Petition To install defibrillator into all workplaces with 5 or more employees.

I train first aid courses as my job and when I tell people that there is no definitive law about defibrillators in the workplace all I get is "why not? they would save more lives".

Within the UK sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is one of the leading causes of premature death.

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Electrical defibrillation is well established as an effective treatment for sudden cardiac arrest, and, if defibrillation is delivered within 3-5 minutes, survival rates can be as high as 50-70%.

The H&S (first aid) Regs 1981 states:
First aid provision must be ‘adequate and appropriate in the circumstances’.

This to some employers is just a first aider and a first aid kit and I feel this is not enough, so I want to do more into making sure someone has the best chance of survival in an emergency.

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Date closed 13 March 2018
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