course, which teaches you to recognise the signs, start a supportive conversation and first aid at work course Oxford signpost help. Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training runs a two-day mental health first aider course at your workplace.
When is a first aid refresher due?
Certificates from accredited courses last three years from the date of successful completion. A reminder comes from Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training ahead of the renewal date.
The certificate lasts longer than the memory does. HSE recommends an annual refresher within the certificate period, with requalification before the expiry date. A lapsed certificate no longer counts towards your cover.
Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training trains teams in Henley-on-Thames and across five counties, at their own premises. The number is 07771 680794; quotes are free.
Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training
70 Fountain Gardens, Windsor SL4 3SX, United Kingdom
Phone: 07771 680794
Website: www.aim2aid.co.uk
First aid, fire safety and mental health training, delivered at your premises.