Emergency First Aid in the Office & Studio

This one day first aid course is delivered by Lazarus Training, a media training company.

It is valid for 3 years and is specifically tailored for creative industries workers.

This qualification will help with employability as well as your safety, and that of your work colleagues, by improving the first aid cover on a call sheet.

What you will learn:

• Outline the SAFE approach
• Outline the management of scalds
• Discuss the recognition of shock
• State the management steps for shock
• Perform, in a simulated setting, basic life support
• Demonstrate, in a simulated setting, management of choking
• Place a casualty in the recovery position
• Outline the management of a casualty with chest pain
• State the management steps for a casualty who has fainted
• Outline the management of a casualty who is convulsing
• Demonstrate, in a simulated setting, use of direct pressure to control bleeding
• Demonstrate, in a simulated setting, use of elevation to control bleeding
• Outline the management of burns
• Demonstrate, in a simulated setting, initial management of suspected fractures
• Discuss recognition and management of common major illness
• List contents of available first aid kits.

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Location:

The one day course costs £140 and there is a discounted rate of £110 for BECTU members.

Time of course: 9.30am - 5.00pm.

Tea, coffee (from a machine) and bottled water will be provided. There are plenty of cafes and sandwich places nearby to purchase food.

Visitor/Student will be expected to follow the measures we have outlined in our COVID Risk Assessment document:

Please note that the union does not offer car parking. The closest car park is

Cancellation Policy: We appreciate that when circumstances change you may no longer be able to attend a training course you have already booked and paid for.

While we will always try our best to accommodate any alterations to your plans, the BECTU sector of Prospect has a standard cancellation policy which is as follows:

Individual bookings

• If you notify us by phone or email at least seven full days before the scheduled course date, you will not be charged and will be refunded in full any course fees you have paid.
• Cancellations that are less than seven full days before the course date will be charged at 50% of the total course fee, with 50% refunded. This is unless you can demonstrate extenuating circumstances.
• If you do not attend the course and/or fail to notify us in advance, you will be charged the full course fee.
• If you notify us by phone or email up to three days in advance of the course that you can no longer make the booked training, we can transfer you once to another course scheduled within the calendar year.
• We are unable to reimburse any non-transferable travel or accommodation expenses that may arise from a course being rescheduled or cancelled.

Bulk bookings (two or more tickets booked)

• If you notify us by phone or email at least 14 full days before the scheduled course date, you will not be charged and will be refunded in full any course fees you have paid.
• For any cancellation you make that is less than 14 full days before the course date, you will be charged 50% of the total course fee, with 50% refunded ­­­­- unless you can demonstrate extenuating circumstances.
• If you do not attend the course and/or fail to notify us in advance you will be charged the full course fee.
• If you notify us by phone or email seven days in advance of the course that you can no longer make the booked training, we can transfer you once to another course scheduled within the calendar year.
• We are unable to reimburse any non-transferable travel or accommodation expenses that may arise from a course being rescheduled or cancelled.

BECTU sector reserves the right to cancel courses without liability. However, where possible, delegates will be offered an alternative date or a full refund.

BECTU is a sector of Prospect, and provides training courses for members and non-members. In accordance with guidance issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Prospect is a “data controller” for the purposes of your personal data. The Vocational training course privacy notice can be downloaded here

Prospect is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with our obligations under the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.

The data  that you have provided or your company has provided is to fulfil our contractual obligations, and the processing of the data supplied by you is necessary for the performance of the contract to which you have entered into with Prospect/BECTU.

The personal data we would like to collect from you are:

• Name; Contact Details; Email; Union membership number; Qualifications; Age; Language 

The personal data we collect will be used for the following purposes:

• Administration of the online booking process
• To contact you regarding any matter arising from your booking or attendance at the course.
• To distribute a student list to the course tutor
• To keep a record of course attendance by the completion of sign in sheets

The special categories of personal data we collect are:

• Race; Ethnicity; Sexuality; Disability; Trade union membership

We will use this data to fulfil our contractual obligations, and the processing of the data supplied by you is necessary for the performance of the contract to which you have entered into with Prospect/BECTU.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

New Prospect House, 8 Leake Street, London, United Kingdom