Port Skills and Safety - First Aid Hot Topics

Revision to 8th Edition First Aid Manual

Wed, 17 May 2006 09:15:54 +0100

St John has announced a revision to the 8th Edition First Aid Manual effective from 1 August 2006.

First aid requirements for dive teams

Fri, 12 May 2006 11:55:26 +0100

The ACoP (inland/inshore) requires that at least two members of the dive team hold first aid qualifications. This qualification is normally the First Aid at Work certificate issued by the Red Cross, St John’s or similar.

Hepatitis B injections for first aiders

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:15:49 +0100

The Employment Medical Advisory Service (EMAS) recommends that employers first assess the risk to first aiders of infection and act based on that assessment.

Treating electric shock

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:12:20 +0100

A revised poster providing advice on the basic first aid that should be administered to someone in the event of them suffering an electric shock in the workplace has been published by the HSE.

First aid at work leaflet & poster

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:10:14 +0100

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have published a leaflet and corresponding poster on how to provide basic first aid in the workplace.

Blood borne viruses in the workplace - guidance

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:08:45 +0100

First aiders and employers of first aiders will be interested in the HSE’s published guidance aimed at those working in environments where exposure to blood or other body fluids may occur due to the risk of infection from blood-borne viruses.

Latex (gloves) allergies

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:06:18 +0100

Following advice from the St John Ambulance Medical Advisory Committee, St John Supplies has withdrawn from sale all types of latex gloves and recommends that vinyl or nitrile disposable gloves are purchased and used instead.

Liability of first aiders

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 11:02:43 +0100

Following an enquiry from a first aider, PSSL posed a query to the HSE asking whether a first aider would be found liable if the treatment they gave failed. The HSE response was that liability would be a decision reached in a court of law based on the individual circumstances. It went on to state that employers should check the requirements of their employers liability insurance and public liability insurance to ensure that they cover the provision of first aid.