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THE HEALTH & SAFETY (FIRST AID) 137

REGULATIONS 1981; acop reg. 3(1)

Requires employees to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel
to enable first aid to be given to your employees if they are injured or become ill at work.
These Regulations apply to all workplaces including those with 5 or fewer employees and
to the self-employed. The minimum first aid provision on any work site is:
• A suitably stocked first aid box.
• An appointed person to take charge of the first aid arrangements.

What size kit do I need? The Health and Safety (First Aid)
The size of the kit required is dependant on a Regulations 1981 ACOP reg. 3(4)
combination of the level of risk in the workplace States that an employer should make an
and the number of employees. assessment of first aid needs appropriate to
the circumstances of each workplace.
How many employees What first aid personnel
Category of risk
do you have? do you need? The table below should help an employer assess the
At least one risk and therefore the appropriate number of first aid
Less than 25 appointed person*
Low risk At least one first aider personnel required.
e.g. offices, shops, 25-50 (EFAW trained) How many employees Number & Size
libraries Category of risk do you have? of First Aid Kit
More than 50 At least one first aider per 100
employees (FAW trained) Low risk Less than 25 1 Small Kit
Higher risk Less than 5 At least one e.g. offices, shops,
e.g. light engineering and appointed person* libraries 25-100 1 Medium Kit
assembly work, food At least one first aider
processing, 5-50 per 50 employees** 1 Large Kit per
warehousing, work with (EFAW or FAW trained) More than 100 100 employees
dangerous machinery
or sharp Higher risk Less than 5 1 Small Kit
instruments, e.g. light engineering
construction, At least one first aider and assembly work, food 5-25 1 Medium Kit
chemical manufacture, More than 50 per 50 employees processing, warehousing,
work (FAW trained) work with dangerous
involving hazards e.g. machinery or sharp FIRST AID
hydrofluoric acids or instruments, construction, 1 Large Kit per
confined spaces chemical manufacture, More than 25 25 employees
to evaluate its own level of risk. Special circumstances need BS work involving hazards
e.g. hydrofluoric acids or
This table is for guidance only and each workplace needs
confined spaces
to be considered e.g remoteness from medical services and COMPLIANT
sites with several buildings. In these instances there may
need to be more first aid kits than set out in the table. * Where first aiders are shown to be unnecessary, there is still a possibility of
an accident or sudden illness, so you should consider providing qualified first
aiders.
** The types of injuries that might arise in working with the hazards identified
will influence whether the fi rst aider should be trained in EFAW or FAW.
HSE First Aid Kits
BS
BS 8599 compliant contents in a value box.
Compliant
• These great value kits are supplied stocked with HSE approved
content and comply fully with BS 8599.
• Available as small, medium and large kits.
• Supplied in hinged plastic cases which are robust,
dust-proof and easy to clean.
• Case also has integrated handle and dual safety clips.
• High quality plasters and dressings.

Code Description Price
FAD2004 Small Economy Kit £9.99
FAD2005 Medium Economy Kit £16.99
FAD2006 Large Economy Kit £26.99

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