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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 2019. It was prepared by Technical Committee CH/100, Healthcare and medical equipment. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

Supersession

This part of BS 8599 supersedes BS 8599‑1:2011, which will be withdrawn on 31 December 2019.

Relationship with other publications

BS 8599 is published in the following parts:

BS 8599‑1, Workplace first aid kits — Part 1: Specification for the contents of workplace first aid kits; and

BS 8599‑2, First aid kits — Part 2: Specification for the contents of motor vehicle first aid kits

Information about this document

This is a full revision of the standard, and introduces the following principal changes:

Personal issue kit and critical injury pack categories have been added;
The travel kit has been altered to match the medium vehicle kit (see BS 8599‑2) and renamed 'travel and motoring kit'; and
The quantities of first aid components in the small, medium and large first aid kits have been changed.

The technical committee recognizes that suppliers of products and services within the scope of this standard require time to comply. For this reason, BS 8599‑1:2011 will be withdrawn on 31 December 2019.

Presentational conventions

The provisions of this standard are presented in roman (i.e. upright) type. Its requirements are expressed in sentences in which the principal auxiliary verb is “shall”.

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

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 first aid kits for use in a workplace environment. Requirements are also given for the container holding the components.

NOTE 1 Annex A gives recommendations on the quantities and sizes of first aid kits necessary for different workplace environments based on the category of risk and the number of employees at the workplace.

NOTE 2 Annex B gives guidance for employers on quantities of supplementary first aid kits (Personal issue first aid kits and Critical injury packs).

NOTE 3 For the avoidance of doubt, this standard does not supersede BS 8599‑2 for vehicle first aid kits, employers should refer to BS 8599‑2 when equipping vehicles with first aid kits.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Contents of a workplace first aid kit

5 Container

6 Marking

Bibliography

BS 8599-1:2019

Workplace first aid kits - Specification for the contents of workplace first aid kits

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 Jan 2019