First Aid Equipment : Defribulators

When was the last time you checked your first aid kit to make sure it was fully stocked?

Having first aid equipment on hand is essential to everyone no matter where you are or what you’re doing. A fully stocked first aid equipment supply cabinet onsite is essential to work health and safety operations especially if a job site isn’t near a hospital or medical centre so they require adequate first aid equipment onsite.

But, with so many products, tools and first aid items available on the market, so what exactly do you need?

The answer is every piece of first aid equipment could be lifesaving, it depends on the circumstance and your environment. Different industries require slightly different products, so to help you get started, we’ve got some suggestions about first aid equipment that benefit some of the come work environments

Office

First aid equipment in an office environment could include:

• Fully stocked general first aid kit with clear signage to it’s location
• Resuscitation kit and wall chart instructions
• Emergency eye wash station
• Workplace safety poster
• Extra bandages
• Disposable gloves
• Antiseptic / antibacterial solutions

Industrial / Construction

• First aid equipment on a building, mining or industrial site could include:
• Fully stocked general first aid kit with clear signage indicating it’s location
• Resuscitation kit with wallchart instructions
• Emergency eye wash or drench shower station
• Workplace safety poster
• Extra bandages
• Stretcher or backboard
• Defibrillator kit
• First aid room equipment including an examination table
• Disposable Gloves
• Fracture pack
• Antiseptic / antibacterial solutions

Retail

• First aid equipment in a retail environment could include;
• Fully stocked general first aid kit with clearly marked signage
• Resuscitation kit
• Workplace first aid wall guide and resuscitation wall chart instructions
• Workplace safety poster
• Disposable Gloves
• Extra bandages
• Antiseptic / antibacterial solutions

Food and beverage

• First aid equipment in a food and beverage environment could include;
• Fully stocked first aid kit with burns and detectable blue wound packs
• Workplace first aid guide
• Resuscitation kit
• Emergency eye/face wash station
• Resuscitation instructions (wall chart)
• Workplace safety poster
• Extra bandages
• Disposable Gloves
• Defibrillator kit
• Antiseptic / antibacterial solutions

Transport / truck driving

• First aid equipment that could be lifesaving in the heavy transport industry include;
• Fully stocked general first aid kit with additional kits for remote area locations
• Workplace first aid guide
• Resuscitation kit
• Portable emergency eye and face wash station
• Fracture pack
• Extra bandages
• Stretcher, spine board or back board
• Defibrillator kit
• Antiseptic / antibacterial solutions

These are just suggestions about what you could add and there are several other first aid equipment items that you could also be beneficial to your first aid kit.

If you are after an item and can’t find it in our online site, simply call us on 1300 662 683 and we can help you find first aid equipment.

We also offer a price match guarantee, so if you find cheaper first aid equipment, we’ll match it.

Don’t leave it to an emergency to find out that you need to re-stock your first aid kit. Order your first aid equipment today because it’s better to be safe than sorry.