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[Miss Frankie]

We're getting ready for our first BRC next month.  Our company has a facility in Canada and we're in the US.
Regulatory (Can) wants our first aid cabinets locked, and ALL band-aids traced.  Basically, a checklist of who took how many band aids. We do have metal detectable, blue band aids and will start metal detecting each box of band-aids before the cabinets are restocked.

I was talking to our safety officer and we both think that's overkill.  Have a first aid cabinet in each hygiene room. Someone needs a band aid, they go to the hygiene room, wash their hands, apply the band aid, get new gloves and return to work.

 

Just what is required as far as band aids?  

 

Of course, if an injury needs more than a band aid, additional action will be taken.

 

 

[SQFconsultant]

Band aids need to be metal detectable.

[kingstudruler1]

For BRCGS they need to be colored, metal detetable, verified by metal detector, issued and monitored.   While i do agee its probably excessive, regulatory is ensuring that you are in compliance with each line of the standard.   "issued and "monitored" open to interpretation.

 

 

All cuts and grazes on exposed skin shall be covered by an appropriately coloured plaster that is different from the product colour (preferably blue) and contains a metal detectable strip. These shall be site-issued and monitored. Where appropriate, in addition to the plaster, a glove shall be worn

 

Where metal detection equipment is used, a sample from each batch of plasters shall be successfully tested through the equipment and records shall be kept.