The
Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide
adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to enable first
aid to be given to employees if they are injured or become ill at work. These
Regulations apply to all workplaces including those with five or fewer
employees and to the self-employed.
What is
adequate will depend on the circumstances in the workplace. This includes
whether trained first aiders are needed, what should be included in a first aid
box and if a first aid room is needed. Employers should carry out an assessment
of first aid needs to determine this.
The
Regulations do not place a legal obligation on employers to make first aid
provision for non-employees such as the public or children in schools. However, the HSE strongly recommends that
non-employees are included in a first aid needs assessment and that provision
is made for them.
First aid at Work, what employers need to do?
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