CHOOSING THE RIGHT SIZE BS-8599-A COMPLIANT FIRST AID KIT:
In an emergency, the British Standard Workplace First Aid Kits make finding the right products quick and easy. The kits are available in three different sizes, depending on the size of your workforce and the degree of hazard. The table below will help you select the relevent kit to suit your requirements.
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Category of Hazard
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Number of Employees
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Minimum Requirements
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Low Hazard
e.g. Shops, offices, libraries etc
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Less than 25
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At least 1 Small Kit
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25 - 50
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At least 1 Medium Kit
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50+
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At least 1 Large Kit
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High Hazard
e.g. light engineering and assembly work, food processing, warehousing, extensive work with dangerous machinery or sharp instruments, construction, chemicals manufacture etc.
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Less than 5
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At least 1 Small Kit
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5 - 25
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At least 1 Medium Kit
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25+
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At least 1 Large Kit
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These kits are far more appropriately aligned with today's workplace risk and fire aid needs by increasing the quantities of regularly used items such as wipes, plasters and gloves and reduces the quantity of less commonly used items.
The contents of the kits have been carefully selected following the British Standard recommended first aid kit contents for the workplace. The table below compares the contents of each kit.
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Contents
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BS58599 First Aid Kit - Small
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BS58599 First Aid Kit - Medium
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BS58599 First Aid Kit - Large
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Burn Dressing
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1
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2
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2
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Conforming Bandage
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1
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2
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2
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Contents List
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1
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1
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1
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Eyepad Dressing – Sterile
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2
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3
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4
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Finger Dressing – Sterile
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2
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3
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4
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Foil Blanket
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1
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2
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3
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Gloves - Pairs
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6
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9
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12
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Guidance Leaflet
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1
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1
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1
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Large Dressing – Sterile
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2
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3
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4
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Medium Dressing – Sterile
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2
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4
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6
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Microporous Tape
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1
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2
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3
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Plasters – Boxed
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40
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60
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100
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Resus Valve – One Way
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1
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1
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2
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Saline Sterile Wipes – Boxed
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20
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30
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40
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Triangular Bandage
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2
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3
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4
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Tufkut Scissors
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1
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1
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1
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Wall Bracket
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1
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1
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1
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