First aid obligations for:
Offices
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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Offices are lower-risk, but slips and trips, manual handling of deliveries or equipment, eye strain and everyday medical events like fainting, cardiac episodes or falls still happen. The bigger the team and the taller the building, the harder it is to reach someone quickly.
Trained First Aiders
Most office incidents are minor injuries or sudden illness, so you want first aiders on hand across every floor and shift. If reception or meeting rooms see visitors and clients, factor those people into your numbers too.
First aid kits
A standard workplace kit is usually enough, but it should be signed, stocked and within easy reach on each floor — not locked in one cupboard on the ground level.
AEDs
Office workforces are often sedentary and span a wide age range, so a sudden cardiac arrest is exactly the scenario an AED is built for. Larger offices, or those minutes from an ambulance, benefit most from having one on site.
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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