First aid

The person conducting a business or undertaking must ensure they develop first aid procedures for working with hazardous substances and that workers are trained in the procedures.

The first aid facilities may be a room set aside specifically for first aid treatment, a number of stations within the workplace or a first aid box on a wall. The person conducting a business or undertaking must inform workers of first aid procedures, first aid officers and the location of first aid facilities. A list of trained first aid officers and a map clearly showing the location of first aid facilities must also be posted prominently in the workplace.

Basic first aid procedures would include:

  • for skin contact - wash with soap and water, rinse with clean water
  • for eye contact - hold eye open under running water for at least 15 minute
  • for swallowing - immediately ring the Poisons Information Centre 13 11 26.

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