OFFSHORE MEDIC APPROVAL REPORT FORM
This form is designed to ensure that you have the appropriate information available to
support your inspection by HSE. You should note that it is essential that you are aware
of the requirements as laid down in HSE’s guidance: Offshore Medic training and
qualifications for the purposes of the Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (FirstAid) Regulations 1989 – A guide for training organisations
This form can also act as an aide memoire in ensuring that you have compiled he
appropriate evidence when submitting an application to HSE to be an Offshore
medic approved training organisation. As failure to submit the appropriate
evidence will delay your application
Part 1 – COMPANY INFORMATION
HSE Ref No. (to be completed by HSE)
Company Name
Address
Address of Training Centre
(if different from above)
Tel. No
Fax No.
Email
Contact Name
Position in Organisation
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Part 2 - ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS
Is there an administrative system in place (electronic or manual) to ensure that all the required training records are stored
and are available for review? This should include the following:
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A record of course dates including names of trainers and assessors;
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Names and details (including final assessment information) of all students;
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Requalification dates of students.
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Part 3 – OFFSHORE MEDIC CERTIFICATES
Do the certificates to be issued to students contain the following information?
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Organisation name;
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The title ‘Offshore Medic’;
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Reference to the ‘Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (First-Aid) Regulations 1989’;
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Validation for three years from date of issue;
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HSE approval number; and
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Signature of an appropriately authorised person.
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Part 4 - TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
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How many trainers are used
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Is there evidence that at least one trainer on each course delivered by the organisation has knowledge of the offshore
working environment ideally through practical experience.
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Is there evidence that at least one trainer on each course delivered by the organisation is a registered medical
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Are the qualifications and experience of trainers available for review by the HSE and do they include the following?
practitioner.
Name of Trainer _______________________
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Current Offshore First Aid or Offshore Medic certificate (unless exempt);
2.
Formal training/teaching qualification;
3.
Evidence of skills and knowledge of training Offshore Medics over the last 3 years;
4.
If evidence from 3 is limited is there evidence that they have conducted other training activities
relevant to the contents of the offshore medic course in the last 3 years
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Name of Trainer _______________________
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Current Offshore First Aid or Offshore Medic certificate (unless exempt);
2.
Formal training/teaching qualification;
3.
Evidence of skills and knowledge of training Offshore Medics over the last 3 years;
4.
If evidence from 3 is limited is there evidence that they have conducted other training activities
relevant to the contents of the offshore medic course in the last 3 years
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Name of Trainer _______________________
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Current Offshore First Aid or Offshore Medic certificate (unless exempt);
2.
Formal training/teaching qualification;
3.
Evidence of skills and knowledge of training Offshore Medics over the last 3 years;
4.
If evidence from 3 is limited is there evidence that they have conducted other training activities
relevant to the contents of the offshore medic course in the last 3 years
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Name of Trainer _______________________
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Current Offshore First Aid or Offshore Medic certificate (unless exempt);
2.
Formal training/teaching qualification;
3.
Evidence of skills and knowledge of training Offshore Medics over the last 3 years;
4.
If evidence from 3 is limited is there evidence that they have conducted other training activities
relevant to the contents of the offshore medic course in the last 3 years
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Part 5 - ASSESSORS QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
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How many assessors are you used
Is there evidence that at least one assessor assessing on each course delivered by the organisation has knowledge of the
offshore working environment ideally through practical experience.
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Is there evidence that at least one assessor on each course delivered by the organisation is a registered health
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professional.
Are the qualifications and experience of assessors available for review by the HSE and do they include the following?
Name of Assessor _______________________
1.
Current Offshore First Aid or Offshore Medic certificate (unless exempt);
2.
Formal assessing qualification;
3.
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Evidence of skills and knowledge of assessing Offshore Medics over the last 3 years;
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If evidence from 3 is limited is there evidence that they have conducted other assessing activities
relevant to the contents of the offshore medic course in the last 3 years
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Name of Assessor _______________________
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Current Offshore First Aid or Offshore Medic certificate (unless exempt);
2.
Formal assessing qualification;
3.
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Evidence of skills and knowledge of assessing Offshore Medics over the last 3 years;
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If evidence from 3 is limited is there evidence that they have conducted other assessing activities
relevant to the contents of the offshore medic course in the last 3 years
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Name of Assessor _______________________
1.
Current Offshore First Aid or Offshore Medic certificate (unless exempt);
2.
Formal assessing qualification;
3.
Evidence of skills and knowledge of assessing Offshore Medics over the last 3 years;
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If evidence from 3 is limited is there evidence that they have conducted other assessing activities
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relevant to the contents of the offshore medic course in the last 3 years
Name of Assessor _______________________
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Current Offshore First Aid or Offshore Medic certificate (unless exempt);
2.
Formal assessing qualification;
3.
Evidence of skills and knowledge of assessing Offshore Medics over the last 3 years;
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If evidence from 3 is limited is there evidence that they have conducted other assessing activities
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relevant to the contents of the offshore medic course in the last 3 years
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Part 6 – QUALITY ASSURANCE
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Is there a plan which shows by whom, how often and by what methods the skills of the trainers and
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assessors are monitored?
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Is there a process in place to monitor the quality of training, trainers and assessors through student
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feedback?
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Is there a complaints procedure?
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Part 7 – STANDARDS OF FIRST AID PRACTICE
Will Offshore Medic training use the current standards of first aid practice HSE accepts for
the first aid management of injuries and illness?
Please state titles of all supporting texts used
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Part 8 - COURSE SYLLABUS
120 h
60 h
The importance of preventing cross infection
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The need for recording incidents and actions
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Use of available equipment
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Assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly, and effectively in an emergency.
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Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation including the use of automated external defibrillators
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Use and maintenance of manual resuscitators, manual suction devices, oropharyngeal airways and oxygen
supplies
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Administer first aid to a casualty who is bleeding
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Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious
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Recognise major illness and provide appropriate first aid (including heart attack, stroke, epilepsy, asthma and
diabetes).
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Shock
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hypothermia or hyperthermia
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effects of immersion
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effects of poisoning encountered offshore
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Has a bone, muscle or joint injury including suspected spinal injury
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eye injuries
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burns and scalds
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inhaled hot gases or smoke
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Recognise minor injuries and illnesses and take appropriate action.
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Redress wounds effectively and perform follow-up treatment which can be undertaken by an offshore medic
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Transport a sick and injured patient safely and effectively (including an understanding of the difficulties of
transportation by helicopter, the management of a patient during flight and the need for stabilisation of a
casualty before transportation of a casualty)
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Recognise situations where it is appropriate to use Entonox for the relief of pain, and to administer Entonox
and safely and effectively
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Communicate and delegate promptly and effectively in an emergency
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Airway maintenance, artificial ventilation
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Intravenous infusions
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Urinary bladder catheterisation
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Endotracheal intubation and laryngeal mask application
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Communicable (including sexually transmitted diseases) and infectious conditions
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Common eye conditions
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Common ear conditions
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1. Are the following items included in the syllabus?
Administer first aid to a casualty with:
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Common skin conditions
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Common dental conditions
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Hyperbaric environment
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Decompression and its complications
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Individual clinical instruction as required
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Emergency medical services
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Communications, installation/vessel to shore
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Offshore occupational hazards and the prevention of risks to health
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Offshore hygiene requirements
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Psychiatric conditions
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Background to the offshore industry and offshore activities
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Standing orders and emergency plans
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Use and administration of drugs
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Stores and equipment
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Statutory requirements
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Keeping of detailed records
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Lesson Plans
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Is the syllabus in the form of lesson plans with aims, objectives, and outcomes?
Are there methods for assessing student’s competence in each subject area?
Do the lesson plans include both theoretical and practical work?
Are there suitable handout materials?
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Part 9 – INITIAL TRAINING
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Does the Offshore Medic training course consist of at least 120 contact hours (excluding lunch and break times
but including the final assessment)?
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Is the whole course run over a minimum of 4 weeks?
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Is there evidence that there are clinical placements ie log books and letters of permission from clinical
placement centres
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Do students attend clinical placements at either a (tick all that apply)
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Relevant clinics led by a Topside doctor
Hospital A & E Department
GP Surgery or NHS Walk in Centre
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Where aspects of the course are delivered through blending learning has evidence been submitted of how the
assessment process is undertaken
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Part 10 – REQUALIFICATION TRAINING
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Is there a system in place to ensure students have a current Offshore Medic certificate before commencing the
requalification course?
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Does the requalification Offshore Medic training course consist of at least 60 contact hours (excluding lunch and
break times but including the final assessment)?
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Is the course run over a minimum of 60 hours and a minimum of 2 weeks fulltime?
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Part 11 - FINAL PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT
Does the final assessment evaluate the student’s ability to carry out:
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First aid on someone who is unconscious;
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR);
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First aid on someone who is wounded and bleeding
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Part 12 – TRAINING EQUIPMENT AND VENUE
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Is there sufficient training equipment and supporting material for each student ensuring hygiene
where appropriate?
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Are there suitable premises available for training and assessment purposes?
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