Category of risk |
Numbers employed at any location |
Suggested number of first aid personnel |
LOWER |
Fewer than 50 |
At least 1 appointed person. |
e.g shops, offices, libraries. |
50 - 100 |
At least 1 first aider. |
More than 100 |
1 additional first aider for every 100 employed. |
|
MEDIUM |
Fewer than 20 |
At least 1 appointed person. |
e.g light engineering and assembly works. |
20 - 100 |
At least 1 first aider for every 50 employees or part thereof |
Food processing and warehouses. |
More than 100 |
1 additional first aider for every 100 employed |
HIGHER |
Fewer than 5 |
At least 1 appointed person |
e.g. Most construction sites. |
5 - 50 |
At least 1 first aider |
Chemical manufacture |
More than 50 |
1 additional first aider for every 50 employed |
Extensive work with dangerous machinery or sharp instruments. |
Where there are hazards for which additional first aid skills are necessary |
In addition at least 1 first aider trained in the specific emergency. |
Requires employers to protect the health and safety and welfare of their employees and non-employees who use their facilities.
Duty upon the employers to provide adequate equipment, facilities, and personnel to render FIRST AID to their employees if they are injured or become ill at work.
Requires employers to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to health and safety of all their employees. This risk assessment can help the employer to carry out their first aid needs.