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Fire and emergency · UK duty guide

First aid

The provision on the job, and the people trained.

  • On the file

    The kit, where it is, and who is trained.

  • Duty

    Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981

  • Where it is used

    On site, before the shift.

What the duty covers

  • The kit, the location, and the check that it is complete.
  • Who is trained, and when the certificate runs out.
  • Enough for the numbers and the risk on that site.

On the file

  • The kit and where it is
  • The check that it is complete
  • Who is trained
  • When the certificate runs out
  • Whether that is enough for the numbers and the risk

How this duty should sit

These notes describe how the duty can sit on a digital record. This page is a guide to a UK duty. It is not a screen in EHSync Safety.

  • A certificate that has run out is visible before the shift.
  • The kit check is on a schedule.

The duty

The UK law we work to, by name.

  • Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981

    Adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities, and people.

  • Who uses it

    The person checking the kit. Certificates come from the training record.

  • Sits with

    The training records. A certificate that has run out shows before the shift.

  • What good looks like

    Enough people and enough kit for this site. An expired certificate is visible.