{"id":10548,"date":"2025-05-27T15:42:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/pages\/article\/first-aid-equipment-and-what-first-aiders-are-required\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:42:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:42:32","slug":"first-aid-equipment-and-what-first-aiders-are-required","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/first-aid-equipment-and-what-first-aiders-are-required\/","title":{"rendered":"First Aid equipment and what first aiders are required"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-786 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-19-at-17.08.38-2-300x202.png\" alt=\"First aid provision\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/>When deciding on how many first aiders are required, you must carry out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/assessing-risks-high-and-low-risks\/\">risk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/risk-assessment-and-the-5-stages\/\">assessment<\/a>.\u00a0 This table gives some basic guidance.\u00a0 The regulations that apply to first aid provision are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/first-aid-at-work-regulations\/\">First Aid at Work Regulations<\/a> 1981. 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