First Aid at Work Procedure - Southern Health and Social Care Trust

APPENDIX 4.0Suggested numbers of first-aid personnel to be available at all times people are atwork1. From your riskassessment, whatdegree of hazard isassociated 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, catering.Residential and DayCare 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 that might occurMore than 50Not applicableAt least one first-aider trained inFAW for every 50 employed (or partthereof)All residential and day care stafftrained in EFAW 1 in accordancewith requirements of RQIA4. What injuries andillnesses havepreviously occurredin your workplace?5. Have you takenaccount of thefactors listed thatmay affect your firstaid provision?• Ensure any injuries and illnesses that 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• Workplace remote from emergency medical services• Employees working at sites occupied by other employers• Planned and unplanned absences of first-aiders/appointedpersons• Members of the public who visit the workplace or others on site1 EFAW – Emergency First Aid at Work2 FAW – First Aid at WorkPage 10 of 12