9. First-aid rooms and equipment

Council Directive 92/91/EEC of 3 November 1992 concerning the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in the mineral- extracting industries through drilling (eleventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) · European Union

One or more first-aid rooms must be provided according to the size of the installation and the type of activity being carried out. The first-aid rooms must have suitable equipment, facilities and medicines and a sufficient number of specialized workers, as required by the circumstances, for giving first-aid or, where necessary, treatment under the direction of a registered medical practitioner (who may or may not be present). They must be signposted in accordance with national rules transposing Directive 92/58/EEC into law. In addition, first-aid equipment must be available in all places where working conditions require it. This equipment must be suitably signposted and easily accessible.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.