FIRST AID

WI-023 Revision 00 Issue Date: 10/Nov/2019

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FIRST AID
WORK INSTRUCTION

(WI-023)

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First aid at work:

People at work can suffer injuries or fall ill. It doesn’t matter whether the injury or the illness is
caused by the work they do or not. What is important is that they receive immediate attention
and that an ambulance is called in serious cases. First aid at work covers the arrangements you
must make to ensure this happens. It can save lives and prevent minor injuries becoming major
ones.
Company will provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel to enable
first aid to be given to its employees if they are injured or become ill at work.
What is adequate and appropriate will depend on the circumstances in the workplace.
The minimum first-aid provision on any work site is:
. ■ a suitably stocked first-aid box
. ■ an appointed person to take charge of first-aid arrangements

It is also important to remember that accidents can happen at any time. First-aid provision needs
to be available at all times people are at work. First-aid box?
There is no standard list of items to put in a first-aid box. It depends on what you assess the needs
are. However, as a guide, and where there is no special risk in the workplace, a minimum stock of
first-aid items would be:
 A leaflet giving general guidance on first aid, eg OHS leaflet Basic advice on first aid at work
 20 individually wrapped sterile adhesive dressings (assorted sizes);
 two sterile eye pads;
 four individually wrapped triangular bandages (preferably sterile);
 six safety pins;
 six medium-sized (approximately 12 cm x 12 cm) individually wrapped sterile un medicated
wound dressings;
 two large (approximately 18 cm x 18 cm) sterile individually wrapped un medicated wound
dressings;
 One pair of disposable gloves.

You should not keep tablets or medicines in the first-aid box.

The above is a suggested contents list only; equivalent but different items will be considered
acceptable.

Appointed person
An appointed person is someone you choose to:
■ take charge when someone is injured or falls ill, including calling an ambulance if required;
■ look after the first-aid equipment, e.g. restocking the first-aid box.

Appointed persons should not attempt to give first aid for which they have not been trained,
though short emergency first-aid training courses are available.
An appointed person should be available at all times people are at work on site
- This may mean appointing more than one.

First Aider
A first aider is someone who has undergone a training course in administering first aid at work
and holds a current first aid at work certificate. A first aider can undertake the duties of an
appointed person.
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Employees must be informed of the first aid arrangements. Putting up notices telling staff who
and where the first aiders or appointed persons are and where the first-aid box is will usually be
sufficient. It is required to make special arrangements to give first-aid information to employees
with reading or language difficulties.

Basic advice on first aid at work

This leaflet contains basic advice on first aid for use in an emergency
It is not a substitute for effective training

What to do in an emergency
Priorities
Your priorities are to:
■assess the situation – do not put yourself in danger;
■make the area safe;
■assess all casualties and attend first to any unconscious casualties;
■send for help – do not delay.
■Gently shake the casualty’s shoulders and ask loudly, ‘Are you all right?’ If there is no
response,
your priorities are to:
■shout for help;
■open the airway;
■check for normal breathing;
■take appropriate action.

A. Airway
To open the airway:
I place your hand on the casualty’s forehead and gently tilt the head back;
I lift the chin with two fingertips.

B. Breathing
Look, listen and feel for normal breathing for no more than 10 seconds:
I look for chest movement;
I listen at the casualty’s mouth for breath sounds;
I feel for air on your cheek.
If the casualty is breathing normally:
I place in the recovery position;
I get help;
I check for continued breathing.

If the casualty is not breathing normally:

I get help;
I start chest compressions (see CPR).

C. CPR
To start chest compressions:
I lean over the casualty and with your arms straight, press down on the centre of the breastbone
4-5 cm, then release the pressure;

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I repeat at a rate of about 100 times a minute;

I after 30 compressions open the airway again;
I pinch the casualty’s nose closed and allow the mouth to open;
I take a normal breath and place your mouth around the casualty’s mouth, making a good seal;
I blow steadily into the mouth while watching for the chest rising;
I remove your mouth from the casualty and watch for the chest falling;
I give a second breath and then start 30 compressions again without delay;
I continue with chest compressions and rescue breaths in a ratio of 30:2 until qualified help takes
over or the casualty starts breathing normally.

Severebleeding
If there is severe bleeding:
_ apply direct pressure to the wound;
_ raise and support the injured part (unless broken);
_ apply a dressing and bandage firmly in place.

Broken bones and spinal injuries

If a broken bone or spinal injury is suspected, obtain expert help. Do not move casualties unless
they are in immediate danger.

Burns
Burns can be serious so if in doubt, seek medical help. Cool the affected part of the body with
cold water until pain is relieved. Thorough cooling may take 10 minutes or more, but this must not
delay taking the casualty to hospital.
Certain chemicals may seriously irritate or damage the skin. Avoid contaminating yourself with the
chemical. Treat in the same way as for other burns but flood the affected area with water for
20 minutes. Continue treatment even on the way to hospital, if necessary. Remove any
contaminated clothing which is not stuck to the skin.

Eye injuries

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All eye injuries are potentially serious. If there is something in the eye, wash out the eye with clean
water or sterile fluid from a sealed container, to remove loose material. Do not attempt to remove
anything that is embedded in the eye.
If chemicals are involved, flush the eye with water or sterile fluid for at least 10 minutes, while
gently holding the eyelids open. Ask the casualty to hold a pad over the injured eye and send them
to hospital.

Record keeping
It is good practice to use a book for recording any incidents involving injuries or illness which you
have attended. Include the following information in your entry:
 The date, time and place of the incident;
 The name and job of the injured or ill person;
 Details of the injury/illness and any first aid given;
 What happened to the casualty immediately afterwards (e.g. went back to work, went home,
went to hospital);
 The name and signature of the person dealing with the incident.
 This information can help identify accident trends and possible areas for improvement in the
control of health and safety risks.

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