Order providing employees with first-aid kits

Employer / organization​

No. Document number​ dated Date the document was prepared · Locality​

Pursuant to Orders of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Минздрав России) dated 24.05.2024 No. 262n (262н) and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation (Минтруд России) dated 09.08.2024 No. 398n (398н), I HEREBY ORDER:

• Determine the number and locations of first-aid kits taking account of headcount, activities and risk assessment: Justification of the number and locations​.

List of locations and first-aid kits​

• Ensure procurement and placement of first-aid kits meeting the current requirements of Order No. 262n by Procurement / inspection deadline. Procurement is the responsibility of Selected employee’s full name​, Selected employee’s position​; funding source: Funding source​.
• Ensure unobstructed access, storage in accordance with manufacturers’ conditions and marking of locations with appropriate signs. Inform employees of locations and rules for use.
• Check completeness, service lives/expiry dates and packaging integrity Frequency of first-aid kit checks​, and after use; the frequency established is the employer’s decision.
• Record the results of checks: date, location, person checking, deficiencies identified, items used, replacements required, deadline and completion. Replenishment and reporting procedure: Replenishment, log and notification​.
• Do not use items that have lost sterility or are contaminated with blood or other bodily fluids; prevent their reuse. Use the kit for first aid.
• Do not substitute the employee first-aid kit for specialized automotive, educational or other industry kits. Apply special requirements separately where they exist.

On receipt, the person responsible for the kit must check the contents against requirements, expiry dates, packaging integrity, the presence of instructions and accessibility of the location. Unfit items must be withdrawn from use, and shortages reported to the person responsible for supplies. After use of a kit, submit a replenishment request immediately; if the kit is temporarily incomplete, provide access to a serviceable kit without waiting for the scheduled check. The person responsible for supplies organizes procurement of registered medical devices and delivery to locations; the employer provides funding. When the person responsible changes, hand over the kits, contents documentation and outstanding requests. Familiarize employees with the storage location, how to call for assistance and how to report use; appointing a kit custodian does not replace first-aid training.

List under Order No. 262n for the employee first-aid kit; quantities shown are minimums. During procurement, also check the permitted medical device types and codes in the order; alternatives within one item are not counted as separate mandatory items.

Medicines are not included in this list. Specialized industry kits are checked separately.

I retain responsibility for overseeing implementation.

Signatory’s position​ ______________ / Head’s full name​ /

Acknowledgment sheet​