First Aid Requirements

First-aid personnel should be available at all times people are at work, based on assessments of risk and number of workers. Where there are special circumstances such as remoteness from emergency medical services, shiftwork, or sites with several separate buildings, there may need to be more first aid personnel than set out below. Increased provision will be necessary to cover for absences.

 

Category of Risk

Number Employed at Each Location

Suggested Minimum Number of First Aid Personnel

LOWER RISK

e.g. shops, offices

 

Less than 50

at least one Appointed Person

50 to 100

at least one First Aider

More than 100

One additional First Aider for every 100 employed

MEDIUM RISK

e.g. light engineering and assembly work, food processing, warehousing

Less than 20

at least one Appointed Person

20 to 100

at least one First Aider for every 50 employed

More than 100

One additional First Aider for every 100 employed

HIGH RISK

e.g. construction,

chemical manufacturing,

dangerous machinery    

Less than 5

at least one Appointed Person

5 to 50

at least one First Aider

More than 50

One additional First Aider for every 50 employed

  *Information taken from leaflet produced by HSE - First Aid at Work, Your Questions Answered- INDG412