October 2018
Nuco Training
Posted at: 31 Oct 2018
Health and safety statistics 2018

The HSE published online today (31st October 2018) the latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain, including the following key annual figures (2017/18): 1.4 million working people suffering from work-related ill health 2,595 mesothelioma deaths due to past asbestos exposures (2016) 144 workers killed at work 555,000 injuries occurred at work according to the Labour Force Survey 71,062 injuries to employees reported

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September 2018
Nuco Training
Posted at: 07 Sep 2018
First Aid for Mental Health Instructor Course

The new First Aid for Mental Health instructor course is now available to book starting in January 2019. This 3-day course will enable you to teach the new Ofqual regulated FAA Awards in First Aid for Mental Health: The course is suitable for anyone with an interest in delivering the new half-day level 1, 1-day level 2 and 2-day level 3 qualifications in First Aid

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August 2018
Nuco Training
Posted at: 06 Aug 2018
Forestry First Aid (+F) for instructors

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new regulated qualification – FAA Level 3 Award in Forestry First Aid for instructors. This is a 2-hour bolt-on course, which can be run in conjunction with either an EFAW course or an FAW course. In order to teach the course, you need to be a Nuco registered First Aid and Catastrophic Bleeding Control Instructor. You will

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April 2017
Nuco Training
Posted at: 20 Apr 2017
Training Firefighters in Afghanistan

Congratulations to the group of Firefighters in Afghanistan for achieving their FAA Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work with Nuco instructor, Richie Mackenzie. The courses were delivered to upskill the local firefighters as part of a rehabilitation programme – well done to all.

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September 2016
Nuco Training
Posted at: 20 Sep 2016
Choosing a competent first aid training organisation

Since 1 October 2013 HSE no longer approves first aid training and qualifications – and no longer approves first aid training organisations. This means that businesses have more flexibility in how they manage their provision of first aid in the workplace. Nuco Training are working on updating all of the resources to meet these protocol changes. As soon as they are available, we will be

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June 2016
Nuco Training
Posted at: 10 Jun 2016
Mini Medics – First Aid and Defibrillation for Children

Nuco Training is delighted to announce the launch of a brand new initiative: First Aid and Defibrillation for Children This is a very basic introduction to First Aid and Defibrillation for all children and aimed at children between the ages of 8 and 11, but it can suit children of any age. The course is kept at a basic level with no use of confusing

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October 2015
Nuco Training
Posted at: 29 Oct 2015
2015 Resuscitation guidelines

The 15th October 2015 was a date of great significance for our industry, as it saw the latest protocol changes from The Resuscitation Council (UK). Nuco Training are working on updating all of the resources to meet these protocol changes. As soon as they are available, we will be notifying instructors with a link to download the latest updates to your teaching resources. Download the

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August 2015
Nuco Training
Posted at: 26 Aug 2015
Automated External Defibrillators on Aircraft

Resuscitation Council statement … Airlines are required to train cabin crew in first aid and to carry first-aid kits. Since 2004, the Federal Aviation Authority has required all US commercial airlines to carry AEDs on passenger flights that are large enough to have at least one flight attendant and to train cabin crew in their use. The first airline to carry defibrillators was British Caledonian

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Nuco Training
Posted at: 12 Aug 2015
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015

Health & Safety news from the HSE … The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) came into force in Great Britain on 6 April 2015. They set out what people involved in construction work need to do to protect themselves from harm and anyone the work affects. Whatever your role in construction, CDM aims to improve health and safety in the industry by helping you

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July 2015
Nuco Training
Posted at: 09 Jul 2015
Instructor Annual Monitoring in First Aid

You should be aware that the Regulatory Bodies require that every First Aid Instructor is monitored annually to comply with their regulations. Monitoring should be done on an annual basis so it is important to ensure that, by the end of the year, all your Instructors will have been monitored during 2015. If an Instructor has attended an Instructor Update which included being monitored on their

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July 2015

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