First Aid Risk/Needs Assessments

 

HSE Guidance on Regulations

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How much first-aid provision an employer has to make depends on the circumstances (the hazards and risks) of each workplace. Employers are well placed to determine the level of hazard and risk as they will be familiar with the exact circumstances of the workplace. There is no fixed level, but each employer needs to assess the equipment, facilities and personnel that are appropriate. Where employers have an occupational health service, or access to other occupational health advice, they might wish to delegate to them the responsibility for carrying out the assessment and advising on first-aid provision and needs.

There is no requirement for the assessment of first-aid needs to be formal or written down, although it may be useful for employers to retain a written record. First aid at work retaining a record of their needs assessment employers can demonstrate to a safety representative or an HSE or local authority inspector how they decided on their level of first-aid provision.

• In assessing their needs, employers should consider:
  • The nature of the work and workplace hazards and risks
  • The nature of the workforce
  • The organisation’s history of accidents
  • The size of the organisation
  • The needs of travelling, remote and lone workers
  • Work patterns
  • The distribution of the workforce
  • The remoteness of the site from emergency medical services
  • Employees working on shared or multi-occupied sites
  • Annual leave and other absences of first-aiders and appointed persons
  • First-aid provision for non-employees

 

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