Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMaritime Occupational Safety Regulations, 1994Chapter I : General5. First-aid kit and first-aider |
Every employer shall ensure that—
| (1) | where more than five employees work on board a vessel where the vessel's medicine and medical appliances are not readily accessible, a portable first-aid kit is made available at or near the workplace where the employees are engaged and there is readily available at that workplace a person qualified in practical first aid; and |
| (2) | the minimum contents of the portable first-aid kit is as follows: |
Contents |
Quantity |
Wound cleanser (Cetrimide 1% solution) |
1 x 200 ml |
Pain relief tablets (e.g. paracetamol-codeine combination) |
25 |
Antiseptic burn/wood cream (e.g. Proviodine) |
25g |
Paraffin gauze dressings 400 mm x 100 mm |
1 tin |
Paraffin gauze dressings 100 mm x 100 mm |
1 tin |
Eyedrops (Naphazoline) |
10 ml |
Crepe bandage 75 mm x 6 mm |
1 |
Roller bandages 75 mm x 6 mm |
2 |
Triangular bandages |
2 large |
Cotton wool |
1 x 50g |
Wound dressings 150 mm x 100 mm |
2 |
Wound dressings 200 mm x 150 mm |
1 |
Elastic adhesive wound dressing 25 mm x 1 m |
1 roll |
Self-adhesive wound dressings, assorted |
50 |
Gauze 90 mm x 5 mm |
1 |
Eyeshield |
1 |
Tweezers |
1 pair |
Scissors, stainless steel, 100 mm blunt/sharp |
1 pair |
Assorted safety pins, brass, large |
1 packet |
Splints, in net for neck, arms and leg |
1 set |
Surgical gloves |
2 pairs |