Occupational First Aid Course (OFAC)

This is a mandatory training course for Occupational First Aiders. The aim of this first aid course is to train individuals to render first aid treatment to the casualty during an emergency or accident at the workplace.

Workplace Safety and Health (First Aid) Regulations 2006 Reg. 5 (2) stipulates that “every person appointed as a First Aider shall have undergone and successfully completed such training in first-aid treatment as the Commissioner may approve”.

• 23.5 hours (incl. of 2 hours 40 mins assessment)

• Duties and responsibilities of First Aider Legal Requirements
• Circulatory System Skeletal System Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) & use of AED Respiratory System
• Occupational Eye Injuries
• Burn Injuries
• Medical Emergencies
• Chemicals in the Workplace
• Accident Prevention Handling and
• Transportation of the Injured

• At the end of the course, learners are required to complete a total of 2 hours and 40 mins assessment, comprising of written questioning (MCQ) and practical performance.

Learners are assumed to:

• ESS Workplace literacy and numeracy Level 5 and above or the learners may find the course challenging to understand and pass the required assessments

Medical Fitness

• Be physically able to perform CPR skills while kneeling on the floor
• Does not have any history or underlying medical heart and lung conditions or any physical disabilities/problems such as knee, spinal or joints injury (please consult your doctor to get the necessary clearance to undertake the CPR practice and assessment)
• Pregnant ladies are highly discouraged from undertaking the CPR practice due to safety reasons

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