More than just a legal requirement

Posted on Friday 1 January 2010

First aid in the workplace is more than just a legal requirement. It can be the difference between life and death, explains St John Ambulance…

First aid in the workplace is more than just a legal requirement. It can be the difference between life and death.

Each year, up to 150,000* people – some of them at work – die in situations where first aid could have given them a chance to live

Six million work days are lost each year due to injuries within the workplace, costing UK business billions of pounds

Up to 175,000 people attend A&E departments for treatment to burns received in the workplace every year.

St John Ambulance works with businesses across the UK, making sure that employees are equipped with vital life saving skills and the right first aid supplies so that they can be the difference between lives saved and lives lost.

With St John Ambulance brand new workplace bundles you can save over £50. We have basic, essential and complete bundles available to help you ensure the wellbeing of your employees and meet your legal health and safety requirements in one purchase.

For full details of all our products, visit sja.org.uk/shop or call us on 020 7278 7888.

* Office of National Statistics, 2008 (England and Wales)

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