Employers are generally expected to provide first-aid supplies appropriate to the hazards of the worksite, and ready access to trained responders where medical help isn't nearby. Requirements scale with the size and risk of the operation; check current OSHA guidance for your industry.

Many workplaces benefit from an AED because sudden cardiac arrest can occur anywhere and survival drops with every minute. Some jurisdictions and industries require them; place units so they're reachable within the first few minutes of a collapse.

It's a mounted, clearly marked kit with tourniquets, hemostatic gauze, and pressure dressings placed where severe bleeding could occur — near machinery, in public lobbies, or alongside AED cabinets — so a bystander can act before EMS arrives.

Size it to headcount and hazard. A small office needs far less than a manufacturing floor. Many programs use cabinets rated to a number of people and add trauma and bleeding control based on the specific risks on site.

Assign responsibility and check on a schedule. Supplies get used and expire, and a depleted or out-of-date cabinet fails at the worst moment. Routine inspection is part of a compliant program.