Today, an emergency in your Reading workplace means panic, a phone call and a wait. After one day of training, it means someone kneels down, opens an airway and starts compressions before the ambulance turns into the street.
Key Points
- Emergency First Aid at Work is one day, around six hours, for up to 12 delegates at your own premises.
- FAIB accredited, with a three-year certificate recognised by the HSE, Ofsted and the DfE.
- CPR, AED use, choking, shock, burns and life-threatening bleed control are all covered.
- Paediatric content is included at no extra cost, not sold as an add-on.
- A blended option puts the theory online and keeps the practical session in your building.
Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training is run by Rebecca Sullivan with in-house trainers only, never outsourced, and the same team delivers our emergency first aid for schools services Reading employers and headteachers book across Berkshire and surrounding areas.
Call Rebecca on 07771 680794 for a free quote and a date that suits your rota.
Course Overview
Right now, nobody on your floor knows what to do if a colleague collapses. Someone shouts. Someone calls 999. Everyone waits. Emergency First Aid at Work closes that gap in one day. By the end of it, a named person on your team can open an airway, start CPR, use a defibrillator and control a life-threatening bleed while the ambulance is still on its way.
The course is accredited by FAIB and leads to a three-year certificate recognised by the HSE, Ofsted and the DfE. It runs at your premises in Reading, for your staff, in the rooms they actually work in. That matters more than it sounds. A stairwell in a converted Georgian villa off Castle Street is a different rescue to an open-plan office, and the training reflects the building you are in.
Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training is run by Rebecca Sullivan. Every trainer is in-house. None of the work is outsourced to a freelance pool, so the person standing in your meeting room answers to the same business you booked.
Call Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training on 07771 680794 for a free quote on Emergency First Aid at Work in Reading, delivered at your own premises for up to 12 delegates in one six-hour day.
What You Will Learn in Reading
The awkward truth about first aid training is that most people forget it because they never touched the manikin. This one is hands-on for most of the day. You practise. You get corrected. You practise again.
Content covered on the day:
- The role and responsibilities of a workplace first aider, including scene safety and infection control
- Assessing an unresponsive casualty and managing the airway
- CPR on an adult, plus safe use of an AED defibrillator
- Recovery position and management of an unconscious breathing casualty
- Choking in a conscious and unconscious casualty
- Control of external bleeding, including life-threatening bleed control, now trained on every course
- Shock, minor injuries, burns and scalds
- Seizures and anaphylaxis awareness
- Accident recording and when to escalate to the emergency services
Paediatric content is included at no extra cost. If your staff have contact with children, that element is part of the same day and the same price. Businesses across Reading and the wider Berkshire area take it up without asking.
Course Format and Duration
One day. Around six hours of contact time. Up to 12 delegates per course, which keeps everyone within reach of a manikin instead of watching from the back.
Delivery is at your own premises. We do not run open sessions at a training centre, and we do not sell single seats to individuals. It is a booking for your workplace, in your workplace, on a date you choose. If you are searching for emergency first aid training close to your own site in Reading, that is the model we work to.
A blended option is available for the same qualification. The theory is completed online in advance by each delegate, and the practical session still takes place at your venue. The course remains a one-day, six-hour Emergency First Aid at Work qualification for up to 12 delegates, with the same three-year certificate. Compliance is identical. The only thing that changes is when the theory gets done.
Assessment and Certification for Reading Homes
People worry about failing. It is the question we get asked most. The assessment is continuous and practical, not a trap.
Stage one: practical observation
The trainer watches each delegate perform CPR, defibrillator use, bleed control and casualty management during the day. Feedback happens on the spot, not at the end.
Stage two: knowledge check
A short written and question-based element confirms understanding of the first aider's role, reporting and escalation.
Stage three: certification
Successful delegates receive an FAIB-accredited certificate valid for three years, recognised by the HSE, Ofsted and the DfE. If someone struggles on the day, the trainer coaches them through it rather than writing them off.
The certificate is valid across the UK, not just locally. Whether you need emergency first aid at work in Reading or emergency first aid at work in Milton Keynes, the paperwork your insurer and your HSE file needs is the same.
Call Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training on 07771 680794 for a free quote on Emergency First Aid at Work in Reading, delivered at your own premises for up to 12 delegates in one six-hour day.
Who the Course Is For
Low-risk workplaces. Offices, shops along Oxford Road, cafés around Market Place, letting agents, salons, small manufacturing units, community venues and charities. If your risk assessment says you need appointed first aiders rather than a full three-day cohort, this is your course.
It suits the person nobody has trained yet. The office manager who ended up holding the first aid box. The site supervisor. The volunteer who put their hand up.
Older buildings sharpen the case. Reading Borough Council lists 15 conservation areas in the borough, and the Georgian terraces and villas concentrated around Castle Street, Castle Hill, Coley Hill, Russell Street and Baker Street often mean narrow stairs and multi-occupancy layouts. Getting a casualty out of a second-floor room in one of those is a planning problem as much as a clinical one, and we train for it.
Workplace Compliance and Legal Requirements
Compliance is where most employers get caught out. Not because they refuse, but because certificates expire quietly and nobody diarises the renewal. The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 require every employer to make adequate first aid provision based on a proper assessment of their workplace, and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance sets out how training and numbers of first aiders should follow from that assessment.
What that means for your business:
- Your needs assessment decides how many first aiders you need, not a fixed ratio
- Emergency First Aid at Work covers low-risk settings; higher-risk sites usually need the fuller three-day qualification
- Certificates run for three years, so renewal dates belong in your compliance calendar
- Records of who is trained and when should be kept with your health and safety file
Whether you need emergency first aid at work in Reading or emergency first aid at work in Windsor, the same in-house team covers it, across Berkshire and surrounding areas. Aim2Aid Ltd is registered at 70 Fountain Gardens, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 3SX, company number 16319053. The trainers bring over 50 years of combined experience between them, with Rebecca leading the team. Ask for the reviews widget on the site and read what other employers have said. We are accountable to a name and an address, not a call centre.
Call Aim2Aid First Aid and Fire Safety Training on 07771 680794 for a free quote on Emergency First Aid at Work in Reading, delivered at your own premises for up to 12 delegates in one six-hour day.
Emergency First Aid at Work in Reading: Your Questions Answered
How much is Emergency First Aid at Work in Reading?
Cost depends on delegate numbers and your site, so we quote per booking rather than publish a single figure. Call 07771 680794 with your headcount and postcode in Reading and you will get a free quote for the whole group.
What is covered in Emergency First Aid at Work?
The first aider's role, unresponsive casualties, CPR, AED use, choking, control of external bleeding including life-threatening bleeds, shock, burns and scalds, seizures, anaphylaxis awareness and accident recording. Paediatric content is included at no extra cost.
How many hours is the course, and can you run it at our Reading premises?
It is one day of around six hours for up to 12 delegates, and yes, it runs at your own premises in Reading. We do not hold open sessions at a training centre or sell individual seats.
Is there a three-day Emergency First Aid at Work course?
No. Emergency First Aid at Work is a one-day qualification. The three-day course is the fuller First Aid at Work qualification, which suits higher-risk workplaces identified by your needs assessment.
Will the certificate satisfy our insurer and an HSE inspection in Reading?
The certificate is FAIB accredited, valid for three years and recognised by the HSE, Ofsted and the DfE across the UK. Keep it with your health and safety records alongside your first aid needs assessment.