What Supplies Should You Have in your First Aid Kit?

A lot of companies rely on their first aid van driver to keep their first aid kits and cabinets OSHA and ANSI compliant. That works OK if you’re willing to have a van driver decide what first aid supplies you keep on hand, and you don’t really care what anything costs. But, if you’re like a lot of companies, cost is becoming more and more of an issue. One easy way to gain control of your first aid supplies, and costs, is to restock your own first aid kits.
How do you know what first aid supplies you need? All you have to do is to download one of our handy (and FREE) replenishment guides, and use it to compare what supplies you have in your first aid kit or cabinet. You can get better control over the first aid supplies you have on hand, you will be more familiar with your own first aid kits, and you will be saving about half off the typical first aid van prices.
Find our more about the first aid supplies you should keep in stock at our website: http://restockmykit.com/.

Why Twitter and Facebook?

RestockMyKit has recently added a presence on both Twitter and Facebook. Not so much that we needed new ways of distracting ourselves at work, but because both sites can serve as excellent tools for communicating with our customers. Say, for instance that we find out about a new product that we are sure our customers will love. We can add it to our website, but many people won’t see it for a couple of months, maybe longer. But with Twitter and Facebook, we can get the information out to our friends that day. Have a problem with a product, or a shipment? (We hope not, but it happens). Post your comment or question online, and you can bet we will see it, and take care of the problem ASAP.
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OSHA / ANSI Z308.1 First Aid Requirements

There seems to be a lot of confusion about the requirements for first aid kit contents. OSHA, basically requires employers to make "adequate" first aid supplies available to its’ employees. They are not very specific about what first aid items are required, but reference ANSI Z308.1-2003 standards as a general guideline. The ANSI Z308.1 Minimum Standard for Workplace First Aid Kits requires about 8 different first aid items. The eight required items are all useful, but if that’s all you have, you don’t have much of a kit. There are a lot of quality first aid kits and cabinets available, and you should choose what best meets your needs. Visit our website for more information about ANSI Z308.1 Standards or about recommended First Aid kit contents. In addition to that, we have all kinds of first aid information available at RestockMyKit.com.

Swine Flu

Can you stop your organization from being affected by a Swine Flu outbreak? Probably not. But there are steps you can take to decrease the probability. Step 1> Keep you hands as clean as possible with regular hand-washing and/or the use of hand sanitizers when ever possible. Step 2> Keep surfaces as clean as possible with a good anti-viral surface disinfectant. Step 3> Use a good N95 Particulate mask to protect yourself from exposure to those possibly infected...or have the potentially infected wear masks.
You may not be able to stop the spread of H1N1 completely, but taking these steps will give you a lot better chance than if you do nothing.
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First Aid Van "Service"?

Some may question the logic of allowing an un-supervised, fully commissioned sales rep to come to their business and decide what first aid supplies they keep on hand. Would you let an office supply salesman do that? Or a janitorial or cleaning supply rep? Probably not. Yet many companies, in all kinds of industries, still rely on a first aid van driver to decide what first aid supplies they will keep in their first aid kits. Do they really think their van driver has their best interest at heart? Or do they think that restocking a first aid cabinet is too complicated for them to do themselves? Or maybe they just decide they "don't want to mess with it"
In a time when almost every business is looking for ways to cut costs, one easy way is often overlooked. It is not uncommon for a small to medium sized business to spend $150 a month, per location, on first aid supplies. An easy way to cut that sum in half is by assessing your own needs, and buying from someone who doesn't over-charge for products.
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