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Posted By LTN
Do First Aid rooms have to contain a sink with running hot and cold water?
I'm deciding if one of our meeting rooms could become a First Aid/ Meeting room. I know it's dual purpose isn't best practice but it would be a lot more convenient than our current First Aid room for more minor treatment and rest purposes. It hasn't got a sink in there (being a small meeting room) so will that stop me from making it into an alternative First Aid room?
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Posted By Mike Draper
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L74 ACoP & Guidance for H&S (First Aid) Regs 1981.
Typical facilities for a first-aid room include:
- sink with hot & cold running water
- drinking water and disposable cups
- soap and paper towels
- pedal bins
etc
(Hadn't thought about that before, but explicitly paper towels, not hand driers - not hygenic enough I guess.)
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Posted By LTN
Thanks Mike.
Hmm. 'Typical' doesn't mean 'necessary' though does it?! We can include bottles of sterile water (and a small basin?)in the first aid cabinet should it be needed. As well as the other items. As this is a secondary room, it would only be used for very minor concerns, anything requiring serious attention would be treated in our primary first aid room.
I just want to be able to put a sign saying First Aid Room on this door and so far no one is telling me specifically that I can't. So maybe there is flexibility there?
LTN
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Posted By Chris Packham
Presumably the water is required mainly for hand washing. In this context, given that hopefully the use will be very intermittent, take a look at the Teal units (www.tealwash.com). These mobile wash units may well provide you with a solution.
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