Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007
Interpretation for Chapter 2.
163. In this Chapter:
“first-aid” means—
(a) in a case where a person requires treatment from a registered medical practitioner or a registered general nurse, treatment for the purpose of preserving life or minimising the consequences of injury or illness until the services of a practitioner or nurse are obtained, or
(b) in a case of a minor injury which would otherwise receive no treatment or which does not need treatment by a registered medical practitioner or registered general nurse, treatment of that minor injury;
“occupational first-aider” means a person trained and qualified in occupational first-aid.