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of daily exposure to noise for 65 factory workers. Low noise emitting machines have been purchased. Protective equipment such as ear plugs is used by workers.
       * Disinfectants                                                                  * Hearing damage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        * Low risk of daily exposure to manual handling risks. Mechanical aids, work station alterations and systems of work significantly eliminate and reduce risk.
   * Noise                                                                              * Muscular strain
   * Manual handling

Do safety data sheets and labels specify a first aid response?                       Yes – seek medical assistance if chemicals are inhaled or ingested
Required first aid

Number of first aiders needed                                                        9 – minimum 3 per shift (1 for office and 2 for the plant)
Training and competencies for first aiders                                           Applied First Aid: providing competencies to recognise and respond to common life-threatening injuries or illnesses using cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and other first aid procedures, and provide appropriate first aid for a range of injuries and illnesses.
Number and location of kits                                                          5 kits: one on the office floor and four on the factory floor
Contents of first aid kits and modules                                               Standard workplace kit, with burns module and eye module
Kit maintenance                                                                      Tasked to 6 first aiders

APPENDIX C – EXAMPLE OF CONTENTS FOR A FIRST AID KITS
For most workplaces, a first aid kit should include the following items:

Item                                                                                                    Kit contents
                                                                                                        Quantity
Instructions for providing first aid – including Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) flow chart        1
Note book and pen                                                                                       1
Resuscitation face mask or face shield                                                                  1
Disposable nitrile examination gloves                                                                   5 pairs
Gauze pieces 7.5 x 7.5 cm, sterile (3 per pack)                                                         5 packs
Saline (15 ml)                                                                                          8
Wound cleaning wipe (single 1% Cetrimide BP)                                                            10
Adhesive dressing strips – plastic or fabric (packet of 50)                                             1
Splinter probes (single use, disposable)                                                                10
Tweezers/forceps                                                                                        1
Antiseptic liquid/spray (50 ml)                                                                         1
Non-adherent wound dressing/pad 5 x 5 cm (small)                                                        6
Non-adherent wound dressing/pad 7.5 x 10 cm (medium)                                                    3
Non-adherent wound dressing/pad 10 x 10 cm (large)                                                      1
Conforming cotton bandage, 5 cm width                                                                   3
Conforming cotton bandage, 7.5 cm width                                                                 3
Crepe bandage 10 cm  (for serious bleeding and pressure application)                                    1
Scissors                                                                                                1
Non-stretch, hypoallergenic adhesive tape – 2.5 cm wide roll                                            1
Safety pins (packet of 6)                                                                               1
BPC wound dressings No. 14, medium                                                                      1
BPC wound dressings No. 15, large                                                                       1
Dressing – Combine Pad 9 x 20 cm                                                                        1
Plastic bags - clip seal                                                                                1
Triangular bandage (calico or cotton minimum width 90 cm)                                               2
Emergency rescue blanket (for shock or hypothermia)                                                     1
Eye pad (single use)                                                                                    4
Access to 20 minutes of clean running water or (if this is not available) hydro gel (3.5 gm sachets)    5
Instant ice pack (e.g. for treatment of soft tissue injuries and some