This document provides guidance on choosing appropriate first aid kits for education and care facilities. It discusses the new national regulations for first aid kit requirements based on facility size and number of occupants. It provides recommendations for different first aid kit options, including portable soft-shell kits and wall-mounted metal cabinets, and suggests best practices for stocking, placing, and maintaining first aid kits in various areas of a facility.

1. A guide to choosing the correct
First Aid Kits
for the Education
and Care Industry
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WHS 2012 (Workplace Health & Safety)
Safe Work Australia is a national government body set up to coordinate the
harmonising of state-by-state regulations into 1 national regulation.
8Different
Regulations 1National
Regulation
What’s changed?

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STATE NUMBER OF PERSONS
ACT 1-10, 11-24, 25-50, 51-100
NSW 1-10, 11-24, 25-99, 100-199, 200+
NT 1-10, 11-24, 25-99, 100-199, 200+
QLD 1-10, 11-24, 25-100, 101-200, 200+
SA 1-9, 10-25, 26-50, 51-100, 150+
TAS 1-10, 11-25, 26-100
VIC 1-9, 10-25, 26-50, 51-100
WA 1-10, 11-25, 26-50, 51-100, 100+
TO THIS
Note: VIC and WA are yet to migrate to the new regulations however we supply first aid kits
to both the new and old regulations. We recommend changing to the new regulation now
in view of being compliant to the incoming WHS regulations.
FROM THIS
NATIONAL
LOW RISK
HIGH RISK
(Number of People
varies from kit to kit)
What’s changed?

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How to choose the correct kit(s)
1. How many persons on site (staff plus students)
2. Choose a kit and quantity of kits suitable...
3. Are there any Food preparation or handling areas?
If yes, include a Foodmax Blues kit
Number of people Required Kit
1-10 R1 Response Max
1-25 R2 Workplace Response Kit
1-50 R2 Education Response Kit
1-100 R4 Education Medic Kit
1-25 R2 Foodmax Blues

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Where to place the first aid kits
1. Make allowance for multiple levels (i.e. first aid kits on both levels)
2. First Aid Kits must be easily accessible to adults
3. Larger centres may require a first aid kit outdoors and in each room
4. Smaller centres may share first aid kits between rooms
5. A first aid kit is required for excursions and evacuations
First aid kits (Extract from ACECQA)
National Regulations:Regulations89,168
A centre-based service must provide an appropriate number of suitable first aid kits that are easily recognisable and readily accessible to adults. The
service must have policies and procedures aboutthe administration of first aid to children being educated and cared for by the service.
A family day care educator must provide a suitable first aid kit at the residence or familyday care venue that is easily recognisable and readily accessible
to adults. First aid kits should also be taken when leaving the service premises for excursions, routine outings or emergency evacuations.
http://files.acecqa.gov.au/files/National-Quality-Framework-Resources-Kit/NQF02-Guide-to-ECS-Law-and-Regs-130902.pdf
A belt bag is one way of taking a modified first aid kit on an excursion or to the outdoor play space. First aid kit suppliers might advise about the contents of
first aid kits. Kits shouldbe checked regularlyto ensurethey are fully stocked, andno products haveexpired.Forexample,a servicemightkeep achecklist of
the contents inside each first aid kit, and initial the list each time the contents are checked. When determining how many first aid kits are ‘appropriate’,
the service should consider the number of children in attendance as well as the proximity of rooms to each other and the distances from outdoor spaces
to the nearest first aid kit. For example, larger services may require a kit in each room or outside space, whereas a kit between two rooms might be
appropriate in a smaller service with adjoining rooms. Services mightuse data gathered from their incident, injury, trauma and illness records to determine the
appropriate locations and contents for their first aid kits. First aid training providers may also be able to provide guidance. Page 59-60
http://files.acecqa.gov.au/files/National-Quality-Framework-Resources-Kit/NQF02-Guide-to-ECS-Law-and-Regs-130902.pdf

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Where to place the first aid kits
Example:
ERK = R2 Education Response Kit (portable case option
recommended for at least 1 of the kits)
FMB = R2 Foodmax Blues Kit (Metal Wall Mount)

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Personal Kit Soft Pack
Benefits
1. Compact ideal playground/excursion kit
2. Internal pockets for organisation
3. First aid essentials for basic injuries

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Burns Module Soft Pack
Benefits
1. Compact burns module with essential
burns treatment contents
2. Fast and easy grab pack, ideal
addition to any first aid kit
3. Red fabric design for Burns identification

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Eye n Wound Module Soft Pack
Benefits
1. Compact eye and wound module with
essential eye/wound treatment contents
2. Fast and easy grab pack, ideal addition to any
first aid kit
3. Blue fabric design for eye injury
identification

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R2 Education Response Kit Metal
(1-50 Person)
Benefits
1. Durable heavy gauge metal wall cabinet.
2. Wall mountable to ensure location remains fixed.
3. Contains a Personal Kit in a soft case with belt loops to be
used as the ideal playground kit.
4. Ideal educational 1-50 person kit recommended for medium
sized classrooms and common areas.

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R2 Education Response Kit Soft
(1-50 Person)
Benefits
1. Highly portable soft case, flexible and durable with slide out
internal sleeves for fast and easy location of contents.
2. Includes wall bracket for wall mounting for easy location.
3. Contains a Personal Kit in a soft case with belt loops to be
used as the ideal playground kit.
4. Ideal educational 1-50 person kit recommended for medium
sized classrooms and common areas.

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R4 Education Medic Metal Cabinet
(1-100 Person)
Benefits
1. Durable heavy gauge metal wall cabinet.
2. Wall mountable to ensure location remains fixed.
3. Contains specific injury modules ideal for rapidly
treating eye, wound, burns or outdoor injuries.
4. The biggest and best educational 1-100 person kit
recommended for large centres where a central large scale
first aid kit is preferred.

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R2 Foodmax Blues Soft Pack
(1-25 Person)
Benefits
1. Highly portable soft case, flexible and durable with slide out internal
sleeves for fast and easy location of contents.
2. All food preparation and handling / serving areas require a food
area first aid kit to comply to the Food Act.
3. Contains extra burns specific contents to ensure peace of mind for
quickly treating burns and scalds.

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Burns Module Soft Pack
Benefits
1. Compact burns module with essential
burns treatment contents
2. Fast and easy grab pack, ideal
addition to any first aid kit
3. Red fabric design for Burns identification

15. First aid kit restocking...it’s easy!
“Kits should be checked regularly to ensure they are fully stocked, and no products have expired.
For example, a service might keep a checklist of the contents inside each first aid kit, and initial the
list each time the contents are checked.” Taken from ACECQA
http://files.acecqa.gov.au/files/National-Quality-Framework-Resources-Kit/NQF02-Guide-to-ECS-
Law-and-Regs-130902.pdf
Please contact us to obtain the relevant First
Aid Kit’s restocking list…
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