First Aid Guidance Point With HSE Compliant Kit

High-visibility point made from durable aluminium composite, featuring bold, bright infographic designs to provide clear visual guidance of key steps to follow in emergency situations and ensure critical first aid supplies are quickly and correctly used

• Provides clear visual guidance of key steps to follow in emergency situations
• Supplied with an HSE Compliant First Aid Kit to help meet legal workplace requirements for first aid provision
• Create a centralised focal point for storing and locating critical emergency supplies
• Highly visible and easy to identify, with a bright bold print for fast recognition in busy environments
• Ensure critical equipment is always accessible, giving staff and visitors confidence to respond quickly and effectively to incidents and emergencies
• Missing kit warning panel highlights when supplies are missing and how to re-order replacements
• Ideal for schools, offices, and workplaces seeking a neat storage point for essential first aid supplies
• Durable, professional construction made from 3mm aluminium composite
• Simple wall-mount installation, supplied with fixings
• Lead time: 3 - 5 days
• Guidance point dimensions: 250 x 700mm

What should a first-aid box in the workplace contain?

The decision on what to provide will be influenced by the findings of the first-aid needs assessment. As a guide, where work activities involve low hazards, a minimum stock of first-aid items might be:

• A leaflet giving general guidance on first aid
• Individually wrapped sterile plasters (assorted sizes), appropriate to the type of work (for example hypoallergenic plasters should be provided if necessary)
• Sterile eye pads
• Individually wrapped triangular bandages, preferably sterile
• Safety pins
• Large sterile individually wrapped unmedicated wound dressings
• Medium-sized sterile individually wrapped unmedicated wound dressings
• Disposable gloves

How often should the contents of first-aid boxes be replaced?

Although there is no specified review timetable, many items, particularly sterile ones, are marked with expiry dates. They should be replaced by the dates given and expired items disposed of safely. In cases where sterile items have no dates, it would be advisable to check with the manufacturers to find out how long they can be kept. For non-sterile items without dates, it is a matter of judgement, based on whether they are fit for purpose.

Source and further information: UK Health and Safety Executive First Aid FAQ's