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BRITISH STANDARD 8599-First Aid Kit Sizes and Contents.

Contents

Small

Medium

Large

Travel

First Aid Guidance Leaflet

1

1

1

1

Contents List

1

1

1

1

Medium Dressing (12cm x 12cm) (Sterile)

4

6

8

1

Large Dressing (18cm x 18cm) (Sterile)

1

2

2

1

Triangular Bandage (Single Use) ((90cm x 127cm)

2

3

4

1

Safety Pins (Assorted) (minimum length 2.5cm)

6

12

24

2

Eye Pad Dressing with Bandage (Sterile)

2

3

4

0

Washproof Assorted Plasters

40

60

100

10

Moist Cleaning Wipes

20

30

40

4

Microporous Tape (2.5cm x 5m or 3m for Travel Kit)

1

1

1

1

Nitrile Gloves (1 Pair)

6

9

12

1

Finger Dressing with Adhesive Fixing (3.5cm)

2

3

4

0

Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation Device with Valve  

1

1

2

1

Foil Blanket (130cm x 210cm)

1

2

3

1

Eye Wash (250ml)

0

0

0

1

Burn Relief Dressing (10cm x 10cm)

1

2

2

1

Universal Shears (Suitable for cutting clothing)

1

1

1

1

Conforming Bandage (7.5cm x 4m)

1

2

2

1

Please Note:

BS-8599 is effective from 30th June 2011 with a transitional period until 31st December 2011.  




BRITISH STANDARD 8599-What size of First Aid Kit is Required

Employers are required to make a risk assessment to decide what hazard levels are and how many employees are involved in the area to be covered. Below is a useful guide to help match this risk assessment to an appropriate kit size.

Where there are special circumstances, such as remoteness from emergency medical services, shift work or sites with several separate buildings, there might need to be more First Aid kits than set out in the table below.

Category of Hazard

Number of Employees

Number and Size of First Aid Kits

Low Hazard:

Shops, Offices, Libraries etc

Less than 25

25-100

More than 100

Small Size Kit

Medium Size Kit

1 Large Size Kit (per100 employees)

High Hazard:

Light Engineering and Assembly work, Food Processing, Warehousing, Extensive work with dangerous machinery or instruments, construction, chemical manufacture etc.

Less than 5

5-25

More than 25

Small Size Kit

Medium Size Kit

1 Large Size Kit (per 25 Employees)

 

Please Note:

BS-8599 is effective from 30th June 2011 with a transitional period until 31st December 2011.  

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