Airsoft Action 04 - Xmas 2011 | Page 9

AIRSOFT NEWS AIRSOFT FIRST AID Lincolnshire Airsoft Club (LAC) is introducing Emergency first aid courses for application within the airsoft industry. The seven-hour course, approved by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), satisfies the legal requirement for first aid in low/medium risk environments. Those who complete the course, including a practical element, receive the HSE-recognised Emergency First Aid at Work certificate. The practical element comprises a night game – which will feature first aid related objectives – during which attendees will be assessed on their practical first aid skills. Ian Lawrence, owner of LAC, said: “I’ve been running airsoft sites for three or four years now and think it’s time to change things a bit. So far I’ve trained all of my marshals and we’ve even run one course with a group of players that included two NHS nurses in its ranks. “The course has a definite focus on paediatric first aid. The majority of our customers are younger than 18 and its important site operators understand first aid for adults can’t necessarily be applied to children. ” Topic 26