Wednesday, October 7, 2009

First Aid Kits and Your Company -- Did You Make These Mistakes?

By Ronan Szpak

Every place of work is in need of a first aid kit--there's simply no skipping over it. But if there's one notion first aid suppliers observe dozens of times, it's that many corporations make some basic mistakes when it comes to safety--mistakes that are easy to not commit. None of these noted examples are terrible errors, just basic things that happen in an office.

But as any boss who has been so unfortunate to have suffered through a tough workplace incident knows all too well, 'every-day' work environment ignorance can lead to accidents that are very much not normal. With that in mind, I would like to explore five typical mistakes employees make with first aid kits, and how we can easily fix them.

1) Selecting the incorrent type of kit. Depending on the kind of workplace zone you have, your safety needs will be varied. There exist several different types of kits, all geared towards the necessities of a particular place. Ensuring your kit fits is the first priority.

2) Assembling their own first-aid kit without expert advice. Just like we have trained doctors for any medical issue or incident, we have kits that are made to be suitable for the most varied number of possible issues. If your company is creating a custom kit, get help from the experts.

3) Not knowing what's in their kit. This is an endless problem--staff are confronted with an emergency, throw open the kit, and are entirely confounded by the larger part of what's inside most first aid kits. Some simple familiarization will take care of the problem in a few minutes.

4) Over-extending the function of a portable kit. Lots of people use portable kits, and they're very helpful. But very often, those exact same kits are brought into a business environment and casually become 'the' first-aid kit of the business. When you're here, you've just violated rule number one once again.

5) Not keeping supplies fresh. If serious incidents are nowhere to be seen on a job site, great. But when a kit actually gets put into action, its components need to be replaced, and that can't be delayed--nobody can be a psychic about when something might happen in future days. An under-supplied first aid kit is just like not possessing one in the first place.

All of these concerns can be resolved in a matter of minutes--today's safety equipment suppliers are rapid, efficient, and can provide great first aid kits to suit anybody's desires. Avoid making these five mistakes, and make an office that is secure for all your employees.

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