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First Aid - How Many First Aiders Should I Have?


The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

How many First Aiders should I have?

This table is a guide only and should form part of your risk assessment process.  Consider this table for each site and each shift that you work.

Level of Risk

Number of employees at the site

Suggested number of first aiders

Lower Risk:

Fewer than 50

At least one appointed person

50 – 100

At least one first aider trained in FAW or EFAW

Over 100

One additional first aider trained in FAW for every 100 employees or part thereof

Medium Risk:

Fewer than 20

At least one appointed person

20 – 100

At least one first aider trained in FAW or EFAW for every 50 employees or part thereof

Over 100

One additional first aider trained in EFAW for every 100 employees

Higher Risk:

Fewer than 5

At least one appointed person

5 – 50

At least one first aider trained in FAW or EFAW

Over 50

One additional first aider trained in FAW for every 50 employees


EFAW training enables a first-aider to give emergency first aid to someone who is injured or becomes ill while at work. FAW training includes EFAW and also equips the first-aider to apply first aid to a range of specific injuries and illness. 

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Additional Reading:

Requirements for First Aid in the Work Place
What should be in the first aid box
How Many First Aiders Should I Have?

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