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Updates to first-aid at work guidance publications

First aid at work: Guidance on regulations (L74)

This publication sets out what you need to do to address first-aid provision in the workplace.


Guidance accompanying the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 has been updated 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 first aid training providers 

View: First aid at work: Guidance on regulations (L74)

 

Selecting a first aid training provider: A guide for employers (GEIS3)

This guidance leaflet helps you identify and select a competent training provider to deliver your first aid training needs. 

 

It has been updated to: 

  • simplify guidance on first aid training providers 

View: Selecting a first aid training provider: A guide for employers (GEIS3)

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