New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated Regulations
(1) In this clause:
"construction site" means the site of construction work.
"trained first aid personnel" means:(a) a person who holds a current first aid certificate issued after successful completion of a WorkCover approved first aid course, or(b) a person who holds a current occupational first aid certificate issued after successful completion of a WorkCover approved occupational first aid course, or(c) a level 3 or greater New South Wales ambulance officer, or(d) a registered nurse, or(e) a medical practitioner.
(2) An employer must provide at each place of work:(a) first aid facilities that are adequate for the immediate treatment of injuries and illnesses that may arise at the place of work, and(b) if more than 25 persons are employed at a place of work-trained first aid personnel.
(3) An employer must have regard to the location of the place of work, the number of employees at a particular location and the type of work being undertaken in determining the nature, number and location of the first aid facilities and the number of trained first aid personnel that are required. Subclauses (4)-(7) prescribe the minimum facilities and personnel that are required at various sites or places of work.Note: See clause 194 as to additional first aid requirements in relation to the treatment of cyanide poisoning.
(4) An employer must ensure that the first aid facilities at the following sites or places include a first aid kit of the type specified opposite the description of the site or place:
Construction sites at which 25 or more persons work or other places of work at which 100 or more persons work First Aid Kit A Construction sites at which fewer than 25 persons work or other places of work at which fewer than 100 and more than 10 persons work First Aid Kit B Places of work (other than construction sites) at which 10 or fewer persons work First Aid Kit C
(5) In subclause (4), "First Aid Kit A", "First Aid Kit B" and "First Aid Kit C" mean a first aid kit containing the following items in the quantity (if any) specified in columns A, B and C, respectively:
A B C Adhesive plastic dressing strips, sterile, packets of 50 2 1 1 Adhesive dressing tape, 2.5 cm 5 cm 1 1 - Bags, plastic, for amputated parts: Small 2 1 1 Medium 2 1 1 Large 2 1 - Dressings, non-adherent, sterile, 7.5 cm 7.5 cm 5 2 - Eye pads, sterile 5 2 - Gauze bandages: 5 cm 3 1 1 10 cm 3 1 - Gloves, disposable, single 10 4 2 Rescue blanket, silver space 1 1 - Safety pins, packets 1 1 1 Scissors, blunt/short nosed, minimum length 12.5 cm 1 1 - Splinter forceps 1 1 - Sterile eyewash solution, 10 ml single use ampules or sachets 12 6 - Swabs, prepacked, antiseptic, packs of 10 1 1 - Triangular bandages, minimum 90 cm 8 4 1 Wound dressings, sterile, non-medicated, large 10 3 1 First-aid pamphlet as approved by WorkCover 1 1 1
(6) An employer must ensure that the first aid kit at any place of work at which more than 25 persons are employed is under the control of trained first aid personnel.
(7) An employer must ensure that the first aid facilities at a place of work at which more than 200 persons work, or at a construction site at which more than 100 persons work, include a first aid room that:(a) is under the control of a person described in paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the definition of "trained first aid personnel" in subclause (1), and(b) is located so that it is readily accessible during working hours to persons working at the place of work or site, and(c) is situated at a convenient distance from:(i) toilets, and(ii) a sink or a wash basin equipped with suitable drainage and a supply of clean hot and cold running water, and(iii) a means of boiling water, and(d) has an access door that is wide enough to allow the entry and exit of a patient on a stretcher, and(e) is well lit and well ventilated, and(f) contains the following:(i) a work bench or a dressing trolley,(ii) a cupboard for storage,(iii) a suitable container fitted with a disposable bag or liner for soiled dressings,(iv) a suitable container for the safe disposal of needles or other sharp implements,(v) an electric power point,(vi) a couch with blankets and pillows,(vii) a telephone,(viii) a stretcher, lifting frame or similar device for transporting patients,(ix) a sufficient supply of soap and disposable towels,(x) a copy of the current edition of an occupational first aid handbook approved by WorkCover,(xi) the items specified in subclause (5) in relation to First Aid Kit A, in quantities not less than those so specified,(xii) a portable first aid kit for use outside the first aid room, being a kit that contains the items specified in subclause (5) in relation to First Aid Kit B, in quantities not less than those so specified,(xiii) such special appliances, requisites and equipment for first aid as are otherwise required by law or as are necessary or appropriate having regard to the nature of the work undertaken at the place of work or site, and(g) does not contain anything except equipment, requisites or appliances for first aid or occupational health purposes, and(h) is not used for any purpose other than for first aid or occupational health purposes.
Maximum penalty: Level 4.
Note: A register of injuries is required to be kept under the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 .