Table from ACOP L74, issued March 1997 - correct as at January 2003
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The legal obligation
Employers have an obligation under the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and Approved Code of Practice (ACOP L74) to make adequate and appropriate first aid provision for their workforce.
It is recommended that someone is able to undertake first aid duties at all times when people are at work.
Risk Assessment
Each employer should carry out its own risk assessment to establish what level of first aid cover it requires at each location.
Table from ACOP L74, issued March 1997 - correct as at January 2003
Category of risk Number employed
at each location Suggested minimum number
of first aid personnel
| LOWER RISK |
| e.g. shops, offices |
Less than 50 |
1 appointed person |
| 50 to 100 |
1 first aider |
| More than 100 |
1 additional first aider per 100 |
| MEDIUM RISK |
e.g. light engineering,
food processing,
warehousing |
Less than 20 |
1 appointed person |
| 20 to 100 |
1 first aider |
| More than 100 |
1 additional first aider per 100 |
HIGH RISK |
e.g. construction,
chemical manufacturing,
dangerous machinery |
Less than 5 |
1 appointed person |
| 5 to 50 |
1 first aider |
| More than 50 |
1 additional first aider per 50 |
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