First Aid at Work Procedure - Southern Health and Social Care Trust
First Aid at Work Procedure - Southern Health and Social Care Trust
First Aid at Work Procedure - Southern Health and Social Care Trust
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APPENDIX 4.0Suggested numbers of first-aid personnel to be available <strong>at</strong> all times people are <strong>at</strong>work1. From your riskassessment, wh<strong>at</strong>degree of hazard isassoci<strong>at</strong>ed with yourwork activities?2. How many employeesdo you have?3. How many first aid personneldo you need?Lower Hazard e.g.offices, clinics, ward.Higher Hazard e.g.extensive work withhazardous machineryor sharp instruments.Examples includelaundry, c<strong>at</strong>ering.Residential <strong>and</strong> Day<strong>Care</strong> Setting1 – 50 At least one first-aider trained inEFAW 1More than 50At least one first-aider trained inFAW 2 for every 100 employed (orpart thereof)1-50 At least one first-aider trained inEFAW of FAW depending on thetype of injuries th<strong>at</strong> might occurMore than 50Not applicableAt least one first-aider trained inFAW for every 50 employed (or partthereof)All residential <strong>and</strong> day care stafftrained in EFAW 1 in accordancewith requirements of RQIA4. Wh<strong>at</strong> injuries <strong>and</strong>illnesses havepreviously occurredin your workplace?5. Have you takenaccount of thefactors listed th<strong>at</strong>may affect your firstaid provision?• Ensure any injuries <strong>and</strong> illnesses th<strong>at</strong> might occur can be dealtwith by the first-aid personnel you provide• Where first-aiders are shown to be unnecessary, there is still apossibility of an incident or sudden illness, so you may wish toconsider providing qualified first-aiders• Inexperienced workers or employees with disabilities orparticular health problems• Employees who travel a lot, work remotely or work alone• Employees who work shifts or out of hours• Premises spread out across buildings/floors• <strong>Work</strong>place remote from emergency medical services• Employees working <strong>at</strong> sites occupied by other employers• Planned <strong>and</strong> unplanned absences of first-aiders/appointedpersons• Members of the public who visit the workplace or others on site1 EFAW – Emergency <strong>First</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Work</strong>2 FAW – <strong>First</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Work</strong>Page 10 of 12