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Inspection template in the LeanSuite app

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First aid kit inspection checklist

A first aid kit checklist is a monthly check that each kit in the plant is where its sign says, complete against its contents list, and in date. This one has 10 questions in three parts: where the kit is and whether someone can reach it fast, what is inside it, and the record and posted contacts beside it. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151(b) asks for adequate first aid supplies to be readily available, and many plants stock their kits to the contents list in ANSI/ISEA Z308.1.

A team leader or the area first aider usually does it at the start of the month, one record per kit. What a failure looks like: a cut on the press line, and the kit on the pillar has no gloves, the burn gel is out of date and last week's dressings were never replaced. The question on used items being replaced is the one that catches this, because kits empty out between checks, not on the day of the check.

What it is for, as built: Monthly check that every first aid kit is complete, in date and easy to find.

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The full question list

The 10 questions in the inspection

Every question is answered Yes, No or N/A. Each No is flagged and asks for a photo and a comment, so the finding arrives with its evidence.

Location

  1. 1The kit is in its marked place and can be reached quickly
  2. 2A sign shows where the kit is
  3. 3The kit is clean, dry and closed

Contents

  1. 4Contents match the list for this kit
  2. 5Dressings, plasters and bandages are sealed and undamaged
  3. 6Items with an expiry date are in date
  4. 7Gloves, eyewash and burn care items are available
  5. 8Used items have been replaced

Records

  1. 9This month's check is signed
  2. 10Names of first aiders and emergency numbers are posted nearby

Worked example, illustrative

A filled-in example

One section as it might be filled in on the floor, with every other section of the inspection answered Yes. The place and finding are made up to show how the inspection reads and scores.

Result: fail, 80% against a pass mark of 90

  • 10 questions, all of them count.
  • 2 answered No, so 8 of 10 are Yes: 8 ÷ 10 = 80%.
  • 80% is under 90, so the inspection fails.

What happened next: Area first aider restocked both from stores that afternoon. Team leader added this kit to the weekly reorder list.

Scored here as one point per question with N/A left out. In the app each answer carries the points set on the template, so change them after you clone it if your plant weighs some checks more.

First Aid Kit Inspection

Inspection, monthly

Kit location
Press line, pillar C4

Contents

  1. Contents match the list for this kitYes
  2. Dressings, plasters and bandages are sealed and undamagedYes
  3. Items with an expiry date are in dateNo
  4. Gloves, eyewash and burn care items are availableYes
  5. Used items have been replacedNo

    Comment: Burn gel sachets expired last month. Two large dressings used after Tuesday's cut were never replaced, the pocket is empty.

    Photo attached to each No

Drawn from this template's own questions, not a screenshot of the app. Illustrative answers.

When to use it

  • Once a month.
  • The person responsible for the area or equipment answers each question on the spot.
  • Each record starts with: Kit location.

How it is scored

The template is built with points per answer and a pass mark of 90. In this library every audit is set to pass at 80 and every inspection at 90. Each submitted inspection shows its score and pass or fail, and every No is flagged with its photo and comment.

Change the points or the pass mark after you clone it. How rules and scoring work.

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FAQ

First aid kit inspection checklist: common questions

  1. Monthly per kit as built, at the start of the month. Check a kit again after any use, because kits empty out between checks and not on the day of the check. Also after an injury in the area, when a new chemical or hot process arrives that needs eyewash or burn items, and whenever a kit is moved or a new one is installed.

  2. A team leader or the area first aider, one record per kit, with that kit's contents list in hand. They need to know what each item looks like, how to read an expiry date and who holds the restock supplies. The EHS lead reviews failed checks and the trend, and a missing or unreachable kit gets an action for the area manager.

  3. A fail means the kit will not help at the moment someone is bleeding or burned. Restock from stores the same day or swap in a full kit, bin the expired items and clear whatever blocks the pillar. If the kit is not where its sign says, find it or replace it before the shift ends. In this template every No is flagged and asks for a photo and a comment, and an inspection that scores under its pass mark of 90 is a fail.

  4. Keep the kit location, date, what was missing or out of date, what was restocked and when, and who checked it. Over months the record shows which items run out first, usually gloves and plasters, so stock levels and reorder quantities follow real use rather than guesswork. In LeanSuite each submitted inspection is stored with its score, its pass or fail, and the photo and comment on every No.

  5. 10 questions in 3 sections: location, contents and records. Every question is answered Yes, No or N/A.

Use this template in LeanSuite

It is ready in the Template Marketplace inside Lean Creator as “First Aid Kit Inspection”. Clone it into your plant, change any question, then schedule it to a person, role or asset with reminders. Auditors complete it on a phone or tablet, with photo evidence where required.

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