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Codes of Practice & Regulatory Requirements
Codes of Practi ce and regu lat ions are documents deve loped by State
authorit ies to support t he Act.
Under these var ious Codes and Regu lations, ‘Fi rst Aid ’ in the wor kp lace
can be defined as the provi sion of eme rgency treatment and life support
for peop le suffer ing and in ju ry o r i l lness in the wor kp lace.
A consu ltat ive p rocess is requ i red to:
decide what is approp r iate for the wo rkp lace
location o f fi rs t a id equ ipment/ supp l ies with i n the wor kp lace
work ing hou rs and the ava i lab i lit y of supp l i es to a ll pe rsons at a ll
times
actua l fi rst a id requ i rements, includ ing the need for tra ined fi rs t
a iders