- The first-aid boxes or cupboards shall be distinctively marked with a red cross on a white ground and shall contain the following equipments:A. - For factories in which mechanical power is used and in which the number of persons employed exceeds nineteen but does not exceed fifty-each first-aid box or cupboard shall contain the following equipments:(i)Twelve small sterilized dressings.(ii)Six medium size sterilized dressings.(iii)Six large size sterilized dressings.(iv)Six large size sterilized burn dressings.(v)Six (½ oz.) packets sterilized cotton wool.(vi)One (2 oz.) bottle containing a 2 per cent alcoholic solution of iodine.(vii)One (2 oz.) bottle containing salvolatile having the dose and mode of administration indicated on the label.(viii)One roll of adhesive plaster.(ix)One snake-bite lancet.(x)One (1 oz.) bottle of potassium permanganate crystals.(xi)One pair of scissors.(xii)One copy of the first-aid leaflet approved by the Chief Inspector of Factories.B. - For Factories employing more than fifty persons-each first-aid box or cupboard shall contain the following equipments :(i)Twenty-four small sterilized dressings.(ii)Twelve medium size sterilized dressings.(iii)Twelve large size sterilized dressings.(iv)Twelve large size sterilized burn dressings.(v)Twelve (½ oz.) packets sterilized cotton wool.(vi)One snake-bite lancet.(vii)One pair of scissors.(viii)Two (1 oz.) bottle of potassium permanganate crystals.(ix)One (4 oz.) bottle containing a 2 per cent alcoholic solution of iodine.(x)One (4 oz.) bottle of sal-volatile having the dose and mode of administration indicated on the label.(xi)One copy of the first-aid leaflet approved by the Chief Inspector of Factories.(xii)Twelve roller bandages 4 inches wide.(xiii)Twelve roller bandages 2 inches wide.(xiv)Two rolls of adhesive plaster.(xv)Six triangular bandages.(xvi)Two packets of safety pins.(xvii)A supply of suitable splints.(xviii)One tourniquet:Provided that items (xii) to (xviii) inclusive need not be included in the standard first-aid box or cupboard (a) where there is a properly equipped ambulance room or (b) if at least one box containing such items and placed and maintained in accordance with the requirements of Section 45 is separately provided.[C. [Substituted by Notification No. 366 (SM)/XXXVI-A-1130 (SM) 57, dated September 23, 1963, published in the U.P. Gazette, Part I-A, dated 28th September, 1963.] - The provisions of Section 45 shall not apply to the factories working on any day with less than-(i)20 workers with the aid of power; or(ii)50 workers without the aid of power :Provided that a First Aid Box having the minimum contents as indicated below is maintained in categories of factories mentioned in items (i) and (ii) above and a person trained in First Aid is readily available to give First Aid treatment:(a)Six small sterilized dressings.(b)Three medium size sterilized dressings.(c)Three large size sterilized burn dressings.(d)Three large size sterilized dressings.(e)Three (¼ oz.) packets sterilized cotton wool.(f)One (1 oz.) bottle containing two per cent alcoholic solution of iodine.(g)One (1 oz.) bottle of potassium permanganate crystals.(h)One snake bite lancet.(i)One pair of scissors.(j)One roll of adhesive plaster.(k)One copy of the First Aid leaflet approved by the Chief Inspector of Factories.]D. - In lieu of the dressings required under items (i) and (ii) there may be substituted adhesive wound dressings approved by the Chief Inspector of Factories.Ambulance Room[Section 45(3)]
