Employees must get immediate help if taken ill or injured at work. Each business must therefore undertake an assessment to determine the specific First Aid Appointed Person(s) needs of the business which must consider.

• The type of work undertaken.
• Hazards and Risks of harm in the workplace.
• Size of the workforce.
• Working patterns.
• Occasions when people with First Aid Training or First Aid Appointed Person(s) are not available.
• History of Accidents in the business.

It is good practice to also consider:

• The needs of travelling, remote and lone workers.
• How close sites are to emergency medical services.
• Whether employees work on shared or multi-occupancy sites.
• First aid for non-employees including members of the public.
• Support for people who might be experiencing a mental health issue including stress. See First Aid and Mental Health.

The first aid needs assessment may identify:

• What First Aid Kits should be provided and where.
• Any other first aid equipment such as eye wash stations.
• A requirement for a First Aid Room.
• Whether First Aid Training is required for staff and who this should be, in what locations, and to what level.

First Aid Appointed Person(s) and First Aid Kits are a minimum requirement.

It is good practice to record findings as this provides a record as to how first aid arrangements were determined.

[!note] Template A template can be found in Table 1 of this guide from the HSE.