HSE Safety Alert: https://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/use-of-face-masks-designated-kn95.htm The UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have issued a safety alert regarding the quality and effectiveness of face masks, claiming to be of KN95 standard. These masks may also be known as filtration face masks or respirators. KN95 is a performance rating under the Chinese standard GB2626:2006, the requirements of...
Category: COVID-19
COVID-19: Guidance for first responders and first aiders
This blog post is based on PHE guidance for first responders here. This post was last updated: 22nd May 2020. This guidance is for first responders and first aiders, including members of voluntary organisations who provide immediate assistance to a symptomatic person until further medical assistance arrives. Emergency services and healthcare professionals have been provided...
HSE extension to certificate validity
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have announced they they will be offering a three-month extension to the validity of the following qualifications if the learner is unable to requalify due to service disruptions resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19 pandemic: Offshore Medic (OM) Offshore First Aid (OFA) First Aid at Work (FAW) Emergency First Aid...