Editing First aid kit (section)

==Workplace first aid kits==
In the United States, the [[Occupational Safety and Health Administration]] (OSHA) requires all job sites and workplaces to make available first aid equipment for use by injured employees.<ref>{{cite web
|last = 29 CFR 1910.151
|title = Occupational Safety and Health Standards: Medical services and first aid.
|date = 1998-06-10
|access-date = 2006-08-28
|url = http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9806
|archive-date = 2009-11-16
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091116002010/http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9806
|url-status = live
}}</ref> While providing regulations for some industries such as logging,<ref>{{cite web
|last = 29 CFR 1910.266 App A
|title = Occupational Safety and Health Standards: First-aid Kits (Mandatory).
|date = 1995-09-08
|access-date = 2006-08-28
|url = http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9863
|archive-date = 2009-08-15
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090815222455/http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9863
|url-status = live
}}</ref> in general the regulation lacks specifics on the contents of the first aid kit. This is understandable, as the regulation covers every means of employment, and different jobs have different types of injuries and different first-aid requirements. However, in a non-mandatory section,<ref>{{cite web
|last = 29 CFR 1910.151 App A
|title = Occupational Safety and Health Standards: Appendix A to § 1910.151 -- First aid kits (Non-Mandatory).
|date = 2005-01-05
|access-date = 2006-08-28
|url = http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9807
|archive-date = 2009-12-23
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091223184530/http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9807
|url-status = live
}}</ref> the OSHA regulations do refer to ANSI/ISEA Specification Z308.1<ref>{{cite web
|last = ANSI/ISEA
|title = ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2009, American National Standard - Minimum Requirements for Workplace First Aid Kits and Supplies.
|date = 2009-05-12
|access-date = 2009-08-25
|url = http://www.safetyequipment.org/c/stdz3081-2009.cfm
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101111130106/http://www.safetyequipment.org/c/stdz3081-2009.cfm
|archive-date = 2010-11-11
|url-status = dead
}}</ref> as the basis for the ''suggested'' minimum contents of a first aid kit.  Another source for modern first aid kit information is [[United States Forest Service]] Specification 6170-6,<ref>{{cite web
|last = U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
|title = 6170-6H, Kits, First Aid
|date = 2006-01-25
|access-date = 2009-08-25
|url = http://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/programs/fire/documents/0006/6170_6H.pdf
|archive-date = 2011-08-13
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110813064454/http://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/programs/fire/documents/0006/6170_6H.pdf
|url-status = live
}}</ref> which specifies the contents of several different-sized kits, intended to serve groups of differing size.

In general, the type of first aid facilities required in a workplace are determined by many factors, such as:
* the laws and regulation of the state or territory in which it is located;
* the type of industry concerned; for example, industries such as mining may have specific industry regulations detailing specialised instructions;
* the type of hazards present in the workplace;
* the number of employees in the workplace;
* the number of different locations that the workplace is spread over;
* the proximity to local services (doctors, hospital, ambulance).