First Aid Essentials for Large Factories: What Should Be in Your Kit for 1000+ Workers?

Hi all, I need a list of all the required first aid box contents for a factory where more than 1000 workers are working.

First Aid Box Contents

Please note the following items:

1. Cotton Patti
2. Bandage
3. Burnheal
4. Dettol
5. Eye Washer
6. Scissors
7. Antiseptic Tubes (such as Betadine)

Additionally, you can include some tablets as well. Please ensure that the date of issuing and the date of expiry are clearly displayed.

Regards,
Prem Soni

Please check the First Aid List provided in the Factory Act of 1948 and your state factory rules. The list of items has been mentioned there.

Regards,
Dinesh Kumar

Standard First Aid Equipment List

There are many pieces of equipment listed in various first aid books. The standard list of equipment is as follows:

1. Sterilized Wounds Dressing (Small & Large)
2. Sterilized Burn Dressing (Small & Large)
3. Adhesive Dressing (Band-Aid)
4. Sterilized Gauze or Lint
5. Roller Bandage (5cm x 5m & 7.5cm x 5m)
6. Triangular Bandage
7. Sterilized Eye Pad
8. Adhesive Plaster (2.5cm x 5m)
9. Sterilized Cotton
10. Silver Nitrate or Silverex Ointment
11. Betadine Ointment
12. Tab Sorbitrate
13. Tab Paracetamol
14. Potassium Permanganate Powder
15. Savlon/Cetavelon
16. Chloromycetin Eye Applicap/Ear Drop
17. Surgical Scissors
18. Tourniquet
19. Resuscitator Apparatus or Ambu Bag
20. Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitator
21. Splint Sets
22. Surgical Gloves
23. Tweezers
24. Thermometer
25. Torches & Batteries
26. Safety Pins
27. Record Books and Pen

I hope this will help you a lot.

Regards

State Rules for Factories Act

The State Rules for the Factories Act specifically provide for the items to be placed in the First Aid Box. Kindly check it once.

Clarification on First Aid Box Requirements

The subject matter may be clarified by reviewing the following documents for First Aid boxes as requested:

- (a) Chapter V, Section 45 of the Factories Act.
- (b) Rule 69 & 70 of the Punjab Factories Rules 1952.
- (c) First Aid leaflet issued by the Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes, Mumbai.

Regards,
Satish Chahar

Sorry to differ with you all. One is not permitted to place tablets of any type in the First Aid Boxes put up on the work floors for the workers. Tablets or drinkable medication can only be kept in the HR Office/Doctor's Room under lock and key and are to be given by a trained or qualified person only.

As per Factory Rule 1948: First Aid Kit Item List

• 1. Small Size Sterilized Dressings – 04
• 2. Medium Size Sterilized Dressings – 04
• 3. Large Size Sterilized Dressings – 04
• 4. Large Size Burn Dressings – 03
• 5. Antiseptic Solution – 01
• 6. Scissors – 01
• 7. Adhesive / Microporous Tape ½” – 01
• 8. Sterilized Eye Pad – 06
• 9. Aspirin Tablets – 10
• 10. Burn Ointment – 01
• 11. Eye Wash Cup – 01
• 12. Snake Bite Lancet – 01
• 13. Potassium Permanganate Crystals 20 gm – 01
• 14. Cotton Wool 10 gm – 01
• 15. Roller Bandage 5 cm – 01
• 16. First Aid Guide Book – 01

Hi, can anyone share legislative and regulatory requirements (checklist) regarding first aid facilities and other requirements for a factory?