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Catholic Safety, Health & Welfare South Australia
FIRST AID No. 11 Version No. 5 Page 2 of 11
Design of First Aid
Kits
Location of First Aid
kits
Maintenance of First
Aid Kits
Other first aid
facilities (First Aid
Rooms / Sick
Rooms)
Remote Work
There is an increased risk of serious injury when work is performed in
remote location because of potential delays in getting access to
ambulance and emergency departments. If work is to be performed in
remote locations, a risk assessment must be done to determine if:
a. Other types of first aid items are required (i.e. additional to the
Standard or Small Workplace kits); and/or
b. If more than the minimum number of items already specific for the
kits should be provided, for example extra:
i. Sachets of hydro gel;
ii. BPC wound dressing (for serious bleeds); and/or
iii. Emergency rescue blankets
First aid kits may be of any size, shape or type, but each kit should:
a. Be large enough to house all required contents and be able to be
securely closed;
b. Contain a list of the required contents;
c. Have a white cross on green background prominently displayed
on the outside;
d. Be made of material that will protect the contents from dust,
moisture and contamination; and
e. Be portable (with exception of first aid supplies kept in first aid
room)
Kits should be located in a readily accessible area and should not
take more than 4 minutes to retrieve to treat a seriously ill/injured
person.
Location of first aid kits in fixed workplaces should be identified with
suitable signage that is compliant with AS 1319: 1994 – Safety Signs
for the Occupational Environment
A first aid kit in a mobile workplace should be easily accessible and
safely located so as not to become a projective in the event of an
accident. In mobile workplaces (e.g. cars and buses) the location of
a first aid kit should be identified by a prominent sticker on the vehicle
that either marks the location of the kit, or explains where it is.
A person designated with the duty to provide first aid should be
allocated responsibility for maintenance of the kits.
First aid kits are to be checked at least quarterly. Form 11b can be
used.
In addition to appropriate first aid kits, workplaces may need to
consider additional first aid facilities to treat reasonably foreseeable
work-related injuries e.g. automatic defibrillators.
First aid rooms should be provided in any workplace that meets the
requirements as identified in the COP section 2.18. Workplaces must
also take into account factor peculiar to that workplace to determine if
a first aid room is required (e.g. schools: children require treatment).
If a first aid room or occupational health service is not provided, a rest
areas must be provided or suitable administrative arrangements must
be made to ensure the wellbeing of a person who becomes sick while
at work.
Refer to section 2.21 of the COP of what First Aid Rooms should
contain.
A first aid room should:
a. Be suitably located and be easily accessible to emergency
services;
b. Be well lit and ventilated;
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