In every factory there shall be provided and maintained by regular replenishment first-aid box/es or cupboard/s distinctively marked with a red cross on a white background and it is suggested that the first-aid boxes or cupboards are equipped with the contents as per the appropriate scale specified in the following Table for the corresponding class of Factories A, B or C as indicated below :-
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Class - A |
(i) |
All factories under section 85 (i) of the Act, and |
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(ii) |
Factories under section 2 (m) (ii) of the Act, employing up to fifty workers. |
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Class - B. |
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Factories under section 2 (m) (i) of the Act employing up to fifty workers. |
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Class - C. |
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Factories under section 2 (m) (i) or 2 (m) (ii) of the Act employing more than fifty workers. |
(Specifying the scale of contents with which each first-aid box or cupboard is to be equipped)
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Serial number |
Contents |
Quantity or number applicable to Factories in |
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Class A |
Class B |
Class C |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
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1 |
Copy of First-aid leaflet issued by the Directorate-General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, Government of India, Bombay. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
Scissors. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
Snake-bite lancet. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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4 |
Tablet (each of 5 grains of aspirin or any other analgesic). |
100 Tablets |
100 Tablets |
100 Tablets |
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5 |
Bottle of Pottassium Permanganate crystals. |
30 ml. |
30 ml. |
30 ml. |
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6 |
Bottle of Salvolatile having the dose and mode of administration indicated on the label. |
30 ml. |
60 ml. |
120 ml. |
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7 |
Bottle of Contrimide solution (1%) or a suitable antiseptic solution. |
60 ml. |
120 ml. |
200 ml. |
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8 |
Bottle of Mercurochrome solution (2%) in water. |
60 ml. |
120 ml. |
200 ml. |
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9 |
15 gm. Packet of sterilised cotton wool. |
3 |
6 |
12 |
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10 |
Adhesive Plaster (2 cm. X 1m.) |
1 roll |
2 rolls |
2 rolls |
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11 |
Adhesive Plaster (6 cm. X 1m.) |
... |
... |
1 roll |
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12 |
Small size sterilised dressing or adhesive wound dressing approved by the Chief Inspector. |
6 |
12 |
24 |
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13 |
Medium size sterilised dressing or adhesive wound dressing approved by the Chief Inspector |
3 |
6 |
12 |
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14 |
Large size sterilised dressing or adhesive wound dressing approved by the Chief Inspector. |
3 |
6 |
12 |
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15 |
Large size sterilised burn dressing. |
3 |
6 |
12 |
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16 |
Sterilised eye pad in a sealed packet. |
6 |
8 |
12 |
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17 |
Polythene wash bottle (1/2 litre or 500 cc.) for washing eyes. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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18 |
Tourniquet |
... |
1 |
1 |
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19 |
Safety pins. |
... |
1 Dozen |
2 Dozens |
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20 |
Roller bandage 5 cm. wide. |
... |
... |
12 |
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21 |
Roller bandage 10 cm. wide. |
... |
... |
12 |
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22 |
Triangular bandage. |
... |
... |
6 |
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23 |
Plain wooden splint 353 mm. X 75 mm. X 6 mm. |
... |
... |
6 |
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24 |
Plain wooden splint 900 mm. X 100 mm. X 6 mm. |
... |
... |
6 |
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25 |
Plain wooden splint 250 mm. X 50 mm. X 12 mm. |
... |
... |
3 |
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26 |
Kidney tray. |
... |
... |
1 |