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You must have the equipment, facilities and people to provide first aid to employees.
Every workplace should have at least:
You will need to make an assessment to establish what provision for first aid is required. This will depend on the workplace environment, the number of employees, size, location and work activity. See the HSE guidance, which is also applicable to Northern Ireland.
What law applies?
There is no standard list of items to put in a first aid box. It depends on the needs your workplace. However, where there is no special risk in your workplace, a minimum stock of first aid items could include:
You shouldn't keep tablets or medicines in the first aid box.