Introduction to Fire Safety Management

15.22.3 Information for employees – regulation 4
The employer must inform their employees of the fi rst 
aid arrangements including the location of equipment, 
facilities and personnel. This should be provided at 
induction and reinforced should they move to another 
part of the establishment.
15.22.4 Self-employed – regulation 5
The self-employed are required to provide such fi rst aid 
equipment as is adequate for themselves. This may be 
as simple as a small travel kit. Often, the self-employed 
will share facilities with other employers although this 
should be agreed and not assumed.
15.23
The Health and Safety 
(Information for Employees) 
Regulations 1989 (SI 682)
These regulations require the employer to either dis-
play an approved poster (Health and Safety – What 
you should know) or to issue their employees with an 

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approved leafl et covering the same information. These 
approved documents contain information on the general 
requirements of health and safety law and have addi-
tional spaces for the employer to include the following:
➤
The address of their local enforcing authority and 
the address of the Employment Medical Advisory 
Service (EMAS)
➤
Details of either trade union or other safety repre -
sentatives
➤
Details of the competent persons appointed to assist 
the employer to comply with their duties under health 
and safety legislation.
15.23.1 Regulation 4 – Provision of poster or 
leafl et
All employers must provide for each of his employees 
an approved poster which is displayed in a readable 
condition:
➤
At a place which is reasonably accessible to the 
employee while he is at work and
➤
In such a position in that place as to be easily seen 
and read by that employee or
➤
Give to the employee the approved leafl et.
Every employer must be treated as having complied with 
this paragraph if he gives to the employee the approved 
leafl et as soon as is reasonably practicable.
Where the form of poster or leafl et is revised on or 
before the date the revision takes effect an employer shall 
provide his employees with revised posters of leafl ets.