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Accidents happen. It's one of the few things everyone can agree on. No matter where we are or what we're doing, human beings are clumsy animals. We injure ourselves in a variety of ways, especially when at work. There were over 95,000 work-related injuries in the UK in 2009, according to the Health and Safety Executive.
The good news is that the overwhelming majority of these mishaps were minor. In fact, the number of fatal injuries is near a record low at just 152 last year. However, the one constant is that accidents happen no matter where workers ply their trade. Whether in an office, warehouse, or outdoors, people get injured. And that is why we want to talk about first aid kits.
Any business owner who employs a staff, no matter how small, should have a basic first aid kit. These boxes were designed to help people with no medical training administer first aid to a person with a minor accident. Common injuries like cuts, scrapes, and burns can be treated with the supplies in these kits.
What should you do? As a responsible business owner, it is important to keep a checklist and make certain that any perishable items are replaced as needed. Of course, if there is an accident the equipment that is used must be properly sterilised.
The following is a list of the most common first aid supplies: band-aids, gauze, wound dressings, medical adhesive tape, sterile eye pads, safety pins, latex gloves, a pair of tweezers, and a pair of scissors.