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Broxburn, West Lothian
Edinburgh Midlothian
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Suggested numbers of first-aid personnel to be available
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1 From your risk assessment, what degree of hazard is associated with your work activities? |
2 How many employees do you have? |
3 What first-aid personnel do you need? |
4 What injuries and illness have previously occurred in your workplace? |
5 Have you taken account of the factors below that may affect your first-aid provision? |
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Low hazard |
Less than 25 |
At least one appointed person |
1.Ensure any injuries and illness that might occur can be dealt with by the first- aid personnel you provide 2. Where first-aiders are shown to be unnecessary, there is still a possibility of an accident or sudden illness, so you may wish to consider providing qualified first-aiders |
1.Inexperienced workers or employees with disabilities or particular health problems 3. Employees who work shifts or out of hours 4. Premises spread out across buildings/floors 5. Workplace remote from emergency medical services 6. Employees working at sites occupied by other employers 7. Planned and unplanned absences of first-aiders/ appointed persons 8. Members of the public who visit the workplace |
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25–50 |
At least one first-aider trained in EFAW |
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More than 50 |
At least one first-aider trained in FAW |
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Higher hazard |
Less than 5 |
At least one appointed person |
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5–50 |
At least one first-aider trained in EFAW or FAW depending on the type of injuries that might occur |
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More than 50 |
At least one first-aider trained in FAW |
Reference: www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/review/jun08implement.htm
Broxburn, West Lothian
Edinburgh Midlothian
9:00AM - 6:00PM