Elevate Safety

19/12/2025

What’s in your first aid kit, and why? Breaking down personal and group first aid kits at our final Winter First Aid Workshop earlier this week. Practical choices shaped by risk and responsibility.

04/12/2025

Our lead trainer Gary in his element at last night’s Winter First Aid Workshop . A fully booked session with a great, engaged group and lots of good questions, covering a lot of ground across winter first aid scenarios.

Details of upcoming 2026 courses via the link in our bio.

29/11/2025

Outdoor First Aid (16 hours) - 2026 course dates now live

Our Outdoor First Aid course provides the essential knowledge and practical skills to manage emergency first aid situations in outdoor and remote environments. Whether you work professionally outdoors or head into the hills for fun, this hands on course prepares you for a wide range of incidents, from minor injuries to managing multiple casualties in remote locations.

Combining theory, practical sessions, and outdoor scenarios, the course is designed to build both competence and confidence. You will learn how to assess situations, make decisions under pressure, and respond effectively, even in challenging conditions.

Our lead trainer brings over 35 years of experience as a former Mountain Rescue Team member, including 18 years as a medic, search manager and training officer. He is also a Winter Mountain Leader, Mountain Bike Leader, and a FREC 4 qualified instructor who currently teaches first aid.

💬 The Outdoor First Aid course was incredibly well rounded, with a great mix of theory and practical training. The trainer’s depth of experience made the whole course engaging and relevant to real outdoor situations. I left the course feeling much more confident in handling emergencies and would definitely recommend it to anyone who spends time outdoors, for either work or play.
Jake

Course details
Dates - see our Events tab.
16 hours over 2 days
£195 per person

Bookings here:
bit.ly/elevatesafetybooking

One day course details coming soon.

11/11/2025

Heading for the hills this winter? ❄️

We are delighted to be teaming up with The Glasgow Climbing Centre to run a series of free winter first aid workshops this November and December.

These short, practical sessions focus on how to deal with injuries and incidents in cold weather environments. Each workshop will cover the same key skills, so you only need to attend one.

It is a great chance to refresh your knowledge before heading out into the winter season.

Dates will be confirmed soon, based on interest.
📧 To register your interest, email hello@elevateoutdoors.co.uk

05/11/2025

Enjoy Bonfire Night safely! 🎆 Here’s a helpful burn reminder from St John Ambulance. Quick, confident first aid can reduce the impact of burns.

At Elevate Safety, we provide hands-on training covering burns and other workplace injuries, helping workplaces respond effectively when it matters most. Get in touch to review your first aid provision or discuss tailored training for your team.



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With Bonfire Night fast approaching, it’s important to know how to respond to burns.

Recognising whether a burn is superficial, partial thickness, or full thickness can help you provide the right first aid promptly. 💥

We hope everyone enjoys themselves whilst staying safe! If you see our volunteers, be sure to give them a wave! 👋

31/10/2025

CPR might seem scary, but it is simple, and knowing what to do could save a life. 🎃

The Resuscitation Council UK has produced a clever series of interactive films that guide you step by step through what to do in an emergency. Take a few minutes to try them out and see how confident you could feel if the moment ever comes.

At Elevate Safety, we provide CPR, AED, and first aid training to help workplaces respond effectively when it matters most. Get in touch to review your first aid provision or discuss tailored training for your team.

Try the interactive films here: lifesaver.org.uk

CPR might seem scary, but it is simple and your actions could save a life.

Don’t get spooked this Halloween 🎃 Learn CPR and make sure you feel confident to step up when every second counts: lifesaver.org.uk

31/10/2025

| AED Pad Placement

Resuscitation Council UK released its updated Resuscitation Guidelines this week - one key change is the guidance on AED pad placement. It is a small adjustment but an important one for anyone who may need to help in a cardiac arrest.

Watch the video to see the updated placement, and check the full Guidelines at https://www.resus.org.uk/professional-library/2025-resuscitation-guidelines

29/10/2025

World Stroke Day 2025

Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and a time-critical medical emergency. Early recognition and swift action can save lives. Many of us know someone affected by stroke, which highlights the importance of awareness in the workplace and beyond.

This year, World Stroke Day and World Heart Day are being marked together to highlight the close connection between heart and brain health. Both share many of the same risk factors, including high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and limited access to healthcare or healthy environments.

Recognising the early signs can make a critical difference. Think :
F - Face: Is one side drooping?
A - Arms: Is one arm weak or numb?
S - Speech: Are words slurred or unusual?
T - Time: Call 999 immediately and note when symptoms began.

While waiting for help:
Keep the person comfortable, ideally lying down with head and shoulders slightly raised.
Reassure and stay with them until the ambulance arrives.

At Elevate Safety, we provide first aid training to help workplaces respond confidently to emergencies like stroke. Get in touch to review your first aid provision or training needs.

We are proud to support Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland's FAST campaign, raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of a stroke. Acting FAST can make all the difference and save a life.

Learn to spot the symptoms: FACE, ARM, SPEECH, TIME.

15/10/2025

Tomorrow marks Day, led by Resuscitation Council UK, which aims to increase survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests by helping more people learn CPR and become .

Fewer than one in ten people survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the UK. That can change if more of us know what to do. This year’s message is clear: you don’t have to do everything – doing something can save a life.

The chain of survival shows what gives someone the best chance of surviving a cardiac arrest: early recognition, calling 999, CPR, and defibrillation. Every link matters. Learn more in the post below, and check where your nearest defibrillator is at https://www.defibfinder.uk/ 👀

At Elevate Safety, we believe everyone can be . If your organisation would like to refresh or build first aid skills, get in touch to see how we can help.

10/10/2025

– World Mental Health Day

Florence Nightingale wrote, “Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion.” Nightingale recognised that reassurance and composure could support recovery. This was an early understanding of what we now call psychosocial wellbeing.

Wellbeing outdoors also depends on safety. Clear communication, a steady presence, and practical preparation help people stay composed when things go wrong. Reassurance belongs at the heart of first aid.

This photo shows our lead trainer, Gary, during a winter climb in . Focused and composed in demanding conditions, he demonstrates the same steady awareness that underpins effective first aid and confident leadership, whether on a hillside, a building site, or in a workplace.

If you are responsible for staff safety or wellbeing, contact Elevate Safety to arrange tailored first aid and safety training for your team, in the workplace or outdoors.

Our courses draw on extensive experience across both environments, keeping training practical, relevant, and effective.

Elevate Safety – practical training, grounded in experience.

23/09/2025

A quick clip from today’s refresher with the Active Seniors Committee. Alongside practising CPR, everyone explored how to locate their nearest device using the Defib Finder website and had the chance to practise using one. Building confidence to act quickly if an emergency happens.

One of the group shared afterwards: “That was really enjoyable. The way everything was explained and demonstrated made it easy to understand and take in. Being shown how to use the equipment was fantastic and gave us confidence. It was also very clear to follow, even for those with hearing aids. We certainly learned a lot from your visit.”

23/09/2025

First Aid Refresher with Active Seniors Committee

Our lead trainer Gary delivered a first aid refresher for the Active Seniors Committee today. In just a few hours, there were excellent questions, lively discussion, and plenty of cake. Everyone left feeling more confident about what to do in an emergency, particularly with CPR and locating and using a defib.

One of the group shared afterwards: “That was really enjoyable. The way everything was explained and demonstrated made it easy to understand and take in. Being shown how to use the equipment was fantastic and gave us confidence. It was also very clear to follow, even for those with hearing aids. We certainly learned a lot from your visit.”

We were glad to support this local group. If your organisation would like to refresh or build first aid skills, get in touch with Elevate Safety to see how we can help.