First Aid & Accident Reporting

The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 sets out that an employer should provide appropriate first aid equipment and facilities to give immediate help for any employee who is taken ill or injured within the workplace.   

Use our useful First Aid & Accident Reporting guides below for more information on First Aid and Accidents in the workplace. 

First Aid Guides

First Aiders

A First Aider is someone who has completed the First Aid at Work (FAW) training and holds a current FAW certificate. Initially this is usually a three day training course ...

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B1510 Accident Book

Following an accident or incident employers should record details of all occurrences and subsequent investigations so that if the accident becomes reportable  ...

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First Aid for Field and Mobile Staff

First aid should be given to employees who are injured or who fall ill at work and this includes employees who work away from the main work premises such as field sales staff, home workers and home care workers. 

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First Aid

Due to its potential to cause more harm than good in the wrong hands, First Aid is a subject that can only be taught by suitably qualified persons.

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RIDDOR

The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 are often known as RIDDOR, which puts duties on employers, the self-employed ...

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First Aid Provision

The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide adequate and appropriate first-aid equipment, facilities and people so that employees can ...

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Accident Investigation

Accident investigation should ideally be carried out by management who have full knowledge of the workplace and systems as soon as is practicable.

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