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  • Staff Trainig – Emergency First Aid At Work

    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.

  • Staff Training – Emergency First Aid at Work

    On the 11th March 2025 Course Manager Richard Johnstone, Deputy Course Manager Steve Frost, First Assistant Greenkeeper Euan Polson, Senior Greenkeeper Owen Mackay and Golf Course Mechanic Gary Tonge attended a 1-day emergency first aid at work course held at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club by Wallace Cameron Training.

    Having a first aid qualification will not only benefit Royal Aberdeen but will also add to the teams continued personal development. With 10 employees operating heavy machinery on a daily basis, chemicals or hazardous materials it presents a greater chance of injury and is deemed a high risk environment, so it is essential we have staff fully trained to administer first aid is needed.

    First aid training is an essential part of any workplace that should not be overlooked. Not only does it ensure that any emergencies will be handled with care, but it is a legal requirement that can be costly if neglected and it is important to instill confidence in employees that they are well looked after.

    This covers most of the topics covered on the 1 -day course and the skills and knowledge gained will allow the team to be able to deal with:

    Action at an emergency
    Poisoning
    Burns and scalds
    Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (C.P.R.)
    Use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
    Wounds and Bleeding
    Anaphylactic shock
    Neck and Back injuries
    Soft tissue injuries
    Unconscious casualties
    Treatment of Shock
    Recognise Major illness including Heart Attack, Stroke, Diabetes, epilepsy, asthma etc.
    Head injuries
    HSE Legislation and requirements record keeping etc