Your place of employment should be safe places to work and visit.

However, the nature of a hospitality enterprise means the workplace has some dangers such as knives and cutting implements, heat, fire, gas and electricity, chemicals and so on.

Sometimes accidents happen and our guests or team members may become injured or sick. It is important that you have some basic knowledge of first aid, so that you can help in these situations. 

Learning outcomes

At the end of this subject, you will be able to:

• Identify the contents of a first aid kit and be able to use most items
• Apply basic first aid as needed to simple workplace injuries
• Handle a medical emergency