First Aid Kit Contents Checklist
Putting together or assessing a first aid kit? It’s important that you have the correct supplies in stock and in the box. Stay safe and legal with a free first aid contents checklist from Protecting. It includes everything your business, workplace, or any kind of organisation should have in its first aid kits.
Our health and safety experts have put together a professional first aid kit contents checklist that you can rely on. You can quickly and easily ensure every first aid box in your business contains the right items, equipment, and resources to attend to an emergency on site.
Opening a first aid box to find what you need isn’t there can cause serious problems. Regularly reviewing the contents ensures you’re well prepared to deal with any medical emergency, no matter how big or small. Copy the below first aid kit inventory checklist and make it your own.
First aid box checklist
The contents of your workplace first aid boxes should be based on a first aid needs assessment of your business. Workplace activities and their risk levels affect what you need to tick off from a first aid box checklist. It can influence the contents of your first aid box and the quantity of certain items and equipment.
For example, a first aid equipment checklist for a restaurant may focus on having more plasters due to the use of knives and a greater risk of cuts. An office first aid kit checklist is less likely to need as many plasters, but it should still include some. Use and adapt the below first aid box checklist to suit your needs.
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First aid kit checklist – UK regulations
The current “HSE Approved” first aid kits are based on guidance produced by the British Healthcare Trade Association (BHTA). The BHTA has withdrawn this guidance from 31 December 2011. It has been replaced by a British Standard: BS 8599. This standard, which requires additional equipment to be stocked in first aid kits, took effect on 1 January 2012.
However, although many suppliers state that existing kits are out of date and must be replaced, this isn’t the case. If you have kits that comply with the HSE-approved criteria and that are sufficient for your needs following your first aid assessment, you are compliant with the Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) that supports the First Aid at Work – Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
You will only need to replace current kits when the HSE amends either the ACoP or the Regulations. If you are purchasing new kits, either the current HSE-approved kits or the new ones that meet BS 8599 are acceptable at the present time.
First aid box checklist template
Use the below first aid box checklist template to ensure all first aid kits across your organisation contain the appropriate equipment. It covers all the basic items as well as optional extras for improved safety. For further help and information, you can check out our first aid checklist.
Copy, paste, and adapt the following workplace first aid kit checklist to meet the needs of your business:
Introduction
PERSON COMPLETING THE DOCUMENT:
SIGNATURE:
DATE:
FIRST AID KIT ID/LOCATION:
First aid kit contents list
Answer yes, no, or not applicable for each part, unless stated otherwise.
Basic first aid items
As a minimum, are the following items available, in date, and intact:
- A first aid container that protects the contents of a first aid box from damp and dust
- 20x individually wrapped sterile adhesive dressings of varying sizes (the combination of sizes will depend on your own needs)
- Detectable blue dressings (if food handlers are employed)
- 2x sterile eye pads
- 4x individually wrapped triangular bandages
- 6x safety pins
- 6x medium-sized individually wrapped sterile un-medicated wound dressings (roughly 12cmx12cm)
- 2x large sterile individually wrapped un-medicated wound dressings (roughly 18cmx18cm)
- 1x pair of disposable gloves
- A leaflet giving general guidance on first aid (e.g. HSE leaflet “Basic advice on first aid at work”)
Extra first aid items
Where identified by the findings of the first aid needs assessment, are the following items provided:
- Extra plasters for environments where sharp tools are used
- Scissors
- Tape
- Individually wrapped moist wipes (useful for dusty areas, such as workshops)
- Blankets (for outdoor workers)
- Sterile water or saline in a sealed, disposable container
- Burns gel
- AED
Travelling first aid kit inventory checklist – basic items
Do first aid kits for those who regularly travel contain the following items:
- 6x individually wrapped sterile adhesive dressings
- 2x triangular bandages
- 1x large sterile un-medicated dressing (roughly 18cmx18cm)
- 2x safety pins
- Individually wrapped moist cleansing wipes
- 1x pair of disposable gloves
- A leaflet giving general guidance on first aid (e.g. HSE leaflet “Basic advice on first aid at work”)
Travelling first aid kit – extra items
Where identified by the findings of the first aid needs assessment, are the following items provided:
- Tweezers
- Tube of antiseptic cream
- Waterproof plasters
- Insect repellent
- Foil blanket
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