What is an Appointed Person?
A person to take charge when someone is injured or falls ill, including calling an ambulance if required. Looks after the First Aid Equipment including the First Aid Box and its contents. An Appointed Person should be available at all times people are at work. Appointed Persons should not attempt to give First Aid for which they have not been trained.
An Appointed Person is the person who is assigned to take charge of First Aid. This means taking control when someone is ill or injured, including calling 999. They are responsible for First Aid equipment and keeping boxes stocked up. An Appointed Person should be available at all times, so it may be necessary to appoint more than one to cover the workplace fully.
An Appointed Person is the person responsible for planning the lift and writing the Method Statement and Risk Assessment. They should be a ‘Competent Person’ as defined under Health and Safety legislation. Where an organisation does not have a Competent Person they should elect to have a Contract Lift.
When an employer’s first aid needs assessment identifies that a first aider is not necessary, the minimum requirement is to appoint a person to: • take charge when someone is injured or ill, including calling an ambulance if required; • look after the first aid equipment, eg restocking the first aid box.
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