How do the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 relate to first-aid provision in schools?
Employers are responsible for the provision of appropriate first-aid equipment, facilities and first-aid personnel in respect of their employees – this includes schools as they are workplaces. However, the Regulations do not require employers to provide first aid for anyone else. Nevertheless, HSE strongly encourages employers to consider non-employees when carrying out their first-aid needs assessment and to make provision for them. The Department for Children, Schools and Families has produced a booklet: Guidance on First Aid for Schools.
Employers are responsible for the provision of appropriate first-aid equipment, facilities and first-aid personnel in respect of their employees – this includes schools as they are workplaces. However, the Regulations do not require employers to provide first aid for anyone else. Nevertheless, HSE strongly encourages employers to consider non-employees when carrying out their first-aid needs assessment and to make provision for them. The Department for Children, Schools and Families has produced a booklet: Guidance on First Aid for Schools.
