duty, in order to provide effective first aid only staff who meet the following selection criteria will be considered for appointment: willingness and enthusiasm to act in this role ability to act calmly and take charge in an emergency evidence of a capacity to deal with injury and illness ability to assess the situation and know when to call for assistance ability to relate well to other staff ave no health problems or disabilities that are likely to impede performance of first aid activities based in one regular location in the building, readily contactable and able to be called away from ordinary work at short notice full-time member of the regular staff or on a contract with at least 18 months to run, although regular part-time staff members may be appropriate to provide coverage where the building operates outside normal daytime weekday hours. Academic staff are not excluded from appointment as Nominated First Aid Officers, however students cannot be appointed as Nominated First Aid Officers. 2.3 TRAINING AND APPOINTMENT OF NOMINATED FIRST AID OFFICERS Where a staff member does not already have a current WorkCover approved senior first aid certificate or higher qualification, OHS & Injury Management will arrange and fund the training of staff members who are to be appointed as Nominated First Aid Officers. The following procedure should be followed: Identify vacancy/need -- this could be because a Nominated First Aid Officer leaves the building or their status changes, or it could be because a Department or Unit