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HSE L74 — First aid at work. The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981. Guidance on Regulations (3rd edition, 2013) — not an ACOP since this edition

Provisions the documents cite: 3rd edition, 2013

What it requires

The Approved Code of Practice and guidance under the First-Aid Regulations: the needs assessment, the numbers and levels of first-aiders, kit contents and the record.

The instrument itself: https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l74.htm. The summary above is our plain-English reading, not the text of the instrument — always work from the source.

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  • Source last checked by the automated scan: not yet — first scan pending.

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