Employers are required to make a risk assessment to decide what the hazard levels are and how
many employees are involved in the area to be covered. There is a useful guide provided to help
match this risk assessment to an appropriate size kit.

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 the are injured or become ill at work"

Category of hazard	Number of Employees	Size of First Aid Kit
Low hazard e.g. shops, offices, libraries etc.	Less than 25 25 – 100 More than 100	Small size kit Medium size kit 1 Large kit per 100 employees

High hazard e.g. light engineering and assembly work, food processing, warehousing, extensive work with dangerous machinery or sharp instruments, construction, chemical manufacture etc.	Less than 5 5 – 25 More than 25	Small size kit Medium size kit 1 large kit per 25 employees

CONTENTS FIRST AID KIT SIZES

SMALL MEDIUM LARGE TRAVEL

BurnSoothe/Reliburn Burn Relief Dressing 10cm x 10cm 1 2 2 1

Dependaplast Washproof Assorted Plasters 40 60 100 10

Eye Pad Dressing with Bandage Sterile 2 3 4 1

Foil Blanket Adult Size 1 2 3 1

Large HSE Dressing 18cm x 18cm Sterile Unboxed 1 2 2 1

Medium HSE Dressing 12cm x 12cm Sterile Unboxed 4 6 8 1

Nitrile Gloves Pair 6 9 12 1

Rebreath Mouth to mouth Resuscitation Device with Valve 1 1 2 1

Reliance Finger Dressing with Adhesive Fixing 3.5cm 2 3 4 -

Reliance First Aid Guidance Leaflet 1 1 1 1

Reliform Conforming Bandage 7.5cm x 4m 1 2 2 1

Relitape Microporous Tape 2.5cm x 5m 1 1 1 1

Reliwipe Moist Cleansing Wipes 20 30 40 4

Safety Pins Assorted 6 12 24 2

Single Use Triangular Bandage 90cm x 127cm 2 3 4 1

Universal Shears Small 6" 1 1 1 1

Eye Wash 250ml - - - 1

Workplace

Small £14.99 Product Code (330)

Medium £19.99 Product Code (343)

Large £24.99 Product Code (348)

Catering

Small Product Code (427)

Medium Product Code (428)

Large Product Code (429)

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