Introduction to Fire Safety Management

Category of risk 
Numbers employed
Suggested number of fi rst aid personnel
 
at any location
Lower risk 
Fewer than 50 
At least one appointed person
e.g. shops and offi ces, libraries 
50–100 
At least one fi rst aider 
More than 100 
One additional fi rst aider for every 100 employed
Medium risk 
Fewer than 20 
At least one appointed person
e.g. light engineering and assembly 
20–100 
At least one fi rst aider for every 50 employed (or part thereof)
work, food processing, warehousing 
More than 100 
One additional fi rst aider for every 100 employed
Higher risk 
Fewer than fi ve 
At least one appointed person
e.g. most construction, slaughter 
5–50 
At least one fi rst aider
houses, chemical manufacture, 
More than 50 
One additional fi rst aider for every 50 employed
extensive work with dangerous
machinery or sharp instruments
Table 6.2
HSE suggested provision of appointed persons and fi rst aiders

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The HSE inspector dealing with the case, 
Michelle Workman, added:
‘If proper supervision had been provided on 
site before this accident, and the scaffold plat-
form had been inspected prior to use, then this 
accident could easily have been prevented.’
6.8
Example exam questions for 
Chapter 6
1. 
Identify
EIGHT sources of information that might 
usefully be consulted when developing a safe 
system of work. 
(8)
(a) 
List
the main types of safety signs.
(b) Provide examples and 
describe
their 
meaning. 
(6)
2.