First Aid Provision Checklist

Educational workplace-safety awareness — connected to industries, occupations, employment law, employment documents and company types. Informational only — not legal advice and not a substitute for mandatory workplace safety training; employers remain responsible for compliance, training and worker authorization.

What this checklist is for

A first aid provision checklist gives you a structured way to look around a workplace and notice whether the basics are in place — that there are first-aid kits, that people know where they are, that any trained first-aiders are identified, and that emergency contact details are visible. It is a free educational starting point you can adapt to your premises.

It does not carry out a first-aid needs assessment, decide how many trained first-aiders are required, or replace first-aid training. Employers remain responsible for assessing first-aid needs, providing suitable provision and trained people, and following the applicable law and the official authority’s guidance.

What a good version covers

• First-aid kits — present, accessible and stocked, with contents in date.
• Clear signage showing where first aid and first-aiders can be found.
• Names and locations of trained first-aiders or appointed persons.
• How to call for help and the relevant emergency contact details.
• Any additional provision the needs assessment identifies (for example eyewash).
• Accident recording arrangements and where reports are kept.
• A date, the area checked and who carried out the review.

How to use and adapt it

• Base provision on the employer’s first-aid needs assessment, not a generic list.
• Adapt the checklist to the size, layout and hazards of your workplace.
• Check kit contents and replace anything used or out of date.
• Confirm that first-aider details are current and visible to staff.
• Record findings and assign anyone responsible for follow-up actions.
• Defer the level of provision and number of first-aiders to your needs assessment and the official authority.

Common mistakes

• Treating a generic checklist as a first-aid needs assessment.
• Assuming one kit is enough without considering size, layout and risk.
• Letting kit contents run down or pass their use-by dates.
• Not keeping the list of trained first-aiders up to date.
• Assuming the checklist provides any medical guidance — it does not.

Preparing and sharing it

You can export, edit and complete this checklist and save or share it as a PDF, so the same review can be repeated across areas and dates and kept with your safety records.

Where a completed checklist needs a signature or needs to reach a manager, it can be sent securely as a PDF. The checklist supports awareness and recordkeeping; it does not replace the employer’s first-aid needs assessment, trained first-aiders or first-aid training, and it is not medical advice.