On 13/11/2025 Assistant Greenkeepers William Mackenzie, Lindsay Skea, Connor Lindsay and Apprentice Greenkeeper Adam Giles attended a 1-day Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) training course. The course is ideal to provide our team members with the confidence and skills to respond effectively to a workplace first aid emergency.

The content of this course was designed to build knowledge and confidence. It has given the attendees the ability to recognise and treat various illnesses and incidents correctly and efficiently.

The course covered the following topics:

Seizures

Role of a first aider

Use of equipment

Importance of recording incidents and actions

Basic hygiene and preventing cross infection

The priorities of first aid

Assessing and managing incidents

Treatment of an unconscious casualty

Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

Shock

Wounds and bleeding

Minor injuries including small cuts, grazes, bruises and small splinters

Minor burns and scalds

Choking

This now means that all 10 members of the greenkeeping team are all now first aid trained and have the skills to respond effectively to a workplace first aid emergency.