What are the OH&S Regulations for my workplace ... .it’s easy! OH&S regulations DO I NEED A FIRST AID KIT? WHAT TYPE OF KIT DO I NEED? DO I NEED ADDITIONAL KITS Easy… FOR OTHER HAZARDS? Yes, everyone has needed first aid at some 1. From your workplace risk assessment, Yes, most regulations require workplaces point in their l ife, so be prepared .... determine your WORKPLACE RISK that have identified other hazards in their LEVEL from the DEFINITIONS (Table 1). risk assess ment such as burns, dust, Every place of work has a legal chemicals, snakebites, needle prick/sharps, responsibi l ity for ensuring adequate first aid 2. For compl iance for al l States and body fluid spi l ls, etc, to provide additional provisions. YOU CANNOT CONTRACT OUT Territories, see the NATIONAL kits to comply. YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. COMPLIANCE table. ADDITIONAL KITS (Table 2) shows some options to help you cover these risks. definitions of workplace risk level DEFINITION VEHICLE Vehicle includes mobile workplaces of aircraft, vehicles, small vessels, ships and mobile plant Low·risk workplaces are those where: employees are NOT exposed to hazards that could result in serious injury or illness that would LOW RISK WORKPLACE require immediate medical treatment such as those associated with plant, hazardous substances, dangerous goods, confined spaces and hazardous manual handling. Low-risk workplaces may include offices, libraries, art galleries and most retail operations. Does NOT include construction sites. Higher-risk workplaces are those where employees may be exposed to hazards that could result in or a high likelihood of serious injury or illness that would require immediate medical treatment (e.g. the amputation of any part of the body, contusions or fractures, blast MEDIUM or knife injuries, sunburn, sprains and strains and burns, a serious head injury, a serious eye injury, de· gloving or scalping, cardiac arrest, - HIGH RISK WORKPLACE electric shock, a spinal injury, the loss of a bodily function, serious lacerations). Higher risk workplaces may include manufacturing plants, fabrication, light factory, kitchens, motor vehicle and body panel workshops, warehousing, medical research facilities, forestry operations, etc. Construction work is anything to do with excavation, building, manufacturing of prefabricated elements of a building, alteration, CONSTRUCTION renovation, repair, maintenance and demolition of all types of buildings, civil works and engineering, and works related to the provision - HIGH RISK WORKPLACE of services such as communications, drainage, sewerage, water and energy supplies. (OH&S Reg. NSW Chapter 1, Clause 3). Mining would also be included in this category. REMOTE / ISOLATED AREA / Where an employee or group of employees does not have timely access (more than a 20 minute drive) to an appropriate hospital or MOBILE WORKPLACE medical centre capable of mounting an emergency response or ambulance station staffed by paid paramedics. For isolated, remote locations or mobile workplaces, employees need to have access t o appro priate first aid kits. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES NATIONAL Vehicle 1-24 25-100 Complies to State and Territory Regulations ACT: WorkCover “ACT First Aid in the Workplace - Code of Practice - May 2006” NSW: WorkCover “FIRST AID IN THE WORKPLACE GUIDE 2001” COVERS NT: WorkSafe “A guide to FI RST AID IN THE WORKPLACE” July 2003 ALL RISK LEVELS LOW - HIGH QLD: WorkSafe” First Aid Code of Practice 2004” amended December 2008 (Does not include Vehicle Max NAT 1-24 NAT 25-100 SA: WorkCover SA “Approved Code of Practice for First Aid in the Workplace” “Remote Area” risk. Refer August 2009 (Effective 10th December 2010) to your relevant State or territory table.) TAS: WorkCover “A Guide to FIRST AID in the WORKPLACE” Revised October 2009 VIC: WorkSafe Compliance Code “First Aid in the Workplace” September 2008 WA: WorkSafe “FIRST AID FACILITIES AND SERVICES” Code of Practice 2002 first aid kits 60 www.uniformsafetysigns.com LEVEL KSIR ECALPKROW