Work Mace (F1rst Aid) Regulatio ns, 1.995

t .N. 198 of 1995

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTII AND SAFETY

(PROMOTION) ACT I 1994

(ACT NO. VII OF 1994)

Work Mace (F1rst Aid) Regulatio ns, 1.995

IN exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 16 of the

Occupational Health and Safety (Promotion) Act, 1994, the Ministerof

Education and Hum an Resources, in consultation with the Commission

for the Promotion of Occupati onal Health and Safety, has made the

following regutations:-

These regulations may be cited as the Work Place (Fi rst

I . (1)

Aid) Regulations. 1995.

(2) These regul ations shall come in to force on the 151

Jan uary. 1996.

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(I)

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise

requlfcs -

.. Act" means the Occupational Health and Safcl), (Promotion)

Act. 1994

-adequate and appropriate" shall be interpreted ascomplying

with these regulations and where no such provision is made, the

Icnn shall mean 10 the satisfaction o f lhe Director of labour;

"appointed person" is a person provided by the employer,

who ill the absence of a first aider. otherwise takes charge of a

situation in which any penon or penoI1s require first aid;

"cmployee" means a worker as defined in the Act

"first aid~ means

(a) treatment for the purpose of preserving life and

minimising the consequences of injury and illness until such

help is obtained from a medical practitioner or nurse. and

(b) treatment of minor injuries which would otherwise

receive no treatment or which do not need treatment by a

medical practitioner.

"first aider" mean~ a person who has received training and

holds a certificate attesting qualification issued by an organisation

whose training and qualifications for first aiders were, at the lime

ofllle issue of the certificate. approved by the Commission for the

Promotion of Occupational Health and SafelY for the purposes of

these regulations.

(2) In these regulations. words and expressions defined in

the Act and in the Factori es (Health , Safety and Welfare) Regulations, L.N . 52 011956.

1986, shal l have the same meani ng as they have in the Act and in those

regulations. and the provisions of these regulations shall be read and

construed in conjunction with the said Act and the said regulations.

(I) These regulations shall be considered as lhe minimum ".."..-im .

requirements in the provision of first aid.

(2) The provis ions of these regulations shall apply to all

employers and to all places of work.

( 1) An employer shall ensure that each of his employees Genetalp,,:"w-.

shall have rapid access to first aid whenever needed.

(2) An employer shall provide, or ensure that there are

provided, such equipment and facilities as are adequate and appropriate

in the circumstances for enabling first aid to be rendered to his employees

if they are injured or become ill at work. Such facilities shall include a

readily accessible and adequately maintained first aid box. Where more

than fifty persons are employed, there shall be an additional box in

respect of every fifty persons beyond the first fifty.

S. ( I) An employer shall ensure the presence at all times of Fi",aidcn.

such a number of first aiders as is adequate and appropriate in the

circumstances for rendering first aid to his employees iflhey are injured

or become ill at work .

(2) Where a first aider is absent in temporary and exceptional

circumstances, it shall be sufficie nt compliance if the employer appoints

a person , or ensures that a person is appointed. to take charge of the

situation relating to an injured or ill employee who will need help from

a medical practitioner or nurse, and of the equipmen t and facilities

relating to the giving of first ai d .

(3)

There shall , in any case, be -

(a) in a work place with relatively low hazards, including

o ffices, shops, and banks, one first aider for every one hundered

employees, and

(b) in a work place with a greatefdegreeofhazard. incl uding

factories . ship repair and ship building yards and docks, one first

aider (or every fifty employees

Provided that where there are fewer employees than those

stipulated herein , an employer shall provide an appointed person.

(4) All employer shall ensure the avai labilily of a s ufficient

number of first aiders or appointed persons in the case of shift workers,

with the number of first aiders and appointed persons being dctcnnined

by the lIumberof employees at work on each "Shift and in the same ratio

as for workers who do not work on shift.

(I) Where two hundred or more employees are at work in a

place of work . an employer shall provide and adequately maintain a

suitably equipped and slaffed first aid room

Provided that the con tents of a first aid room shal l be

commensurate with the degree of risk that is present in the place of

work.

(2) In places of work which present special or unusual

hazards, including the Ship-build ing and repair indus try. chemical

industries, quarries and foundri es. there shall be an adequate ly equipped

fim aid room together with a suitab le number of first aiders irrespective

o f the number of employees in that place of work.

Where employees are sent to work outsidc oftheircmployer's

place of work. Iheiremployer shall ensure. or ensure that there is made.

adequate and appropriate first aid provision for them

Provided that if their work involves special hazards, as in the

case of the use of poten tially dangerous tools and machinery. the

employer shall providc a suitably equipped first aid box .

A self-employed person shaH provide. or ensure that the re is

provided. such equipment. if any. as is adequate and appropriate in the

circumstances to enable him 10 render first aid to himself while he is at

work or for others to give him first aid.

An employer shall infonn his em ployees of the arrangements

th at have been made in connection with the provision of first aid.

including the location of equipment. facilities and personnel and any

other information as may be necessary for the employees to avail

themselves of the facility.

(I) First aid boxes and rooms shall contain only appliances Eq"i_~-.I

fatil~ ....

or facilities relating to the provision of first aid.

(2) The contents of first aid boxes and rooms shall be

replenished as soon as possible after use, or before their Slale has

deteriorated to such a degree which renders them unsafe to use or

otherwise unusable.

(3) Where tap water is not available. an employer shall

ensure an adequate supply of sterile water or sterile nonna! saline in

disposable containers.

( I) A first aid room shall be readily available al all times Fi",Ud_.

when employees are at work, and such room shall not be used for any

purpose other than the rendering of first aid.

(2) A first aid room shall be poSitioned as lleaT as possible

to a point of access for transport to hospital .

(3) A first aid room shall contain suitable facilities and

equipment commensurate with the level of risk present at a place of

work, and shall be adequately ventilated, heated, lit, cleaned and

maintained.

(4) A first aid room shall contain a couch and such room

shall be large enough to hold the couch, with space for people to war\(

around it.

A first aid room shall be clearly identified a.~ such.

(5)

(I) First aid boxes shall be made of suitable material and fiI>I Iid_.

designed to protect the contents, as far as possible, from damp and dust.

First aid bolles shall be clearly identified as such by means of a wh ite

cross on a green background or vice versa.

(2)

Thecontents of first aid holies shall include the follow ing

(a) a minimum of ten individually wrapped sterile adhesive

dressings in various sizes;

(b)

sterile eye pads with attachment;

(c)

triangular bandages;

(d)

a minimum of six safety pins;

(e)

a minimum of three sterile unmedicated dressings in

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.

variOus SizeS.

(3) The oontcnts of first aid boxes for use by employees

worki ng out of their employer's place of work shall include

(a)

ten individually wrapped sterile adhesive dress ings;

one medium sized sterile unmedieated dressing;

(b)

(c)

one triangular bandage;

(d)

six safety pins.

In add ition 10 the items prescribed by regulation 12 of these

regulations. the Director of Labour may . if the circumstances in any

place of work so warrant. direct that addi tional items be included in

first ai d boxes or rooms in any work place.

The Factories (First Aid) Regulations. 1949, are hereby

revoked .

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