Having suitable first aid equipment in your workplace for your employees is a legal requirement. Whilst most businesses realise this, implementing the right equipment can often be overlooked until an accident has happened, or first aid supplies are forgotten and never restocked, then when an accident does occur, the right equipment isn’t to hand.
Whether you’re putting together your workplace first aid kit for the first time, or you’re double-checking to see what you need to re-order or add to your existing kit, we’ve got you covered.
What should be in an office first aid kit?
If you’re putting together a kit for a low-risk environment, such as a small-medium sized office for desk workers, then you’ll only require basic first aid supplies.
Here’s what we suggest:
- A short guide to administering first aid
- Sterile cleansing wipes
- Individually wrapped assortment of plasters
- Individually wrapped triangular bandages
- Large and medium individually wrapped wound dressings
- Adhesive tape
- Safety pins
- Sterile eye pads
- Disposable gloves
- Scissors
For an office of up to 100 employees, we would recommend a medium sized kit such as this Click Medical Medium First Aid Kit.
What do you need for an on-site construction kit?
If you’re planning a kit for a more high-risk industry, such as for a construction site, then you’ll need to consider having a more thorough selection of first aid supplies to hand.
This is what we’d recommend:
- A short guide to administering first aid
- Sterile cleansing wipes
- Individually wrapped assortment of plasters
- Individually wrapped triangular bandages
- Large and medium individually wrapped wound dressings
- Adhesive tape
- Safety pins
- Sterile eye pads
- Disposable gloves
- Foil blanket
- Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation device
- Eye baths
- Scissors
For a high-risk environment we’d recommend a large sized kit such as this Click Medical Large First Aid Kit.
With all first aid kits it’s important to keep an eye on the stock levels of each item in and ensure they’re regularly checked for expiry dates on individual items.
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