CAL/OSHA First Aid Contents Requirement

The Federal OSHA Regulation 29 CFR 1910.151(B) states "Adequate first aid supplies shall be readily available." Cal/OSHA has a slightly different verbiage and regulation that is more stringent. "The minimum first-aid supplies shall be determined by an employer-authorized, licensed physician or in accordance with the following Table:

	Type of Supply Required
	by Number of Employees
Supplies for First Aid				over
Dressings in adequate quantities consisting of:	1-5	6-15	16-200	200
1. Adhesive dressings	X	X	X	X
2. Adhesive tape rolls, 1-inch wide	X	X	X	X
3. Eye dressing packet	X	X	X	X
4. 1-inch gauze bandage roll or compress		X	X	X
5. 2-inch gauze bandage roll or compress	X	X	X	X
6. 4-inch gauze bandage roll or compress		X	X	X
7. Sterile gauze pads, 2-inch square	X	X	X	X
8. Sterile gauze pads, 4-inch square	X	X	X	X
9. Sterile surgical pads suitable for
pressure dressings			X	X
10. Triangular bandages	X	X	X	X
11. Safety pins	X	X	X	X
12. Tweezers and scissors	X	X	X	X
* Additional equipment in adequate
quantities consisting of:
13. Cotton-tipped applicators			X	X
14. Forceps			X	X
15. Emesis basin			X	X
16. Flashlight			X	X
17. Magnifying glass			X	X
18. Portable oxygen and its
breathing equipment				X
19. Tongue depressors				X
Appropriate record forms	X	X	X	X
Up-to-date 'standard' or 'advanced'
first-aid textbook, manual or
equivalent	X	X	X	X

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*To be readily available but not necessarily within the first-aid kit."

§1512. Emergency Medical Services.(c)(1)

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