UK Statutory Instrument 1981 United Kingdom

Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981

What this means for your business

6 guides
Enforced by
HSE
Applies to
United Kingdom
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6 practical guides across 2 topics
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Practical guidance

Our guides explain how to comply with the requirements above.

Annual retail compliance checklist

Quick annual compliance verification for established retailers. Covers consumer rights, pricing, age verification, data protection, Sunday trading, fire safety, worker …

Health and safety for retail premises

Retail-specific health and safety obligations. Covers lone working, violence prevention, manual handling, display screen equipment, fire safety, first aid, and …

Farm health and safety essentials

Essential health and safety requirements for farmers and farm workers. Covers legal duties, risk assessment, the top causes of farm …

Provide first aid at work

How to meet your legal duties under the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981. Covers needs assessment, first aider training, …

Health and safety for small businesses

A simplified guide to health and safety compliance for businesses with fewer than 5 employees. Covers what you must do, …

Health and safety requirements by business size

How H&S obligations scale as your business grows. Covers risk assessment, written policy, first aid, RIDDOR reporting, training, consultation, enforcement, …

Sections and provisions

12 classified provisions from this legislation.

3 Duties 1 Powers 2 Definitions 1 Exemptions

Duties 3

  • s.3 Duty of employer to make provision for first-aid employer
  • s.4 Duty of employer to inform his employees of the arrangements made in connection with first-aid employer
  • s.5 Duty of relevant self-employed person to provide first-aid equipment relevant self-employed person

Powers 1

  • s.6 Power to grant exemptions

Definitions 2

  • s.2 Interpretation first-aid mine
  • s.8 Application to mines mine operator

Exemptions 1

  • s.7 Cases where these Regulations do not apply

Official guidance

Authoritative sources from regulators explaining this legislation.

  • HSE Code of Practice