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A workplace first aid kit is stocked for frequent survivable injuries; a bleeding control kit exists for one rare event that kills in minutes. This reference compares the two layers, sets out what ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2021 requires versus only recommends, and explains the arterial tourniquet specification most buyers get wrong.

A workplace first aid needs assessment is how adequate gets decided under OSHA 1910.151(b): anticipate the injuries the work can produce, read the OSHA 300 and 301 logs for the ones it has produced, set an ANSI class baseline, add hazard modules, and write it down. The five-step method, a hazard-to-module map, and a worked example.

ANSI first aid kit Types I, II, III and IV rate the container - mounted indoor, portable indoor, water-resistant mobile, and waterproof harsh-environment - and are completely independent of Class A and B, which rate the contents. This guide decodes each type, maps types to workplaces, and shows how to read a listing that mixes both.

A first aid kit inspection checklist mapped to what OSHA actually requires: the continuous adequacy duty in 29 CFR 1910.151(b) and construction's weekly check in 1926.50(d)(2). Covers the pass/fail table, the eight-step procedure, inspection frequency by workplace type, expiration dates, and the record that proves the cadence happened.

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151 requires adequate first aid supplies in every workplace without a nearby medical facility. ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2021 defines Class A and Class B kit contents.