Central Washington University

First Aid Kits

Overview

University units must provide first aid kits in University workplaces suitable for the occupational workplace and response time of emergency medical services.

Responsibility

Units are to provide first aid kits at workplaces. Unit supervisors or designees are to make sure appropriate first aid supplies are maintained and stocked.

General Requirements

First aid kits are to be:

Easily accessible to employees;
Clearly marked;
Stored in containers that protect kit items from damage, deterioration, or contamination;
Easily moved to the location of an injured or acutely ill person, and
Placed on vehicles in the absence of readily-accessible first aid kits in a fixed location.

Vehicles that may require first aid kits include crew vehicles, construction, and agricultural vehicles.

Selection

Units may select from two options to select first aid kits and supplies. See below.

Option 1

Units may purchase first aid kits and supplies from University Stores. Units determine the first aid kit contents based on the number of personnel assigned to the workplace and the occupational setting. Refer to the table below to determine the minimum size first aid kit required for the workplace:

Number of Personnel Normally Assigned to the Workplace

1-5
- Minimum Size First Aid Kit Required at the Workplace: 12 package kit
6-15
- Minimum Size First Aid Kit Required at the Workplace:16 package kit
16-30
- Minimum Size First Aid Kit Required at the Workplace:24 package kit
31-50
- Minimum Size First Aid Kit Required at the Workplace:36 package kit

First Aid Supplies

Units are to add the following contents to first aid kits based on the occupational setting:

Office/Administrative Workplaces

No additions

Laboratory Workplaces

Sterile non-adherent dressings

NOTE: To identify the need for additional special first aid supplies, laboratory managers and principal investigators are to review the Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) of the chemicals used in applicable laboratory areas. For example, laboratories using hydrofluoric acid are to have calcium gluconate gel to treat acid exposure.

Agricultural Workplaces

Heavy-duty scissors (to remove clothing)
Glucose packets (diabetics)
Large and medium size closing plastic bag (for traumatic amputation)
Saline eyewash (16 ounces)
Bee sting swabs
Emergency blanket
4 Sterile compress bandages (4" x 4")
Goggles
2" wide roll of medical tape

Industrial Workplaces

Sterile non-adhesive dressing
Heavy-duty scissors (to remove clothing)
Emergency blanket
4 Sterile compress bandages (4" x 4")
Large and medium size closing plastic bag (for traumatic amputation)
Goggles
2" wide roll of medical tape

Wilderness/Remote Workplaces

Units are to consider obtaining first aid kits and first aid contents recommended by the Wilderness Medicine Institute if employees work in the wilderness or remote locations. Contact EH&S for assistance.

Option 2

Units may purchase first aid kits and supplies designed for a specific workplace from safety supply companies.

Other First Aid-Related SPPMs

For additional information regarding first aid procedures, refer to the following sections:

Public Access Defibrillators (Automatic External Defibrillators)
Emergency Eyewashes and Safety Showers
First Aid Training

References

First Aid Kit Contents Guide
WAC 296-307-03920
WAC 296-800-15005
WAC 296-800-15020
First Aid
OSHA First Aid Guide - Best Practices Guide: Fundamentals of a Workplace First-Aid Program (OSHA 3317-05N 2006) (OSHA.gov).

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