First-Aid In Factories Regulations, 1956

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 166/1956

S.I. No. 166 of 1956.

FIRST-AID IN FACTORIES REGULATIONS, 1956.

I, WILLIAM NORTON, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in pursuance of subsection (1) of section 56 of the Factories Act, 1955 (No. 10 of 1955), and after consultation with the Minister for Health, hereby make the following regulations : 1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the First-aid in Factories Regulations, 1956.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1956. 2. The first-aid boxes or cupboards required by subsection (1) of section 56 of the Factories Act, 1955 (No. 10 of 1955), to be provided and maintained in factories shall comply with the following standards :

A. For factories in which the number of persons employed does not exceed ten or (in the case of factories in which mechanical power is not used) does not exceed fifty persons, each first-aid box or cupboard shall contain at least :—

(i) a copy of the first-aid leaflet (Form F.I. 1028) issued by the Department of Industry and Commerce,

(ii) a sufficient number (not less than six) of small sterilised dressings for injured fingers,

(iii) a sufficient number (not less than three) of medium size sterilised dressings for injured hands or feet,

(iv) a sufficient number (not less than three) of large sterilised dressings for other injured parts,

(v) a sufficient number of sterilised burn dressings (small and large),

(vi) a two per cent. alcoholic solution of iodine or a one per cent. aqueous solution of gentian violet,

(vii) a bottle of sal volatile, having the dose and mode of administration indicated on the label,

(viii) a small graduated medicine glass ;

B. For factories in which mechanical power is used and in which the number of persons employed exceeds ten but does not exceed fifty, each first-aid box or cupboard shall contain at least :—

(i) a copy of the first-aid leaflet (Form F.I. 1028) issued by the Department of Industry and Commerce,

(ii) a sufficient number (not less than twelve) of small sterilised dressings for injured fingers,

(iii) a sufficient number (not less than six) of medium size sterilised dressings for injured hands or feet,

(iv) a sufficient number (not less than six) of large sterilised dressings for other injured parts,

(v) a sufficient number of sterilised burn dressings (small and large),

(vi) a sufficient supply of sterilised cotton wool in half-ounce packets,

(vii) a two per cent. alcoholic solution of iodine or a one...