Club First Aid Kit for Gyms & Combat Sports Academies (BS 8599-1)

A proper first aid kit for a gym, not an office. Built to BS 8599-1, the British workplace standard, with the extra items a contact sports gym actually goes through: hydrocolloid plasters for mat burn, an instant cold pack, sterile eyewash, nasal plugs and non-adherent pads. Wall bracket, contents list and monthly check card included.

Most gyms have a first aid kit that came with the building. It's got a triangular bandage, some plasters that don't stick to wet skin, and a pair of gloves someone borrowed in 2019. That is not a kit. This one is built from the ground up for what happens on mats and in rings, by us and Steroplast, the UK first aid supplier.

Why BS 8599-1 matters

The HSE requires employers to provide first aid that is "adequate and appropriate" for the workplace. BS 8599-1 is the standard every workplace kit is built to, so this covers you for staff and coaches on the day an inspector, an insurer or a parent asks. The box is a Steroplast Premier first aid box, large, with a workplace refill pack to the current BS 8599-1 specification: sterile dressings in medium and large, washproof plasters, eye pads, triangular bandages, sterile wipes, nitrile gloves, a foil blanket, a burn dressing, a face shield, tape, shears, safety pins and finger dressings. The full contents list is on the insert and the lid.

What we've added, and why

• Hydrocolloid plasters (box of 16). The right dressing for mat burn, turf burn and grazes. They stay on through a shower and let the skin heal underneath instead of scabbing hard and cracking.
• Sterile non-adherent pads, 10cm x 10cm (x2). For larger friction burns and grazes that a plaster won't cover. They don't stick to the wound when you change them.
• Instant cold pack. Sprains, knocks, swelling. Snap, wrap in cloth, 20 minutes at a time. Single use, so reorder when it's gone.
• Sterile eyewash, 20ml pod. Mat grit, a poke, a splash of cleaning product. Flush it out before it becomes a problem.
• Nasal plugs (x10). Nosebleeds are a fact of life in a gym. Pinch first, plug once it's under control, keep training.
• Sterile gauze swabs, 10cm x 10cm (pouch of 5). Cleaning and pressure on cuts.
• Petroleum jelly, 226g. Cornerman's tub. Cuts, chafing, friction points.
• Wall bracket. Kits in cupboards don't get used. This one goes on the wall by the mats, with the box visible from the door.
• Insert leaflet and monthly check card. What's in it, what each thing is for, when to call 999, and a tick sheet so someone actually checks it once a month.

Who it's for

BJJ, MMA, judo, wrestling and boxing gyms. Rugby and football clubs. Any training space where people bleed a bit, hit the floor, and carry on. It's the kit we specify in the Safer Healthcare in Contact Sports standard and the kit that ships in every CSH Safe Gym welcome pack.

Free with CSH Safe Gym

Sign up to CSH Safe Gym on the six-month plan and this kit is included in your first delivery. On the rolling plan, add it at our cost price of £24.99 with the code SAFEGYMKIT at checkout.

Refills and extras

Cold pack used? Plasters running low? Refill packs and single items are available from us at partner prices, and the check card tells you what to reorder and when. Email hello@sportshygiene.com and you'll get one of us.

Read before you need it

The complete guide to contact sports first aid covers what to do with cuts, mat burn, nosebleeds, knocks and when to call 999. The BJJ and MMA first aid guide and the rugby first aid guide cover the sport-specific stuff. Print the check card, name a first aider for every session, and the kit does its job.

A first aid kit supports, and does not replace, first aid training and professional medical care. In an emergency call 999.