At any enterprise, there must be a production first-aid kit, which allows assisting employees in case of deterioration of health, injuries or accidents. The first-aid kit can be stationary and stored in a hanging cabinet or portable in a waterproof bag (plastic carrying case). Regardless of the storage option, the first-aid kit must be properly equipped and consist of medicines with an appropriate shelf life.
Who pays for the first aid kit?
No one has the right to collect money from the employees of the enterprise to equip the production first-aid kit. An appropriate set of medical devices must be provided by the employer. And he does this not on a voluntary basis, but guided by the law on labor protection.
Regulatory documents
The Ministry of Health and Social Development has developed several basic documents, on the basis of which a first-aid kit is completed and used. The first of the orders was assigned the number 169. The second order, 477N, confirms the need for availability and completeness of the first-aid kit. Here you can find a list of conditions in which medical care is required, and a list of actions using a first-aid kit.
Order No. 169H is supplemented by notes. Paragraphs 1-2 indicate that the employer is not entitled to independently change the list of drugs. First-aid manufacturing first-aid kits are equipped with certified medicines. Medicines that have expired are replaced by similar ones. Used funds replenish.
Who can provide emergency assistance?
The provision of first aid is regulated by Art. 31 of Law No. 323- "On the Basics of Protecting the Health of Citizens in the Russian Federation". It says that in case of injuries or in other situations that threaten the health of the employee, first aid is provided to a person who has undergone certain training and received the necessary skills. Such persons include representatives of law enforcement agencies, the military, representatives of emergency services, drivers. The management of the enterprise allocates a certain number of employees who are trained (according to special programs at the federal level) to the rules for the use of primary means of assistance, which are provided by the first-aid kit.
It is important to remember that, according to order No. 169H, all manipulations are carried out with medical gloves. If an infectious disease is suspected, a medical mask must be used .
The composition of the first-aid kit at the enterprise
The first-aid kit is industrial, the composition of which is regulated by order No. 169H, should include:
- products that help stop bleeding, dressings;
- agents that allow resuscitation (artificial respiration);
- syringes, gloves, masks, scissors;
- isothermal blanket;
- drugs to relieve pain and inflammation;
- heart remedies;
- means for fainting;
- a remedy for poisoning;
- sedative drug;
- antihistamine;
- antispasmodics;
- sodium sulfacyl solution;
- ascorbic acid and so on.
First-aid kit production must take into account the specifics of the work performed. For example, chemical enterprises add drugs from poisoning and chemical burns to the medicine cabinet. For metallurgists and cooks, remedies for thermal burns are more relevant. Enterprises associated with high-altitude work increase the amount of dressing and add immobilizing tires.
All these subtleties must be taken into account when choosing a manufacturing first-aid kit, because the safety of an employee and providing him with emergency assistance if necessary is an important task.