OSHA First-Aid Kit Requirements: Construction

In applicable construction industries, first aid supplies must be readily accessible. OSHA recommends employers follow the ANSI Z308.1-1978 standard, "Minimum Requirements for Industrial Unit-Type First-Aid Kits," for stocking the company's first-aid kit. However, in 2003, ANSI updated the standard to match ANSI Z308.1-1998, and OSHA has yet to adopt the revised standard.

The revised ANSI standard requires:

• One absorbent compress - no smaller than 32 square inches with no side smaller than four inches
• 16 adhesive bandages measuring at least one inch by three inches
• One 5-yard roll of adhesive tape
• 10 half-gram antiseptic applications
• Six half-gram burn treatment applications
• Two pairs of medical exam gloves
• Four sterile pads measuring 3 inches by 3 inches
• One triangular bandage measuring 40 inches by 40 inches by 56 inches

Additionally, ANSI recommends the following optional first-aid kit contents:

• Four 2-inch by 2-inch bandage compresses
• Two 3-inch by 3-inch bandage compresses
• One 4-inch by 4-inch bandage compress
• One eye covering with means of attachment
• One fluid ounce of eye wash
• One 4-inch by 5-inch cold pack
• Two roller bandages measuring 2 inches
• One roller bandage measuring 4 inches

All first aid supplies must be stored in suitable, sanitary, dust-tight, moisture-proof containers, and such supplies must be accessible to all workers.

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