Employers have important responsibilities to their employees to provide First Aid Training as set out in Health and Safety Executive guidelines. The regulations state that there must be a provision for the appropriate number of First Aid Trained personnel for the organisation. Employers must therefore take into account such circumstances as illness or holidays when organising First Aid cover.

You can also use the new First aid at work assessment tool which is designed to help employers determine the number and type of first-aid personnel to provide in their workplace.

The following table gives a guide for employers on the basic levels of risk in an organisation and the numbers of trained personnel recommended.