Emergency First Aid

The Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

Core content of the course is:

• the duties of a first aider - appointed

  The course provides the range of skills and depth of knowledge required to enable a person to fulfil the main duties of a first aider, i.e., that of preserving life and stopping any condition from worsening.

  Many small firms/organisations will only need to make minimum first-aid provision.  However, there are factors which might make greater provision necessary.  HSE offer the following guideline which may be helpful when assessing needs.

  CATEGORY OF RISK	Nos. employed at any location	Suggested number of First Aid personnel
  LOWER RISK, e.g., shops & offices, libraries	Fewer than 50	At least one appointed person
  	50 -100	At least one designated first aider
  	More than 100	One additional designated first aider for every 100 employed
  MEDIUM RISK,e.g, light engineering, assembly work, food processing, warehousing	Fewer than 20	At least one first aiders
  	20 -100	At least one designated first aider for every 50 employed(or part thereof)
  	More than 100	One additional designated first aider for every 100 employed
  HIGHER RISK, e.g., construction, slaughter house, chemical manufacture, extensive work with dangerous machinery or sharp instruments	Fewer than 5	At least one appointed person
  	5 - 50	At least one designated first aider
  	More than 50	One additional designated first aider for every 100 employed

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