5 employees = First Aid Training???

[MajorTom]

Hi all,

We run a pub, only 1 member of staff is on shift at once.

We currently have 4 members of staff, and will soon have 5+

I’ve read this now means we need a member of staff who has first-aid training.

However - as a staff member only ever works on their own, does each staff member need first aid training?

Thanks for the help.

 

[Chris Ashdown]

What does your insurance company suggest.

You may be able to get St Johns ambulance people to advise and give basic lessons to staff

 

[pentel]

We usually have a trainer come in and spend a day training everyone at the same time. It is quite cost effective to train up to around 10 people. You can always get talk to another company to fill the course up and split the cost.

 

[MikeJ]

I'd take a read of this...

https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg214.pdf

From that, it's only suggested you have a first aider. You need an appointed person to take care of first aid requirements (eg, making sure the first aid kit is stocked and not out of date).

 

[Newchodge]

Do you have a lone worker policy. What happens if the lone worker has a fall, for example?

 

[MikeJ]

It's a well known fact that anyone under 60 "falls over", but anyone over 60 "has a fall".

 

[MikeJ]

Hi all,

We run a pub, only 1 member of staff is on...

Late this, but I'm not letting it slip.

Maybe you should focus on avoiding accidents in the first place. We can send a group of people around to survey the floor of the pub to ensure there are no trip hazards.

A case of "Ground Control to Major Tom", if you like.

 

[Frank the Insurance guy]

What does your insurance company suggest.

Insurance company will not make any suggestion - they will suggest you seek proper Health & Safety advice - the HSE website is a good start.

Do you have a lone worker policy.

Good point!


Noted you now have 5 employees - as such you are now required to have a formal written health and safety policy - this should include full risk assessments and safe working practices and shared with all staff. The policy should also include a lone working risk assessment.

 

[WaveJumper]

Insurance company will not make any suggestion - they will suggest you seek proper Health & Safety advice - the HSE website is a good start.

Good point!


Noted you now have 5 employees - as such you are now required to have a formal written health and safety policy - this should include full risk assessments and safe working practices and shared with all staff. The policy should also include a lone working risk assessment.

And once you have set all that up, making sure once you go through it with all your staff record it in your other 'file' staff training have them sign to say they have received and understood said training.

Lone working can be quite an interesting risk assessment, especially when you get to the bit on how do you know they have not keeled over or had a very serious fall.