First Aid Room Layout

Layout
The room should be large enough to hold a couch and still have space for people to move
about.
There should be emergency lighting in the room.
The walls made of foldable or removable type to enable the room to be expend to the
requirement size, floor and ceiling should be of material which does not collect dust and is
easily cleaned.
Floors should be of non-slip material.
Privacy must be ensured, by obscuring windows if necessary.
Temperature and humidity should be maintained at a comfortable level.
It should also be clearly identified as a first-aid room by means of a sign.
Be kept clean, tidy, accessible and available for use at all times when employees are at
work
Display notice on the door advising of the names, location and, if appropriate,
Telephone extensions of first aiders and how to contact them.
Location
Proximity to shower for cleaning or decontamination purposes.
Proximity to lifts and main passageways which are wide enough to allow a stretcher or
wheelchair through
Accessibility to work areas
Accessibility to car park, so as to facilitate transfer of the injured person to an ambulance
Examples of Facilities/Equipment a First Aid Room may contain:
A sink with hot and cold running water
Drinking water and disposable cups
Soap and paper towels
Portable stretcher
A cupboard for first aid materials
Foot-operated refuse containers, lined with disposable yellow clinical waste bags or a
container suitable for the safe disposal of clinical waste.
A couch with waterproof protection and clean pillows and blankets
A chair
A telephone or other communication equipment
A record book for recording incidents where first aid has been given.
A designated person should be given responsibility for the room