PHECC First Aid Response Recertification

What is the PHECC First Aid Response (FAR) Refresher Course? The FAR Refresher is a 2-day recertification programme required to maintain the PHECC First Aid Response qualification. It is the mandatory standard recognised by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) for workplace first aid in Ireland. This course updates the responder's clinical skills in CPR, AED usage, and trauma care. 

Eligibility & Statutory Recognition

To ensure continued compliance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, responders must undergo recertification before their current certificate expires.

·       Accrediting Body: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC).

·       Recognition: This standard fully meets the HSA requirements for Occupational First Aid (OFA).

·       Clinical Update: The course incorporates the latest PHECC Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for pre-hospital emergency care.

Webinar/Classroom Option

This PHECC First Aid Response Refresher Course comprises of 1-day webinar-based training followed by a traditional classroom session on Day 2 to allow for practical exercises and assessments.

eLearning/Classroom Option

This PHECC First Aid Response Refresher Course is comprised of on-demand, self-paced eLearning modules followed by a 1-day traditional classroom session to allow for practical exercises and assessments. 

Book Online Now by choosing a course date below, or contact us at info@hollandsafety.ie to set up private on-site training tailored for your company.

• Patient Assessment
• Incident Procedures
• Cardiac First Response (CFR) Community
• Common Medical Emergencies
• Injury Management & Shock
• Care of an Unconscious Patient
• Burns & Electrical Injury Care
• Hypothermia & Hyperthermia
• Information management
• Communications
• Well-Being of a First Aid Responder

MCQ Exam + Skills Assessment 

On successful completion of this course, participants will receive a PHECC First Aid Response Certificate valid for two years from the date of completion of the course.

Webinar/Classroom Option

This is a two-day comprehensive course. Day 1 is delivered via webinar, with Day 2 in a traditional classroom setting for practical exercises and assessments.

eLearning/Classroom Option 

This is comprised of self-paced on-demand eLearning Modules followed by one day in a traditional classroom setting for practical exercises and assessments.

This course is provided for Participants who require Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council First Aid Response Recertification in order to retain their qualification.

Who is a First Aid Responder?

A First Aid Responder may be a healthcare practitioner or a member of the public who has undertaken the education and training of a First Aid Response course incorporating the Cardiac First Response (CFR) standard. In addition to CFR skills, the First Aid Responder possesses defined practical skills in the further management of a patient who has become suddenly ill or injured in the pre-hospital environment until the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS).

The First Aid Responder can assess and manage these patients in accordance with PHECC Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs). The First Aid Response Standard adopts a uniform approach to interacting with patients and other emergency medical services in the pre-hospital setting. 

Entry Criteria

Valid in-date PHECC FAR certificate. We allow a short grace period of a maximum of 30 days should your certificate have lapsed. this grace period is restricted to extenuating circumstances and considered on case per case basis. 

Remediation

Should learners have difficulty reaching the PHECC FAR standard they will be supported with remediation efforts such as structured one-to-one time. 

Please contact our training delivery team should you wish to discuss the options available.

Reasonable Accommodation

Holland Safety provides reasonable accommodation to meet the needs of a learner who has additional needs that may prevent them completing an assessment in its original form. Where necessary, we will endeavour to adapt assessments to remove possible barriers without altering the standard of the assessment.

Please contact our training delivery team should you wish to discuss the options available.