moderate
6 hours
Participants should be in moderate physical shape able to spend hours standing and moving on uneven outdoor terrain.
CA First Aid’s Forestry First Aid Course in the Scottish Borders equips outdoor professionals with critical skills to handle severe injuries and hypothermia in remote environments. Learn how expert-led training ensures safer forestry work where mobile signals fade and real emergencies arise.
£108+Vat per person, up to 6 people Johnstone Bridge
Join our unique Forestry First Aid Course, designed for professionals working in remote environments. Gain practical skills in managing severe injuries, hypothermia, and emergency communication. Led by experienced trainers, this course ensures you’re prepared for real-life situations, making forestry a safer place to work. Tailored to your specific needs!
Group, up to 6 people: £108 (Price per person) (Ages 18+)
6 hours
If your party is more than 6 people, please contact us by phone or email.
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.
Bring reliable communication tools, as mobile coverage is often limited in Scottish forest areas.
Wear durable clothing and sturdy boots suited for rough terrain to avoid common forestry injuries.
Scottish weather can shift quickly; knowing early signs of hypothermia is crucial during outdoor work.
Learn how to operate spot messengers and other locator devices before heading into remote zones.
The Scottish Borders have a rich history of forestry and land management dating back to the 12th century, with longstanding traditions of woodland stewardship.
The area’s forestry practices emphasize sustainable management, balancing commercial forestry with habitat protection and biodiversity preservation.
Protects feet on uneven forest ground during practical exercises.
Helps regulate body temperature in variable Scottish Borders weather.
spring|summer|fall|winter specific
Supports individual practice during emergency response drills.
Maintains hydration throughout the physically engaging course.