First Aid - What Should I Have in my First Aid Box?

The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

Contents of your First Aid Box

What you should have in your first aid box depends on your risk assessment.  Where there are no special risks the following might be appropriate:

Stock for 50 employees:
Medical adhesive plasters	40
Sterile eye pads	4
Individually-wrapped triangular bandages	6
Safety Pins	6
Individually-wrapped medium sterile un-medicated wound dressings	8
Individually wrapped large sterile un-medicated wound dressings	4
Individually wrapped wipes	10
Paramedic shears	1
Pairs of latex gloves	2
Sterile eye wash if no clean running water	2

Additional Reading:

Requirements for First Aid in the Work Place
What should be in the first aid box
How Many First Aiders Should I Have?

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