First Aid At Work - What you Need to Know

The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require you to provide adequate and appropriate first-aid equipment, facilities and people so your employees can be given immediate help if they are injured or taken ill at work What is ‘adequate and appropriate’ will depend on the circumstances in your workplace and you should assess what your first-aid needs are. The minimum first-aid provision on any work site is: a suitably stocked first-aid kit an appointed person to take charge of first-aid arrangements It is important to remember that accidents and illness can happen at any time. Provision for first aid needs should be available at all times. Some small workplaces with low-level hazards may need only the minimum provision for first aid. But there are circumstances and factors that will mean you need greater provision. You, as an employer, are well placed to decide the provision you need. The checklist in Table 1 on the HSE Information Leaflet HERE covers the points you should consider. Have a look at our range of First Aid Provisions CLICK HERE

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