First aid obligations for:

Construction

Every workplace has a duty to consider first aid arrangements, but the right solution depends on the specific workplace rather than the industry alone. Factors such as workforce size, hazards, public access, remote work and medical conditions all influence what is appropriate.

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Typical hazards

Construction is higher-risk work: falls from height, machinery and vehicle strikes, cuts, and crush injuries all carry the potential for serious harm. Sites are often changing, outdoors and away from immediate medical help.

Trained First Aiders

Higher-risk sites need more first aid cover and people trained to manage serious trauma while emergency services respond. Remote or spread-out sites need first aiders positioned so they can reach any work area fast.

First aid kits

Site kits should be built for the risks — trauma dressings for severe bleeding, eyewash and burn care — and located where crews are actually working.

AEDs

An AED is strongly worth having on site, especially where the location is some distance from an ambulance, so a cardiac arrest can be treated immediately.

See exactly what your workplace needs

The surest way to get this right is a proper assessment of your own site. First Aid Check’s free assessment is built on current NZ first aid regulations, best-practice first-aider ratios and ACC industry risk categories — so your result reflects the rules and your real risk, not a generic rule of thumb. A few minutes gives you a personalised report you can act on.

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