First Aid Forestry EFAW+F | Lochgilphead

Our Forestry First Aid Efaw+F courses are designed for forest workers, arborists, fencing contractors, civil engineering staff, recreational hunters, and anyone working on Forestry Commission land or in remote rural locations. The training covers essential forestry-specific first aid topics, including severe bleeding from chainsaw injuries, crush injuries and suspension trauma, hypothermia management, Lyme disease, and methods to get help without a mobile signal using personal locator beacons and devices like Spot and Inreach Explorer. As a UK FISA member and preferred provider for the Forestry Commission and Scottish Woodlands, we offer practical training tailored to your working environment, ensuring that knowledge gained in the course is immediately applicable in real-life situations. The course content has been developed in collaboration with industry organisations to comply with Forestry Commission first aid policies and reflects the latest health and safety updates.

Our trainers are full-time outdoor professionals with hands-on experience managing casualties in remote and challenging environments. The Efaw+F courses focus on practical advice for casualty management, hypothermia treatment, emergency communication, and coordinating with the appropriate emergency services. These courses are essential for forestry, renewable energy, construction, and utility sectors, as well as stalkers operating in hazardous forestry environments. We are committed to improving safety standards within the forestry industry, delivering content that is relevant, actionable, and presented by people who understand the challenges of working outdoors. Participants gain not only first aid skills but also confidence to respond effectively to emergencies in isolated locations.