YES! A first aid needs assessment is a legal requirement in a workplace and should consider the following:

  • the nature of the work and workplace hazards and risks
  • the size of the organisation
  • the nature of the workforce e.g. are there any employees with disabilities or particular health problems?
  • the organisation’s history of accidents
  • the needs of travelling, remote and lone workers
  • work patterns
  • the distribution of the workforce
  • the remoteness of the site from emergency medical services
  • employees working on shared or multi-occupied sites
  • annual leave and other absences of first aiders and the appointed person
  • first-aid provision for non-employees