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Committee reference CH/240

Draft for comment 13/30284622DC

Publication history

First published January 2014

Foreword

Publishing information

This part of BS 8599 is published by BSI Standards Limited, under licence from The British Standards Institution, and came into effect on 31 January 2014. It was prepared by Technical Committee CH/240, First aid kits. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

Relationship with other publications

This part of BS 8599 is part of a series that contains the following parts:

Part 1: Specification for the contents of workplace first aid kits
Part 2: Specification for the contents of motor vehicle first aid kits

Presentational conventions

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Commentary, explanation and general informative material is presented in smaller italic type, and does not constitute a normative element.

Requirements in this standard are drafted in accordance with Rules for the structure and drafting of UK standards, subclause J.1.1, which states, "Requirements should be expressed using wording such as: 'When tested as described in Annex A, the product shall This means that only those products that are capable of passing the specified test will be deemed to conform to this standard.

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

1 Scope

This part of BS 8599 specifies requirements for the compilation of first aid components in three sizes of first aid kits (small, medium and large) for use in motor vehicles.

Requirements are also given for the container holding the components.

NOTE 1 Motor vehicle first aid kits can be complemented by other items that have been identified during a risk assessment. Where there are unusual hazards that are specific to a particular use of a vehicle, such as vehicles carrying dangerous chemicals (e.g. hydrofluoric acid), first aid kits might need to be supplemented with additional appropriate components.

NOTE 2 Annex A gives recommendations on the number and size of the first aid kits necessary for different vehicle types and numbers of passengers.

NOTE 3 Annex B gives details of vehicle categories as defined by the European Commission [1].

NOTE 4 A workplace risk assessment might determine that the vehicle motor kit is suitable for a lone worker.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Contents of a motor vehicle first aid kit

5 Container

6 Marking

Bibliography

BS 8599-2:2014

First aid kits - Specification for the contents of motor vehicle first aid kits

Current

Published:

31 Jan 2014