BS-8599-1 NEW Work Place First Aid Kit - Medium

BS-8599-1 NEW Work Place First Aid Kit – Medium Complying with BS-8599-1

Following a survey into the type of injury likely in the work place, the British Standards Institute (BSI) have launched a new standard for the first aid kits. This recommends that kits should now contain burn dressings, finger dressings, scissors and emergency blankets in addition to the normal range of dressings. The size of the kit should always be determined following a risk assessment of your work place, but the below information will give you some help.

Low Hazard – eg shops, office, libraries, etc
Less than 25 – small size kit
25-100 – medium size kit
more than 100 – 1 large kit per 100 employees

High Hazard – eg light engineering and assembly work, food processing, warehousing, extensive work and dangerous machinery or sharp instruments, construction, chemical manufacture, etc
Less than 5 – small size kit
5-25 – medium size kit
more than 25 – 1 large kit per 25 employees

Kit Contents:

1 × First Aid Guidance Leaflet
6 × Medium Dressing 12cm × 12cm
2 × Large Dressing 18cm × 18cm
3 × Triangular Bandage 90cm × 90cm × 127cm
2 × Safety Pins (pack 6)
3 × Eye Pad & Bandage No 16
3 × Assorted Washproof Plasters (bag 20)
30 × Saline Cleansing Wipes
1 × Microporous Tape 2.5cm × 5mtr
9 × Large Powder -free Nitrile Gloves (pair)
3 × Finger Dressing 3.5cm × 3.5cm
1 × Revive Aid Mouth To Mouth Resusitator
2 × Emergency Thermal Blanket
2 × Hydrogel Burn Dressing 10cm × 10cm
1 × Small Tuff Cut Scissors Black 6"
2 × Conforming Bandage 7.5cm × 4.5mtr