Answer to Question 1:

Dear Mary

Please see the table below.  This is a Guideline in accordance with the First Aid Regulations 1993.

Type of Workplace

Maximum No. of
Employees
at any one time

No. of Occupational
First Aiders

Factory premises,
construction sites,
surface mines & quarries

  

1-49

1 if safety statement risk assessment shows it necessary

50-149

Minimum 1

150-299

Minimum 2

> 300

1 extra for every 150 employees or
part thereof

Underground Mines  

1 for every 10 employees
or part thereof

Other workplaces

  

1-99

1 if safety statement risk assessment shows it necessary

100-399

1

400-699

2

100-399

1

400-699

2