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DID YOU KNOW?

That all businesses are required to have at least one First Aider on their staff on site at all times by law.

The Health and Safety Executive have guidelines about the number of First Aiders , which depend on the type of work, location and size of the company, but one First Aider to fifty staff is the general rule and the others trained to cover if the First Aider at work is unavailable.

Under the Health and Safety First Aid regulations 1981, failure to comply could lead to prosecution.

DO YOU COMPLY?

You can find details on how many First Aiders you need by viewing The Health and Safety commission booklet "First Aid at Work" the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 approved code of practise and guidance, available  from the Health and Safety Executive website.

A member who has been professionally taught and has a First Aid qualification could literally make the difference between LIFE and DEATH.

DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS

The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 state that employers must provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to enable first aid to be given to your employees if they are injured or become ill at work.

The minimum first aid provision on any work site is:

• A suitably stocked first aid box
• An appointed person to take charge of first aid arrangements.

It is also important to remember that accidents can happen at any time. First Aid provision needs to be available at ALL TIMES people at work.