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First-aid
Domain: Health and safety at work => Protective measures
Grammatical category
Noun
Grammar notes
Uncountable
Definition
In cases where a person will need help from a medical practitioner or nurse, a) treatment for the purpose of preserving life and minimizing the consequences of injury and illness until such help is obtained, and b) treatment of minor injuries which would otherwise receive no treatment or which do not need treatment by a medical practitioner or nurse.

Employer's duties 1) Employers have to consider a) workplace hazards and risks to their employees in carrying out their work duties and consider what first aid equipment, personnel and facilities are appropriate, b) the size of organisation, c) the organisation's history of accidents, e) the nature and distribution of the workforce, f) the remoteness of the workplace from emergency medical services, g) the needs of travelling, remote and self-occupied employees.

Other
The minimum first-aid provision is a) a suitably stocked first-aid box and b) an appointed person to take charge of first-aid arrangements. The employer has to provide a suitable first aid room or rooms where the assessment of first aid needs identifies this as necessary.
Definition source
Jones 2003, adapted from HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/faqs.htm
European legislation
Directive 89/391/EEC
British legislation
First Aid at Work the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
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First aid
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Image source
BG-Vorschrift "Sicherheits- und Gesundheitsschutzkennzeichnung am Arbeitsplatz" (BGV A 8) vom 01.04.1995