{"id":2636,"date":"2024-09-08T22:06:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T22:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/nz\/?p=2636"},"modified":"2024-09-24T01:55:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T01:55:23","slug":"keeping-first-aid-easy-and-up-to-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hazardco.com\/nz\/blog\/keeping-first-aid-easy-and-up-to-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping First aid easy and up to date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HazardCo understands that on-site first aid is about more than just sending someone on a course every few years. As an employer or contractor on-site, you have a legal and moral obligation to make sure your team has access to first aid equipment and facilities, as well as access to trained first aiders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To determine the necessary level of first aid for your workplace, assess the site by considering:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The type of work being done<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identified hazards (think sources of harm, physical, energy, chemical)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Site size and location (if it does go wrong, could we easily respond?)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Number of people on-site and any vulnerable workers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conduct a first aid risk assessment to identify facilities, equipment, and training.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to involve your workers in the process, and if you are working with multiple trades, or are the main contractor, you should share information and work together cooperatively.<\/p>\n<h2><b>First Aid Kits\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Having a kit on a construction site is essential to quickly address injuries and medical emergencies. Great first aid kits can be sourced from many places \u2013 a basic kit should at least include equipment to manage:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cuts, scratches, punctures, grazes, and splinters<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">soft tissue sprains and strains<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">minor burns<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">broken bones<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">eye injuries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shock<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Basic first aid kits are not always enough given the nature of construction work and increased risk of eye injury, cuts, falls etc, so you\u2019ll need to consider what other equipment to add e.g. eye pads, eyewash, additional dressings and bandages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Include your team and see if they think your first aid kit is sufficient for the sites hazards and team size. Make sure they know who the trained first aider is and where the first aid kit is kept!\u00a0 Make sure your first aid kit is clearly labeled and is made from a material that can protect the contents from dust, moisture and contamination.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lastly, assign someone to be in charge of replenishing the kit. Make sure this happens regularly and keep a list of what\u2019s supposed to be in the kit to make topping it up easier. 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