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Rule 59 : First-aid facilities
(1) The first-aid box shall be distinctively marked with a red cross on a white ground and shall contain the following equipment, namely:
(a) For establishment in which the number of contract labour employed does not exceed fifty-
Each First-Aid Box shall contain the following equipment-
(i) 6 small sterilized dressings;
(ii) 3 medium-size sterilized dressings;
(iii) 3 large-size sterilized dressings;
(iv) 3 large sterilized burn dressings;
(v) 1 (30 ml) bottle containing a two per cent alcoholic solution of iodine;
(vi) 1 (30 ml) bottle containing salvolatile having the dose and mode of administration indicated on the label;
(vii) 1 snake-bite lancet;
(viii) 1 (30 gms) bottle of potassium permanganate crystals;
(ix) 1 pair scissors;
(x) 1 copy of the First-Aid leaflet issued by the Director- General, Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, Government of India;
(xi) A bottle containing 100 tables (each of 5 grains) of aspirin;
(xii) Ointment for burns;
(xiii) A bottle of suitable surgical anti-septic solution.
(b) For establishment in which the number of contract labour exceeds fifty-
Each First-Aid Box shall contain the following equipment--
(i) 12 small sterilized dressings;
(ii) 6 medium- size sterilized dressings;
(iii) 6 large- size sterilized dressings;
(iv) 6 large-size sterilized burn dressings;
(v) 6 (15 gms) packets sterilized cotton wool;
(vi) 1 (60 ml) bottle containing a two per cent alcoholic solution of iodine;
(vii) 1 (60 ml) bottle containing salvolatile having the dose and mode of administration indicated on the label;
(viii) 1 roll of adhesive plaster;
(ix) a snake-bite lancet;
(x) 1 (30 gms) bottle of potassium permanganate crystals;
(xi) 1 pair scissors;
(xii) 1 copy of the First -Aid leaflet issued by the Director- General, Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, Government of India;
(xiii) A bottle containing 100 tablets (each of 5 grains) of aspirin;
(xiv) Ointment for burns;
(xv) A bottle of a suitable surgical anti-septic solution.
(2) Adequate arrangement shall be made for immediate recoupment of the equipment when necessary.
(a) For establishment in which the number of contract labour employed does not exceed fifty-
Each First-Aid Box shall contain the following equipment-
(i) 6 small sterilized dressings;
(ii) 3 medium-size sterilized dressings;
(iii) 3 large-size sterilized dressings;
(iv) 3 large sterilized burn dressings;
(v) 1 (30 ml) bottle containing a two per cent alcoholic solution of iodine;
(vi) 1 (30 ml) bottle containing salvolatile having the dose and mode of administration indicated on the label;
(vii) 1 snake-bite lancet;
(viii) 1 (30 gms) bottle of potassium permanganate crystals;
(ix) 1 pair scissors;
(x) 1 copy of the First-Aid leaflet issued by the Director- General, Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, Government of India;
(xi) A bottle containing 100 tables (each of 5 grains) of aspirin;
(xii) Ointment for burns;
(xiii) A bottle of suitable surgical anti-septic solution.
(b) For establishment in which the number of contract labour exceeds fifty-
Each First-Aid Box shall contain the following equipment--
(i) 12 small sterilized dressings;
(ii) 6 medium- size sterilized dressings;
(iii) 6 large- size sterilized dressings;
(iv) 6 large-size sterilized burn dressings;
(v) 6 (15 gms) packets sterilized cotton wool;
(vi) 1 (60 ml) bottle containing a two per cent alcoholic solution of iodine;
(vii) 1 (60 ml) bottle containing salvolatile having the dose and mode of administration indicated on the label;
(viii) 1 roll of adhesive plaster;
(ix) a snake-bite lancet;
(x) 1 (30 gms) bottle of potassium permanganate crystals;
(xi) 1 pair scissors;
(xii) 1 copy of the First -Aid leaflet issued by the Director- General, Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, Government of India;
(xiii) A bottle containing 100 tablets (each of 5 grains) of aspirin;
(xiv) Ointment for burns;
(xv) A bottle of a suitable surgical anti-septic solution.
(2) Adequate arrangement shall be made for immediate recoupment of the equipment when necessary.