First aid guide
What are my workplace first aid obligations?
Businesses should assess their workplace risks and ensure appropriate first aid arrangements are in place.
Start your free First Aid Check →What affects the answer?
What you actually need to provide depends on your size, shifts, hazards, public exposure and location — there is no single legal number. The free First Aid Check translates your details into clear obligations, applying current NZ regulations, best-practice ratios and your ACC industry risk category so nothing is left to guesswork.
Common misconceptions
Many businesses assume every workplace has identical requirements. In reality, first aid arrangements should reflect the risks and circumstances of each workplace.
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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