Does my work have to have a first aid kit by law?

Question

I work in an office and we don't have any first aid stuff, band-aids, aspirin, etc. Is it required that my boss has one here- or optional?

Thanks

Answer 1

Check with you local government web site (City or County) for healt regulations. Health and safety regulations are very complex, but I am pretty sure that firt aid kits are not required in a non-manufacturing, non-food service workplace.

Answer 2

Depends *entirely* on the laws of your jurisdiction, and you didn't even tell us what country you're in, so no-one can possibly know.

To the poster who said offices don't give out Aspirin etc because of a lawsuit, that's not the law in "most" jurisdictions.

In most places, employers who provide over the counter medications in a first aid kit are immune from suit if an employee chooses to abuse them.

Richard

Answer 3

Most workforces will not give out aspirin anymore since a lawsuit stopped that in the 80's. It is not required that your office supply first aid supplies to employees. Hopefully, something like this will never become a law. Looks like those who expect it will have to buy your own and take responsibility for themselves.