The regulations require first-aid provision to be based on an assessment of the workplace's actual risks and workforce size, rather than a fixed, one-size-fits-all list.
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Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981
Requires employers to provide adequate and appropriate first-aid equipment, facilities and personnel.
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What it covers
These regulations require employers to assess first-aid needs based on workplace risks and workforce size, and provide suitably trained first-aiders and equipment accordingly.
Who it applies to
All employers, regardless of size or sector.
How SafetyOps supports compliance
A First Aid needs assessment and the arrangements chosen from it can be recorded directly in SafetyOps, alongside Appointed Persons, trained First Aiders and their certificate status — SafetyOps never calculates the legally required number of First Aiders; it shows whether the arrangements you've recorded are currently being met.