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Essential Forestry First Aid Training in Elgin: Prepare for Remote Outdoor Emergencies - Elgin

Essential Forestry First Aid Training in Elgin: Prepare for Remote Outdoor Emergencies

Elginmoderate

Difficulty

moderate

Duration

6 hours

Fitness Level

Moderate fitness needed to participate in practical exercises involving terrain negotiation and casualty management simulation.

Overview

Prepare for emergencies in remote outdoor environments with our 6-hour Forestry First Aid Course in Elgin. Learn vital injury management and communication skills tailored for forestry workers and outdoor professionals.

Kildale, England

First Aid Forestry EFAW+F | Elgin

£108+Vat per person, up to 6 people | Elgin | Ages 18+

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About This Adventure

Join our Forestry First Aid Course for an immersive 6-hour experience tailored for those working in remote and hazardous environments. Learn essential skills like managing severe injuries, hypothermia, and communication without mobile signals, all taught by seasoned professionals who understand the unique challenges of the forestry industry.

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Rates

Group, up to 6 people: £108 (Price per person) (Ages 18+)


Duration

6 hours


If your party is more than 6 people, please contact us by phone or email.

About

Our Forestry First Aid Efaw+F courses are suitable for Forest Workers, Forestry and Fencing Contractors, Arborist, Stalking Contractors, Civil Engineering Contractors, Recreational Hunters or anyone wishing to work on Forestry Commission land or rural contracts.

The recommended Forestry Commission topics covered are:

-Severe Bleeding i.e chainsaw injuries and the use of tourniquet, trauma Dressings and Clotting Agents -Crush Injury and suspension trauma
-Hypothermia and managing an injured casualty
-Lyme Disease -Getting help without a mobile signal personal locator beacons Spot and Inreach Explorer

As a UK FISA member and the preferred provider for the Forestry Commission and Scottish Woodlands, we understand your working environment. Our Emergency first aid at work with forestry +F (Efaw+F) courses offer practical training and advice outside the classroom and tailored to your own working environment and have been designed with the help of organisations in the industry to comply with the Forestry Commissions first aid policy.

As a member of the Forest Industry Safety Accord UK Fisa, we keep up to date with health and safety in your sector of industry and continually update our Emergency First Aid at Work with forestry +F (Efaw+F) courses to reflect the most common and up to date near misses and incidents in the sector.

Tailored Emergency Forestry First Aid at Work +F Courses (EFAW +F ) delivered by full-time outdoor professionals that work in the same outdoor environment as your staff, Our trainers have a real life on the job experience of working in remote environments with casualties and hopefully bring this across during the training.

Our Emergency Forestry First Aid at Work forestry +F Efaw +f courses are more about practical advice with casualty management processing from hypothermia, contacting the correct emergency service and the use of Spot messengers and other communication devises. Emergency first aid at work forestry +F ( Efaw+F) courses is the minimum requirement for Forestry, Renewable, Construction, Utility companies and a Stalkers working on Forestry Commission Land or in remote and hazardous environments.

We are fully committed to making the forestry industry a safer environment to work within and course content is relevant useful and delivered by people who understand your own environment.

Adventure Tips

Practice Communication Backup Plans

Always have non-mobile communication methods like radios or signaling devices in remote areas.

Dress for Variable Weather

Scottish weather can change quickly; layering is critical to prevent hypothermia.

Understand Local Terrain

Familiarize yourself with the forestry area’s layout to improve response times during emergencies.

Carry a Personal First Aid Kit

A well-stocked kit tailored for forestry hazards can make a critical difference in injury management.

Local Insights

Wildlife

  • Red squirrels
  • European otters

History

Elgin’s forestry roots date back centuries, key to Scotland’s timber economy since the Middle Ages.

Conservation

This course emphasizes minimizing environmental impact while ensuring safety in sensitive forest ecosystems.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Recommended Gear

Weather-Appropriate Clothing

Essential

Protects against changing Scottish weather during outdoor practicals.

Sturdy Footwear

Essential

Necessary for safe movement across uneven forestry terrain.

Personal First Aid Kit

Essential

Essential for hands-on practice and real-world application.

Notepad and Pen

Use it to take notes during the course for later reference.