CUSTOMERS and business employees in need of emergency care in Bradford city centre have a better chance of receiving safe and effective First Aid thanks to new training sponsored by Bradford BID.

The Business Improvement District (BID) – the limited not-for-profit company funded by more than 600 levy-paying businesses and organisations to help promote and develop the city centre – is working with levy-paying businesses and Bradford At Night members to help provide free courses for staff who want to learn First Aid skills.

Firms such as Perfect Fit, The Great Victoria Hotel, Boar and Fable, City Vaults, Tiffin Grande and Underground have put forward staff for training so far.

The Emergency First Aid At Work course is being run by Chapel Street-based GEM Compliance Training, a company that works to create safer workplaces and communities.

Nikki Chadburn, BID business engagement officer, said: “It’s a fabulous course and we were thrilled to provide training for 18 people at our first event.

“We will be looking to arrange further courses soon.”

Topics covered on the course include: assessing an incident; managing an unresponsive casualty; CPR and defibrillation; recovery position; dealing with choking, seizures, shock, wounds and bleeding; minor injuries; cuts, grazes and bruises; and minor burns and scalds.

 

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