News and Insights – Health and Safety News March 2024
What are the latest updates to publications on first aid at work?
Insights & News – Complisafe
HSE has made recent updates to 2 publications on first aid at work:
First aid at work: The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981. Guidance on Regulations L74 (hse.gov.uk)
This document provides guidance on:
managing the provision of first aid (first-aid kit, equipment, rooms etc)
requirements and training for first-aiders
requirements for appointed persons
making employees aware of first-aid arrangements
first aid and the self-employed
cases where first-aid regulations do not apply
The third edition was reissued with minor amendments in 2018 to:
further clarify the significance of the 2013 amendment to regulation 3(2), which ended HSE’s approval of first-aid training providers
update guidance on the use of automated external defibrillators, and blended learning in first-aid training
incorporate some additional amendments to take account of other previous legislative changes
The third edition has been further updated with minor amendments in 2024 to:
emphasise employers’ responsibilities to take account of employees’ mental health in their first-aid needs assessment
change the term ‘catastrophic bleeding’ to ‘life-threatening bleeding’ with more guidance on what employers should do if they identify this as a risk in their workplace
simplify guidance on how to decide what first aid to provide
How to go about selecting a first-aid training provider: A guide for employers
GEIS3 – Selecting a first aid training provider – A guide for employers (hse.gov.uk)…
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