first aid kitIt has been brought to International Safety Equipment Association’s (ISEA) attention that ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2014 American National Standard – Minimum Requirements for Workplace First Aid Kits and Supplies contains a measurement conversion error with respect to the US measurement for minimum application for antibiotic and antiseptic supplies. The metric measurement remains unchanged.

ISEA is issuing this erratum to correct the measurement from .0.14 fl oz to 1/57 oz as such:

First Aid Supply:

Antibiotic Application

Minimum Size or Volume (US) 1/57 oz (metric) 0.5 g

Antiseptic Minimum Size or Volume (US) 1/57 oz (metric) 0.5 g

Sections of ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2014 affected by this change:

Table 1. Classes of First Aid Kits and Required Supplies
6.4 Antibiotic Application
6.5 Antiseptic
Figure 1A. ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2014, Class A Kit Label
Figure 1B. ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2014, Class B Kit Label