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First Aid At Work

First Aid At Work Refresher

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Emergency First Aid At Work

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Assessing Your Needs

It is the duty of every employer to ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of all their employees so far is reasonably practical. This means that all employers have a 'duty of care' for their employees.

Complying with the law

Employers have an obligation under the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 and Approved Code of Practice and Guidance (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.

Lower risk eg. shops, offices, libraries
Employed	Suggested number of first aid personnel
Up to 50	At least one appointed person
50 to 100	At least one first aider
Over 100	One additional first aider for every 100 employed

Medium risk eg. light engineering, assembly work, food processing, warehousing
Employed	Suggested number of first aid personnel
Up to 20	At least one appointed person
20 to 100	At least one first aider for every 50 employed
Over 100	One additional first aider for every 50 employed

Higher risk eg. construction, chemical manufacture, dangerous machinery, sharp instruments
Employed	Suggested number of first aid personnel
Up to 5	At least one appointed person
5 to 50	At least one first aider for every 50 employed
Over 100	One additional first aider for every 50 employed