First Aid Kits & Supplies

What first aid kit should your workplace or crew buy in 2026?

Short answer: Most workplaces should anchor their program with the First Aid Only 746000 SmartCompliance 50-Person ANSI A+ First Aid Cabinet — a wall-mountable ANSI/ISEA Z308.1 Class A+ cabinet built for 50-person facilities with a refill-reminder system that keeps the fill compliant between inspections. Crews facing severe-bleeding risk should add the North American Rescue Public Access Individual Bleeding Control Kit, and hikers or field teams should start with the Adventure Medical Kits Mountain Series Hiker Medical Kit. Not sure which category fits? The Which First Aid Kit Do You Need? Complete Buyer's Guide walks the whole decision in one read.

First Aid Kits & Supplies (2026)

This is the master first aid hub at WC Safety: workplace kits, wall-mount cabinets, refills, trauma and bleeding-control kits, vehicle kits, burn care, eyewash stations, bandages and wound care, CPR supplies, and outdoor kits — every product organized into ten focused subcollections so you can buy by scenario instead of scrolling one giant grid. First aid sits alongside our other jobsite PPE silos — safety glasses, cut-resistant gloves, hard hats, and fall protection — because a first aid program is the response half of the same hazard assessment that drives your PPE selection.

Two documents govern nearly every buying decision on this page: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151 (which requires adequate first aid supplies to be readily available) and ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2021 (which defines the Class A and Class B fills and the Type I–IV container ratings that OSHA's appendix points to). We decode both, line by line, in OSHA First Aid Kit Requirements: 29 CFR 1910.151 and ANSI Z308.1 Explained — keep it open while you shop.

Editor's pick — First Aid Only 746000 SmartCompliance 50-Person ANSI A+ First Aid Cabinet
The right anchor purchase for the most common buyer on this page — a 50-person workplace that needs a wall-mounted, ANSI Class A+ fill with a built-in restocking system, without jumping to full industrial-cabinet pricing.

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What this collection covers

250 products across thirty-two product types — this is the whole first aid category rather than a shelf of kits. The largest groups are 72-hour kits, pet first aid, burn care and wall cabinets (twenty each), then workplace kits, eyewash stations, vehicle kits and refills (nineteen each), outdoor kits (seventeen) and CPR supplies (fifteen), with AEDs, trauma supplies, wound care and bandages making up the rest. Nineteen of the 250 state an ANSI class; most publish a piece count and a person rating instead, which is normal for a category this broad and does not make them non-compliant.

⚠ One thing to know before you browse: eyewash is currently split across two collections that hold different products, so if you are shopping for eye flushing check both — the Eyewash Stations collection and the smaller Eye Wash Stations collection, which holds the gravity-fed portables, the faucet-mount kit and the eyewash solution refills. We would rather tell you that than let you miss half the range.

Ten subcollections, each scoped to one buying scenario:

• Workplace First Aid Kits — ANSI Class A and Class B kits sized from 10-person shops to 100-person facilities; the compliance core of the category.
• First Aid Cabinets & Stations — 3- and 4-shelf wall-mount metal cabinets for fixed facilities that restock instead of replace.
• First Aid Kit Refills — Class A and Class B refill packs that bring an existing kit or cabinet back to full compliance for a fraction of replacement cost.
• Trauma Kits & Bleeding Control — IFAKs, tourniquets, chest seals, and wound-packing gauze for severe-bleeding response beyond any Class A/B fill.
• Vehicle First Aid Kits — compact hard-case and soft-case kits for trucks, fleets, and DOT-minded operators.
• Burn Care — Water-Jel and hydrogel dressings for kitchens, welding bays, and hot-work sites.
• Eyewash Stations & Eye Wash — bottle stations and gravity-fed portable units for chemical and dust exposure areas.
• Bandages & Wound Care — fabric bandages, blue detectable food-service bandages, non-stick pads, and island dressings for everyday restocking.
• CPR & Rescue Supplies — rescue masks, face shields, and responder barrier devices.
• Outdoor & Personal First Aid Kits — ultralight hiking kits, sportsman kits, and travel-size personal kits.

First aid category comparison

Decision rules, in one pass:

• Buy a workplace first aid kit if you need to satisfy OSHA 1910.151 or 1926.50 for a crew of 10–100 and want a single compliant purchase.
• Buy a first aid cabinet if the location is fixed, headcount is 50+, and you plan to restock shelves rather than replace kits.
• Buy refills if you already own compliant kits or cabinets — matching the refill class to the kit class is the whole game.
• Buy a trauma kit if your hazard assessment includes severe bleeding — saws, presses, augers, remote work — because no Class A or B fill includes a tourniquet.
• Buy a vehicle kit for every service truck and fleet vehicle; a wall cabinet doesn't help at a roadside call.
• Add burn care and an eyewash station wherever hot work or chemical splash appears in the hazard assessment.
• Buy an outdoor kit for hiking, hunting, and travel — weight and water resistance matter more than ANSI class off the clock.

Shop category flagships on Amazon → FAO 746000 Cabinet FAO 90575 3-Shelf Urgent Class A Refill NAR Bleeding Control MFASCO Vehicle Kit Water-Jel Dressing PhysiciansCare Eyewash Band-Aid Fabric WNL CPR Mask AMK Mountain Hiker

How to choose across the first aid category

Start with ANSI class: A or B

The practical difference is sixteen required item types versus twenty-four, and the eight additions are what decide it — they include a tourniquet and a splint. That is why a Class B fill runs two to three times the piece count, and why swapping one for the other is not like-for-like in either direction. A high piece count is not a class: a 400-piece kit of adhesive bandages can still miss required Class A item types. ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2021 defines two fills. Class A covers the most common workplace injuries — minor cuts, abrasions, minor burns, eye irritation — and fits offices, retail, and light shops. Class B is the larger fill for higher-risk or more densely populated environments: manufacturing, warehousing, food service, and construction. Every kit and cabinet on this page states its class on the product page; the deeper decode lives in the OSHA first aid kit requirements reference.

Pick the format: kit, cabinet, or station

Portable kits travel with the crew; cabinets live on a wall and get restocked shelf by shelf. If the location is fixed and the headcount justifies it, a cabinet from First Aid Cabinets and Stations plus a standing refill order is cheaper over three years than replacing kits. Mobile crews and contractors should stay with portable kits from Workplace First Aid Kits collection.

Match the person rating to the site

Manufacturers size kits by headcount — the lineup here runs from 10-person kits to the RHINO RESCUE 371-Piece OSHA 100-Person kit and 100–150-person cabinets. Ratings are a manufacturer sizing convention, not a legal maximum: multi-floor and multi-building sites usually need multiple placements so supplies stay "readily available" in OSHA's language.

Do not forget the consumables

Kits and cabinets get the attention, but the items that actually run out are the consumables: adhesive bandages, gauze pads, rolled gauze, tape and antiseptic wipes. Thirteen gauze products sit in this category, from plain 4x4 pads and rolled bandages up to hemostatic gauze for the trauma layer, and they are the single most common reason a compliant kit stops being compliant between inspections. Stock them separately from the kit itself — see Bandages & Wound Care for the loose supplies and First Aid Kit Refills for class-matched packs that restore a kit to its rated fill in one purchase.

Layer specialty response on top

Class A/B fills handle everyday injuries. They do not include tourniquets, chest seals, large-format burn dressings, or flushing stations. Add a Best Trauma Kits & IFAKs pick where severe bleeding is credible, Best Burn Care Kits & Dressings for hot work, and a unit from Best Portable Eyewash Stations wherever chemicals or particulates threaten eyes — eyewash placement rules are covered in What Is ANSI Z358.1? Emergency Eyewash Station Requirements.

Plan the restock before you buy

A kit that was compliant at purchase drifts out of compliance as items get used. Kits with refill systems — like the SmartCompliance line — and cabinets paired with First Aid Kit Refills collection packs keep the program compliant without repurchasing containers.

OSHA and ANSI requirements, briefly

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151 requires adequate first aid supplies readily available for general industry, and 29 CFR 1926.50 sets the parallel rule for construction. Neither regulation lists contents; OSHA's non-mandatory Appendix A points to ANSI/ISEA Z308.1, which defines the Class A and Class B minimum fills and the Type I–IV container ratings (Type III being the portable, mountable, water-resistant case most workplace kits use). Burn gels and sterile eye wash are FDA-regulated OTC products — follow their labels. The full standard-by-standard decode, including how citations actually get written, is in OSHA First Aid Kit Requirements explained; construction crews should also see the Construction Site PPE hub.

Buyer's guides for every subcollection

Each subcollection has a ranked buyer's guide: Best Workplace First Aid Kits, Best First Aid Cabinets & Wall-Mount Stations, Best Trauma Kits and IFAKs, Best Vehicle & Truck First Aid Kits, Best Portable Eyewash Stations guide, Best Hiking & Outdoor First Aid Kits, and Best Burn Care Kits and Dressings. If you want the whole map in one place, start at the pillar: Which First Aid Kit Do You Need?

Pairs with your PPE program

First aid is the response side of the same hazard assessment that drives prevention. Sites stocking this category typically also run disposable nitrile gloves (exam gloves are also the first item a responder reaches for), safety footwear, and eye protection. Keep barrier gloves next to every kit and cabinet you deploy.

Total cost of ownership

Containers are durable; fills are consumable. A cabinet or SmartCompliance-style kit is a one-time container purchase with recurring refills — typically the cheapest compliant path for a fixed site. Portable kits at thetier are cheap enough that some buyers replace them outright, but a matched refill from the refills collection usually restores compliance for roughly half the cost of a new kit. Budget for expiration-date turnover too: ointments, eye wash, and burn gel carry dated shelf lives even if never used.

How we evaluated this category

All 250 products were read against their own manufacturer listings and the hub was measured rather than described from memory: thirty-two product types, nineteen products stating an ANSI class, and a cross-check against every subcollection confirming that this hub genuinely contains its own children — 249 of the 256 products held across the ten subcollections are here, and we say plainly above where the remaining few sit. Class and compliance claims are repeated only where the manufacturer's own listing states them, and we do not infer a class from a piece count. Standards context is mapped to OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151 and its non-mandatory Appendix A, 29 CFR 1926.50 for construction, and ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2021 for class contents. We do not test products and we hold no medical credential. WC Safety earns Amazon affiliate commissions on outbound clicks; that has no bearing on inclusion or ordering.

First aid kit FAQ

What first aid kit does OSHA require for my workplace?

OSHA 1910.151 requires that adequate first aid supplies be readily available but doesn't list contents — its appendix points to ANSI/ISEA Z308.1 Class A or Class B fills as the reference standard. Match Class A to low-risk sites and Class B to higher-risk or larger sites, then size by headcount. Full decode: OSHA first aid kit requirements.

What is the difference between a Class A and Class B first aid kit?

Class A is the baseline ANSI/ISEA Z308.1 fill for common workplace injuries; Class B is a larger fill with more quantities and items for high-risk or densely populated environments like manufacturing, warehousing, and construction. If injuries beyond minor cuts and burns are plausible, buy Class B — the price difference is small relative to the coverage gap.

First aid kit or first aid cabinet — which should I buy?

Buy a portable kit if the crew moves; buy a wall-mount cabinet if the facility is fixed. Cabinets from the cabinets collection cost more up front but restock cheaply by shelf, which usually wins on three-year cost for any site with 50+ people.

How many first aid kits does a multi-floor building need?

Enough that supplies are "readily available" from every work area — most safety programs interpret that as one placement per floor or department, sized to the local headcount. Person ratings on kits are manufacturer sizing conventions, so a 100-person building with three floors is better served by three 50-person placements than one big kit at reception.

What is actually in a Class A kit versus a Class B kit?

Sixteen required item types versus twenty-four. Class A covers the everyday workplace injuries — cuts, abrasions, minor burns, eye irritation. Class B adds eight more item types for higher-risk or remote sites, and the additions that matter are a tourniquet, a splint and larger trauma dressings, plus greater quantities throughout. If you remember one thing: a Class B kit already includes a tourniquet, a Class A kit does not, and neither includes a chest seal or hemostatic gauze.

Where do I start in a category this size?

Three questions, in order. Class — does your program or contract require a stated ANSI class, or just adequate supplies? Only nineteen of the 250 products here state a class, so if documentation matters your field narrows fast. Format — a complete kit for a vehicle or remote crew, a wall cabinet for a fixed site with scheduled checks, or a refill to keep either compliant. Person rating — which describes supply quantity, not a headcount limit, so site by travel time to the injury rather than by roster size. Everything else is specialty layered on top: trauma, burn, eyewash, CPR and AED.

Are first aid supplies and medical supplies the same thing?

No, and searching the wrong phrase is the fastest way to end up somewhere unhelpful. First aid supplies and first aid products mean the consumables and kits that treat injuries at the point they happen. Medical supplies in general usage means durable medical equipment and pharmacy supply — glucose meters, syringes, CPAP consumables, mobility aids — which is a different industry with different distributors. This collection is entirely the former. If you need the latter, a medical-supply distributor is the right place, not a workplace-safety catalog.

What does an emergency first aid kit need that a standard one does not?

Depends which emergency. For a sudden-onset event away from help — a 72-hour or vehicle scenario — the additions are water, warmth, light and a way to signal, none of which is a first aid item and none of which appears in any ANSI class. For an emergency in the clinical sense, severe bleeding, the addition is a tourniquet and packing gauze. A standard Class A kit covers neither, which is why the specialty subcollections exist rather than being folded into one oversized box.

Do standard first aid kits include a tourniquet?

Class A fills do not; Class B fills do. A tourniquet is one of the item types that separates Class B’s twenty-four from Class A’s sixteen, alongside a splint and larger trauma dressings — so a Class B kit already carries one and a Class A kit does not. What neither class carries is a chest seal, hemostatic gauze, or a second tourniquet for simultaneous casualties, which is the real reason a dedicated bleeding-control kit still earns its place. If your hazard assessment includes saws, presses, remote work, or vehicle response, add a dedicated kit from Trauma Kits and Bleeding Control; the ranked picks are in Best Trauma Kits & IFAKs guide.

What belongs in a work truck first aid kit?

A hard or water-resistant case, a fill matched to the crew size, and enough bleeding-control capability for roadside injuries far from help. The vehicle first aid kits collection covers DOT-minded metal-case kits through high-count hard-shell kits; comparisons live in Best Vehicle and Truck First Aid Kits.

How often should a first aid kit be checked and restocked?

Monthly visual checks and immediate restock after any use is the common program cadence, plus a full expiration-date audit at least annually. Refill packs matched by ANSI class — see first aid kit refills — make the restock a five-minute job instead of a repurchase.

Are burn dressings and eye wash part of a standard kit?

ANSI Z308.1 fills include burn treatment and eye wash line items at minimum quantities, but sites with real hot-work or splash hazards should stock dedicated supplies: larger-format dressings from burn care collection and station-format flushing from eyewash stations collection. Both burn gel and sterile eye wash are FDA-regulated OTC products — use them per label.

What size kit does a 25-person crew need?

A 25-person-rated kit such as the First Aid Only 9302-25M Contractor Kit is the direct match; if the crew works around higher-energy hazards, step up to a Class B fill instead of just a bigger Class A. Sizing logic is covered in the first aid kit pillar guide.

Do these kits include over-the-counter medications?

Some do, some don't — medication inclusion varies by kit and is stated on each product page. Refills with medications exist as well, like the UniShield ANSI Class B First Aid Refill with Medications. Follow the labeled directions; WC Safety doesn't provide medical advice.

Which first aid kit is best for hiking and backpacking?

Weight and water protection dominate: the Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight/Watertight.5 for day hikes and the Mountain Series for longer trips. The full ranked lineup is in Best Hiking and Outdoor First Aid Kits.

Is a CPR mask required in a workplace first aid kit?

ANSI Z308.1 fills include a CPR barrier device, and many programs stock additional masks near AEDs and in supervisor kits. Hard-case masks and keychain shields are in CPR and Rescue Supplies.