First Aid
Caring for your workforce and keeping on the right side of the law.
What the Law says:
The Health and Safety (First Aid) regulations 1981 states:
\'An employer shall provide, or ensure that there are provided, such equipment and facilities as are adequate and appropriate in the circumstances for enabling first-aid to be rendered to his employees if they are injured and become ill at work. This requires that as an employer you need to carry out a risk assessment of your first aid needs, including all working areas in an office, factory, construction site or vehicle.
The HSE list is a minimum requirement for your first aid needs which are represented by the HSE 1-10, 1-20 and 1-50 person first aid kits. There is also a new BS859901 : 2019 standard, which species the kit to use by deciding if your workplace is low or high hazard.
First Aid
Caring for your workforce and keeping on the right side of the law.
What the Law says:
The Health and Safety (First Aid) regulations 1981 states:
\'An employer shall provide, or ensure that there are provided, such equipment and facilities as are adequate and appropriate in the circumstances for enabling first-aid to be rendered to his employees if they are injured and become ill at work. This requires that as an employer you need to carry out a risk assessment of your first aid needs, including all working areas in an office, factory, construction site or vehicle.
The HSE list is a minimum requirement for your first aid needs which are represented by the HSE 1-10, 1-20 and 1-50 person first aid kits. There is also a new BS859901 : 2019 standard, which species the kit to use by deciding if your workplace is low or high hazard.
