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STAYING ALIVE
Saving money on saving a life!
Free first aid courses show that BID has finger on the pulse of what businesesses need.
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The RTW Together Business Improvement District has offered town centre businesses the chance to save money on saving a life with a series of free Emergency First Aid at Work training days. With 80 employees taking part so far, the training is professionally delivered and includes certification for those taking part.
The Highfield Level 3 Award meets the HSE requirements for training emergency first aiders, and is usually worth £95 per attendee. The syllabus covers aspects such as unconscious casualties, CPR, choking, bleeding, shock and more minor injuries.
BID Director Sarah-Jane Adams says, “This course has proven to be very well subscribed, and all of the spaces on offer have been filled, with a waiting list in place – it’s really important that town centre staff have the skills to help with any incident that may occur, as they are very likely to be first on the scene of accident or injury among the public in our restaurants, shops, salons and offices, as well as helping colleagues who may be in distress.”
Local business owner Matthew Sankey is one of the employers who has benefitted from sending staff to learn these emergency basics. “We are all incredibly busy and things like First Aid courses can fall off the radar as other jobs tend to command more attention. In addition, having these funded by the BID goes towards seeing value from the levy.”
Rich Simm of The George and Ragged Trousers pubs added, “I sent someone from each of the pubs and they found it very helpful. For me it has ticked something important off my list (and for free!)”
Previous free training from the BID has included helping over 200 town centre workers to learn the basics of self defence, and upcoming sessions include topics such as anti-drink spiking, what makes a great business website and improving the kerb appeal of premises.
If you operate a town centre business, and would like to find out which free sessions are currently available, contact biddirector@ rtwtogether.com ■
