Food Safety

First Aid Kit

Workplaces vary widely in their degree of hazards, location, size, amount of staff training and availability of professional medical services. With the exception of the Logging Operations standard, 29 CFR 1910.266, OSHA standards do not require specific first-aid-kit contents. This includes the Medical Services and First Aid standards in both general industry and construction, 1910.151 and 1926.50. 

However, since some employers may find it useful to refer to a list of basic first aid supplies, Federal OSHA provided a reference for this type of information by adding nonmandatory Appendix A to the latter two standards. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) American National Standard – Minimum Requirements for Workplace First Aid Kits and Supplies (ANSI/ISEA Z308.1) establishes minimum performance requirements for first aid kits and their supplies. 

First-aid kits in compliance with this standard will provide a basic range of products to deal with most types of injuries encountered in the workplace and may be adequate for a small worksite.

Employers should evaluate their own workplaces to determine whether additional supplies or kits are needed, based on the size and specific hazards of their workplaces.

The required contents for 1 of the 2  most recent ANSI/ISEA Z308.1 standard is listed below. The second of the two can be found on the following link.

https://www.firstaidproductsonline.com/osha.aspx

Minimal First Aid Kit Requirements

Here is a checklist of minimal first aid kit requirements as stated by OSHA/ANSI for general industry (restaurants and bars fall into this category) It is up to each restaurant/bar to determine what is specifically needed in their establishment, but this list is the bare minimum.

  • 16 - Adhesive Bandages, 1" x 3" (blue recommended)

  • 1 - Adhesive Tape, 2.5 yd

  • 10 - Antibiotic Treatment Applications 1/57oz

  • 1 - Breathing Barrier

  • 1 - Burn Dressing, gel soaked, 4"x 4"

  • 10 - Burn Treatment, 1/32oz

  • 1 - Cold Pack

  • 2 - Eye Covering

  • 1 - Eye Wash, 1oz

  • 1 - First Aid Guide

First Aid Kit Continued

  • 6 - Hand Sanitizer, 0.9g

  • 2 - Pair Exam Gloves

  • 1 - Roller Bandage, 2" x 4 yds

  • 1 - Scissors

  • 2 - Sterile Pad, 3" x 3"

  • 2 - Trauma Pad, 5" x 9"

  • 1 - Triangular Bandage, 40" x 40" x 56"