First aid kits for businesses

A first aid kit for businesses belongs in every company, office and workshop. In Germany, the technical rule ASR A4.3 specifies how many kits you need and what goes in them. Here you can read what matters.

How many first aid kits are mandatory for businesses?

That depends on the type of business and the number of employees. According to ASR A4.3, the following applies to administration and trade:

• 1 to 50 employees: one small first aid kit according to DIN 13157
• 51 to 300 employees: one large first aid kit according to DIN 13169
• 301 to 600 employees: two large first aid kits

In production and crafts the limits are lower, because more accidents happen there. Two small kits replace one large one. You can find the exact text at the German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA).

What goes in it?

DIN 13157 specifies the contents exactly. These include, among other things:

• Plasters, compresses and dressing packs
• Fixing bandages and triangular bandages
• Disposable gloves, scissors and rescue blanket
• since the 2021 revision also face masks and wet wipes

Do not forget first aiders

A kit alone is not enough. According to DGUV Regulation 1, every business with two or more employees needs at least one trained first aider. In offices and trade it is 5% from 21 employees, in other businesses 10%. You also record every first aid treatment in an accident book. You keep these entries for five years.

Check, refill, mark

Check the kit regularly. Replace used material immediately. Also replace sterile items when their expiry date is reached. Our refill set according to DIN 13157 makes this quick.

Hang the kit where it is easy to reach. Also mark its location with the safety sign E003. You can read more in the guide Escape signs. The article First aid box in the office also explains how many kits an office needs.

Store the kit dry and protected from the sun, because heat damages the material. Separate rules apply to vehicles: every car in Germany needs a vehicle first aid kit according to DIN 13164.

You will find suitable products in the category First aid sets, for example the first aid kit according to DIN 13157 with wall bracket.