When was the last time you checked your First Aid Kit is well stocked and maintained with up to date first aid equipment and items? For general safety reasons, it’s essential to check on the contents of your first aid kits to make sure they are fully stocked. It’s also your legal obligation.
Health and safety laws require that first aid kits in service stations, and other types of organisations around the country are fully and immediately accessible to all workers, even in isolated, mobile, or remote locations. First aid kits are crucial in an emergency, and failing to update yours accordingly can mean serious consequences not only for your business but for those who need treatment.
First Aid Info
This is the information that you must provide on or near your first aid kits:
- Names and contact numbers of first aiders
- Details of the closest medical or emergency service provider
- Emergency treatment of injuries instructions
- Instructions for expired air resuscitation and CPR
- Instructions related to workplace-specific injuries
First Aid Contents
An acceptable first aid kit includes the following items:
- Adhesive strips
- Antiseptic solution
- Gauze
- Wound dressing
- Crepe/conforming bandage
- Hypoallergenic adhesive tape
- Triangular bandages
- Safety pins
- Tweezers
- Scissors
- A dish to hold dressings and instruments
- A small dish to hold liquids
- Disposable gloves
- Face masks
- Resuscitation masks (to administer CPR)
- Plastic bags to dispose of waste
- A reusable ice pack
- Saline
- Eye pads
- Notebook and pen
Certain items on this list must be regularly inspected to ensure they do not expire. If there are expired items within your first aid kit, they should be updated immediately.
Training
Having an adequately stocked first aid kit is only half the battle. The other half of a safe and healthy workplace involves training your employees effectively. Employees should be trained in first aid and, in many cases, CPR. It’s also important to provide training on the risk of transmission of viruses, being that we are still living in a time where COVID-19 is present.
Keeping Your Service Station Safe
At ServoPro, we care about our members and their customers, which is why we put such heavy emphasis on first aid kits and first aid training at service stations across the country. To learn more about this practice and why it plays a key role in the health and safety of your service station, get in touch with us. We have a range of ways we can support you with all areas of safety at your service station, including our Safety Help Desk, Site Audit App and ServoSkills online staff training.