First Aid Kit Checklist: Workplace Contents List and Monthly Inspection

A first aid kit checklist is a list of every item a workplace kit should hold, with the minimum quantity of each, that you tick off on a regular check. It shows at a glance what is missing, what has been used and what has passed its expiry date, so the kit is complete before someone needs it.

Most workplaces use it in two ways. The contents list says what a full kit looks like, which depends on the country and the size and hazards of the workplace. The inspection record shows that someone actually opened each kit, counted it, threw out anything out of date and restocked it. This page gives you both: the contents lists that regulators and standards bodies publish for the US, UK and Australia, a monthly check you can print, and a workbook that keeps the register for you.

Every quantity below links to the source it comes from. Where a list belongs to a paid standard we have not read, we say so and tell you how to check it.

Last reviewed: 30 October 2026.

None of the four countries publishes one fixed list for every workplace. Each requires adequate first aid supplies, points to a list or standard as a guide, and expects you to size kits to your own hazards and headcount.

Because the rules only set a floor, most safety teams pick a fixed monthly check. It is short, it catches used items before they are needed again and it gives you a dated record if an inspector, insurer or auditor asks how kits are maintained.

In the UK there is no mandatory list. For low-hazard work such as desk-based offices, HSE's guidance on the First-Aid Regulations suggests the minimum stock below; a smaller list for travelling workers sits alongside it (L74 Appendix 2).

HSE adds that containers should be marked with a white cross on a green background, kept free of dust and damp, examined frequently, restocked soon after use, and should not hold tablets or medicines. If you buy a kit, HSE suggests looking for one made to BS 8599, but the contents should still match your needs assessment.

Australia. Appendix E of the model Code of Practice lists 29 lines for most workplaces, including 5 pairs of nitrile gloves, 8 x 15 ml saline, 10 wound cleaning wipes, a packet of 50 adhesive strips, small, medium and large non-adherent pads, conforming and crepe bandages, an emergency rescue blanket, 4 eye pads, hydrogel sachets where clean running water is not available, and an instant ice pack. The Code says medication such as paracetamol and aspirin should not be in kits, and that kits should be placed so that a multistorey workplace has at least one on every second floor. The workbook carries the full list with quantities.

Sample scenario, for illustration only. A company has a Class A kit in its US office kitchen (K-01), a Class B kit at a warehouse dock (K-02), an HSE low-hazard kit in its London office (K-03), an Australian Code kit in a Sydney workshop (K-04) and a UK travelling kit in a service van (K-05). Checks are monthly.

• K-01: 9 adhesive bandages against a minimum of 16 and 1 pair of gloves against 2. The kit is short on 2 lines, so the restock list asks for 7 bandages and 1 pair of gloves. The antibiotic ointment expires on 10 December 2026, within the 60-day warning window, so it shows Expires soon.
• K-02: last checked 28 August 2026, so with a 30-day interval the next check was due 27 September and the kit shows Overdue. Its burn treatment expired on 12 October: expired stock counts as zero, so the list asks for all 25 packets, plus 1 cold pack.
• K-03: 14 plasters against HSE's suggested 20, so 6 to buy.
• K-04: the 8 saline ampoules expired on 30 September (replace all 8) and gloves are down to 3 pairs against 5 (buy 2).
• K-05: never checked, so its first check is due on the date set on the Setup tab.

Total on the restock list: 8 + 26 + 6 + 10 = 50 units across 7 lines, with order totals by item for one purchase. The dashboard shows 5 kits, 1 overdue check, 4 kits below minimum and 2 expired lines.