First Aid Risk Assessment

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Details of Assessment

Using this First Aid Risk Assessment

Size and Layout of Workplace

Number of Different Work Processes

The work process refers to a particular set of operations that are consistent with the same outcome. For instance, even if there are several offices throughout a worksite, all those employees are involved in the same work process if they are involved in mainly office administrative duties. If there are two work processes in the same site that use completely different equipment, and are required to be operated in different manners, so that separate training is required for employees, then they are considered to be different work processes for this purpose.

Max Distance to Accident Treatment Facilities

Accident treatment facilities would be those that could supply the necessary medical resources and treatment for any injuries that were likely to occur at the workplace during all possible working hours. They may include hospitals, doctors surgery, ambulance stations etc.

Score	No. of Different Work Processes	No. of Floors	Area of Worksite	Max. Distance to Accident Treatment Facilities
0	Only 1 structured process	1 distinct floor	< 10 square meters	< 5 kilometers
1	2 separate work processes	1 floor with additions	10-100 square meters	5-10 kilometers
2	3-4 work processes	2 floors	100-1000 square meters	10-20 kilometers
3	More than 4	More than 2 floors	> 1000 square meters	More than 20 kilometers
Your Score	0	0	0	0

Total Score for Size and Layout of Workplace:

Number and Distribution of Employees

Employee Work Conditions

The employee work conditions relate to whether employees work at different sites and include contract work at various locations. Travel between different sites should be examined separately for first aid requirements.

Others Affected by Work Process

When looking at others affected by the work practice, members of the public only include those actually coming on site to a work place.

Score	Number of staff	Shifts	Employee Work Conditions	Others Affected by Work Processes
0	1-5	1 Distinct working period for all employees	All employees based at 1 site	Only those employees on the site
1	-20	1 shift, with some extension	All employees on site, with some isolated working conditions	Employees on site and some contractors
2	20-50	Some shift work involved	Some employees work off site	Employee, contractors, and some visitors
3	More than 50	24 hr shift work	Employees often involved in contract or off site work	Members of the public also affected or involved
Your Score	0	0	0	0

Total Score for Number and Distribution of Employees:

Known Occurrences of Accidents and Illnesses (12 month period)

Severity of Injuries

The severity of injuries will depend on the treatment required. If the injured person can be treated on site and does not require follow up treatment, then the injury would be considered minor. If the injury required medical treatment, or hospitalisation, then it would be regarded as more serious. If any injury results in death, amputation of any body part or permanent disability the resultant score must be given the highest rating.

Medical Services Involved

This refers to the need for medical services such as an ambulance, or doctor to be involved in the treatment and may encompass staff or members of the public who are affected on site.

Score	Number of Injuries	Severity of Injuries	No. Days Away from Work	Medical Services Involved
0	0-5	Only minor with no time lost	0	None
1	5-10	Minor requiring on-site treatment by other staff	No injury requiring more than 2 days	No immediate, but may be referred
2	10-20	Mainly minor, with some more serious	No injury requiring more than 1 week	Taken to medical services
3	> 20	Death, amputation, permanent disability	Injury has required more than 1 week away from work	Emergency medical services required
Your Score	0	0	0	0

Total Score for Known Occurrences of Accidents and Illness:

Nature of Hazards and Severity of Risk

Known Hazards

Hazards can be divided into minor or major depending on their associated risks to personnel. If they pose a serious risk, i.e. those with the potential to cause serious injuries, or create substantial property damage, then they would be considered major hazards.

Special First Aid Requirements

Special first aid requirements relate to any hazardous substances or dangerous goods kept on site, or any particular requirements that would make that workplace more dangerous because of the unique properties of internal or external elements. E.g. a gas works located next to the site.

Emergency Services Availability

Emergency services refer to fire services such as the MFB or CFA, police, ambulance, or SES. The hazard details refer to hazards such as a storage of dangerous goods, or a dangerous process conducted on site that requires information to be forwarded on to emergency services prior to them accessing the facility.

Score	Known Hazards	Severity of Risk	Special First Aid Requirements	Emergency Service Availability
0	No obvious uncontrolled hazards	Low	None	Emergency services easily contactable and accessible
1	Only some minor hazards which have control mechanisms	Low - Moderate	Some cautions given on Material Safety Data Sheets	Emergency services within reasonable contact distance
2	Some minor and major hazards identified and controlled	Moderate	Some toxic, poisonous or special requirements detailed on Material Safety Data Sheets	Emergency services some distance away and require hazard details
3	Any uncontrolled hazards	High	Hazards require unique and special treatments	Emergency services not easily accessed and require full details of on- site potential hazards
Your Score	0	0	0	0

Total Score for Nature of Hazards and Severity of Risks:

Total Score for this Assessment

With any of the criteria if there is more than one possible answer to the topic, then the highest scoring factor must be taken.

Final Score	Recommendations
0 – 12	At this level the workplace would be simple in its layout and the required first aid resources would only need to cover basic necessities, as medical treatment should be close at hand if need be. There is a need to have a basic first aid kit at this level in accordance with legislative requirements A separate first aid room is not necessary. Adequate first aid training for at least one employee who is available for all working hours is recommended. (if there are more than 25 persons at the workplace one first aider is required by legislation)
13 – 24	Most average work sites would come under this level. There may be a great deal of variance in these work sites and first aid facilities must cater to this need. These facilities should have regular emergency evacuation drills at least yearly. There should be a substantial first aid kit with all the contents of the basic kit and additional material for spares. This would also include additional units such as an eye module, burns module and any other that may be deemed appropriate to the hazards of the workplace. There should also be additional basic first aid kits that are located in each work area and accessible to all employees. A first aid room with complete contents as set out in the relevant legislation. (this is a requirement under legislation at workplaces where more than 200 persons work) There should be adequately trained first aiders for each separate area within the workplace and they must be available for all working shifts within that workplace.
25 – 36	This category would include larger work places or those with varied processes and perhaps some inherently dangerous working conditions. A first aid specialist may need to be consulted as to the necessary components of the first aid services and resources available at these work sites. These facilities should have emergency evacuation drills at least 6 monthly. Again there should be a substantial first aid kit with all the contents of the basic kit with additional material for spares, and additional units including an eye module, burns module and any other that may be deemed appropriate to the hazards of the workplace. There should also be additional basic first aid kits that are located in each work area and accessible to all employees. This work site may also need additional first aid equipment such as oxygen equipment and medical supplies as they relate to any specific dangerous good or hazardous substance kept on site. A completely separate first aid room should be provided which accommodates all the requirements in the section above with additional requirements as necessitated by any dangerous goods or hazardous substances kept on site. Adequately trained first aiders in all areas for all shifts. These work sites may even consider having access to a full time or part time occupational health service professional such as a nurse.
37 – 48	Work Sites that fall into this category are either large organisations that have varied work processes and/or have large quantities of dangerous goods and hazardous substances, or inherently dangerous work practices. In addition to the requirements of the above section, these sites should have access to fully qualified health professionals either on site or in an on-going contractual service. Any additional first aid requirements of these sites need to be established by professionals. Regular audits of the first aid facilities available and the training of staff in emergency practices and principles need to be conducted by these professionals.

First Aid Requirement to be implemented at this Workplace

Attachment 1 - First Aid Kit Requirements

Places of work at which 100 or more persons work First Aid Kit A
Places of work at which fewer than 100 and more than 10 persons work First Aid Kit B
Places of work at which 10 or fewer persons work First Aid Kit C

First Aid Kit A , First Aid Kit B and First Aid Kit C mean a first aid kit containing the following items in the quantity (if any) specified in columns A, B and C, respectively:

Item	No. of Employees
Item	100+	10-100	<10
Adhesive plastic dressing strips, sterile, packets of 50	2	1	1
Adhesive dressing tape, 2.5cm 5cm	1	1	-
Bags, plastic, for amputated parts:
Small	2	1	1
Medium	2	1	1
Large	2	1	-
Dressings, non-adhesive, sterile, 7.5cm	5	2	-
Eye pads, sterile	5	2	-
Gauze bandages:
5cm	3	1	1
10cm	3	1	-
Gloves, disposable, single	10	4	2
Rescue Blanket, silver space	1	1	-
Safety pins, packets	1	1	11
Scissors, blunt, short-nosed, minimum length 12.5cm	1	1	-
Splinter forceps	1	1	-
Sterile eyewash solution, 10ml single use ampules or sachets	12	6	-
Swabs, pre-packed, antiseptic, packs of 10	1	1	-
Triangular bandages, minimum 90cm	8	4	1
Wound dressings, sterile, non-medicated, large	10	3	1
First-aid pamphlet as approved by relevant state regulatory authority	1	1	1

Workplace to be assessed
Persons undertaking Assessment
Management Representative	Signature:	______________________
Employee Representative	Signature:	______________________
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First Aid Assessment For Workplaces

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