Placement of First Aid Box : All first aid equipment should be placed close to the sites where accidents are likely to occur. The location of first aid boxes should be such that they can be easily identified and reached during times of need.
An ideal first aid system would have two kinds of first aid box to meet two kinds of need. The first type of first aid box would be to meet emergencies and would be placed in the lab. It would never be locked so that it is accessible at all times. Theft could become a problem but this can be overcome by:
(1) Educating users, and
(2) Keeping stocks to the basic minimum requirements.
A more elaborate first aid box, as a second line facility, could have contents above the minimum requirements and hence the box could always be locked and a responsible person put in charge of it. This could be used in times of need as secondary support.