Factories Act – Other Statutory Health & Welfare Measures – Handling First Aid Box

Factories Act – Other Statutory  Health & Welfare Measures – Handling First Aid Box

In every factory, a prominent notice containing the following particulars shall be displayed at some conspicuous and convenient place at or near the main entrance to the factory

(a)The location’s of the first-aid box/es or cupboard’s in the factory;

(b)The name and designation of the responsible person working within the precincts of the factory who is trained in the first-aid treatment and who is separately in charge of each of the above first-aid box/es or cupboards;

(c)The work-room or place where each such person shall be available during the working hours of the factory; and

(d)The name of the nearest hospital and its telephone number.

Copies of the above notice shall also be displayed at a conspicuous place near each first-aid box or cupboard

63-B First-aid

Persons who are in charge of the first-aid box shall be persons who possess the certificate granted by the Saint John’s Ambulance Association for rendering first-aid.]