There is a list of suggested minimum content for first aid kits in workplaces with no special risks in the First Aid for Workplaces – a Good Practice Guide. The guide also suggests minimum contents for first aid kits used by lone workers and for work vehicles.

Suggested minimum contents for first aid kits in workplaces with no special risks

·         a manual giving general guidance on first aid

·         individually wrapped moist wipes or saline solution

·         20 individually wrapped sterile adhesive dressings (assorted sizes), appropriate to the type of work (dressings may be of a detectable type for food handlers)

·         two sterile eye pads

·         two individually wrapped triangular bandages (sterile)

·         six safety pins

·         two stretch bandages

·         six medium sized, individually wrapped unmedicated wound dressings – approximately 12cm x 12 cm

·         two large sterile individually wrapped unmedicated wound dressings – approximately 18cm x 18cm

·         two pairs of disposable gloves

·         one resuscitation mask.

 
Names and contact details for your trained first aiders should be kept with each kit, along with emergency contact numbers.

Completing the Workplace First Aid Needs Assessment Checklist will help identify what else should be in your first aid kit.