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Workplace first aid kits: needs assessment, number, size, contents and maintenance (BS 8599; HSE guidance)

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Practice notes

You are not obliged to keep a first aid box or kit, yet it is widely regarded as sound practice and the basic measure every organisation ought to adopt. The British Standard BS 8599 (BS 8599) sets out guidance on the items that workplace first aid kits should contain. Possessing a kit that conforms to this standard is not compulsory, though you may judge that your circumstances warrant meeting or even surpassing the BS 8599 contents. At minimum, it offers a helpful benchmark for judging the suitability of your kit’s stock. Regardless of whether you follow BS 8599, the contents must be customised to the particular requirements of your organisation, as indicated by the results of your first aid needs assessment—see Precedent: First aid needs assessment and Practice Note: How to conduct a first aid needs assessment. This Practice Note outlines the quantity and size of first aid box(es) you might consider keeping and examines what such a box could ...

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Melanie O'Brien

DG Legal

Melanie read law at King's College London and was then recruited by Herbert Smith LLP (now Herbert Smith Freehills) as a trainee solicitor. After being admitted as a solicitor in 2001, she was retained by Herbert Smith as a solicitor in their litigation department and reached the level of senior associate. She was located at their London office for seven years and advised and acted upon a wide range of commercial and real estate disputes. Melanie left private practice to become a director at DG Legal, a specialist management consultancy practice where she provides advice and assistance in relation to legal practice management, compliance, risk and quality assurance. She also assists firms in setting up legal practices and submitting applications to the SRA for regulatory approval and provides assistance with ongoing compliance including firms' COLP and COFA...

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