FORESTRY FIRST AID

FORESTRY COMMISION (+F)

Institute for Outdoor learning First Aid Aligned Band 3

"A necessity for anyone working in a forestry setting".

Open courses: POA

Private courses: POA

FREE OUTDOOR FIRST AID SCENARIO DAYS

Course Details

1-3 Day Course

An immersive, practical, hands-on course covering the full Forestry Commission (+F).

For duration see "Which Option?"

Forestry Commission Compliant

All our Forestry First Aid courses are compliant with the current Forestry Commission guidlines.

Clinical Instructors

All our first aid courses are delivered by qualified healthcare professionals, experienced in delivering care in the outdoor environment.

Taught by those that do.

Open & Honest Pricing

Easy to work out costings for groups and private courses at your own venue.

7-Days a week

Our courses are available 7-days a week at no additional cost.

Forestry emergencies present the rescuer with unique challenges. Environmental conditions, high risk activities, managing a casualty for prolonged periods, and having limited equipment add to the list of problems.

Our Forestry First Aid courses are designed with these challenges in mind, only using or adapting what you would realistically have available to treat the casualty.

APEXi Forestry First Aid courses are taught and assessed through practical hands-on teaching and realistic outdoor scenarios, prepare you for dealing with casualties in challenging circumstances.

Our instructors, through many years of working in, and teaching emergency care, have developed courses that enable you to deal with critical situations in the worst conditions.
All APEXi Forestry First Aid courses follow the latest Forestry Commission standards for those working in the forestry industry.

Additional to either an Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) or First Aid at Work (FAW) our Forestry courses also contains:

Severe/Catastrophic Bleeding & Shock (inc. use of torniquet & haemostatic agents).

Crush & Suspension Injuries.

Environmental Protection

Extremes of Temperature & Dehydration

Bites & Stings (inc. Ticks/Lyme's Disease)

Scene Safety & Incident Management specific to the remote environment.

Topics identified through risk assessment.

Option 1 - EFAW (+F) via our 16hr Outdoor First Aid

Our 16hr Outdoor First Aid course exceeds the requirements set out by the Forestry Commission First Aid Policy (+F), when the primary first aid qualification requirement is an EFAW.
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Option 2 - EFAW (+F)

We provide private/bespoke training that follows the Emergency First at Work syllabus, taught in an outdoor environment with the Forestry (+F) element incorporated into the 1 day course (approximately 8 hours).

This is only available as a private course.

Option 3 - FAW (+F)

Where a HSE First Aid needs assessment identifies FAW as the primary First Aid Qualification, we provide private/bespoke training that follows the FAW syllabus, taught in an outdoor environment with the Forestry (+F) element incorporated into the 3 day course (approximately 20 hours).

This is only available as a private course.

We want to provide you with the right course to keep you, your employees, and your business safe. If you have any queries please get in touch.
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Aren’t APEXi just the same as any other Outdoor First Aid training provider?

No, we believe we have a purpose. We live and breathe emergency care and the outdoors, appreciating what it is like to provide care in the outdoors on a cold, wet, windy summit...it is vastly different to a nice warm classroom!

Our courses have been developed by experienced Advanced Healthcare Professionals, who specialise in both the outdoors and providing emergency care. Combine this with years of experience teaching learners, anywhere from Consultant to First Aider, we are confident that we have the skills to help make your First Aid journey as enjoyable as possible.

APEXi courses are approved by The Institute for Outdoor Learning, placing us as a benchmark provider, ensuring you will receive the highest standards of training, every time.

Our aim is simple...to ensure that if we were the casualty, we would want you there!

It is our instructors that really set us apart!

APEXi courses are always delivered by Healthcare Professionals with years of clinical experience responding to and dealing with emergency situations in the same environment as you. When you combine with this with years of working in the outdoors, there is a wealth of experience to draw on.

All our instructors also have a wealth of teaching experience, regularly teaching anything from Advanced Life Support through to Community First Responders and First Aid.

Be rest assured they are not here to confuse and bamboozle you! All their experience means they know how to avoid complex medical jargon, keep things simple, and teach you what you need to know.

We are renowned for creating an easy going, relaxed atmosphere, allowing you to build your confidence and feel comfortable asking questions…why learn any other way?

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Alongside our open courses, we are able to deliver our courses at a location of your choice, 7 days a week.

In no small part, and thanks to our highly experienced instructors, we are also able to deliver bespoke content, bespoke courses and simulation days.

Please get in touch to discuss your needs.