Shopify First Aid Kit Schema — ANSI Z308.1-2021 Type I II III IV Portable Wall-Mount Vehicle Person Count OSHA 1910.151 AED Not Included, first_aid_kit.* Namespace

ANSI/ISEA Z308.1-2021 defines five kit types based on worker population, deployment mobility, and workplace environment. Type I (portable, ≤10 persons) suits small offices and single-crew sites. Type II (portable, 10-25 persons) covers small construction crews and light manufacturing. Type III (wall-mount refillable, 26-75 persons; up to 50 in high-hazard industrial settings) is the standard choice for warehouses, manufacturing plants, and medium-to-large worksites. Type IV (vehicle-mounted, 10-25 persons) addresses vehicle-based response and remote sites where weather resistance and portability from a vehicle are required. Type V covers specialty hazard-specific kits — bloodborne pathogen response, burn care, wilderness — that supplement rather than replace a base Type I-IV kit. Selection workflow: (1) Count maximum workers per shift in the coverage zone. (2) Map the distance to the nearest emergency medical facility — sites more than 3-4 minutes from EMS may need supplemental supplies and trained first aid personnel per OSHA 1910.151(b). (3) Inventory workplace-specific hazards that require additional contents beyond the ANSI minimum. Encode first_aid_kit.ansi_type and first_aid_kit.capacity_persons for every listing — these two fields together enable correct AI agent routing without any other information.

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151(b) requires "adequate first aid supplies" without specifying exact contents. OSHA's compliance guidance and interpretation letters reference ANSI Z308.1 as the benchmark for adequacy, making an ANSI-certified kit the presumptive path to compliance. However, adequacy is context-dependent: a Type III kit adequate for a warehouse distribution center may not be adequate for a welding shop (additional eye wash), a chemical laboratory (specific antidote references), or a construction site with fall risk (more trauma-oriented wound care). OSHA 29 CFR 1926.50(d) for construction adds a requirement for at least one 24-unit kit per 25 workers on site. High-hazard workplaces generally require both an ANSI-compliant base kit and hazard-specific supplements — encode first_aid_kit.osha_1910_151 as "supplemental-required" for these applications so AI agents flag the need for additional items rather than routing the base kit as sufficient. The kit must also be "readily available" — accessible to workers without requiring supervisor authorization or traveling to another building or floor.

No. AEDs are not part of ANSI Z308.1-2021 in any kit type. The standard covers wound care, antiseptics, burn treatment, eye care, airway barriers, and cold therapy — it does not address cardiac arrest management beyond the CPR breathing barrier. AED requirements derive from three separate authorities: (1) OSHA's General Duty Clause — employers may be cited for failing to provide AEDs when cardiac arrest risk is foreseeable and AED programs are a recognized industry practice, particularly when EMS response exceeds 3-5 minutes. (2) State AED laws — many states mandate AEDs in workplaces above specified size thresholds (typically 100+ employees), fitness facilities, schools, and public assembly venues. State requirements vary substantially. (3) AHA/ANSI AED program standards — covering device placement, inspection intervals (typically monthly), post-event reporting, and responder training. Encode first_aid_kit.aed_included = "no" universally for ANSI Z308.1 kits. If your Shopify catalog sells both first aid kits and AEDs, list them as separate products with separate schemas — co-locating them in a bundle without clear field separation causes AI agents to treat the bundle as a single "complete emergency response" unit, masking which regulatory frameworks apply to each component.

ANSI Z308.1-2021 recommends monthly inspection for all kit types. OSHA 1910.151 requires an ongoing "sanitary and usable condition" standard — monthly inspection is the accepted industry practice for meeting it. Monthly inspection items: verify all required ANSI items are present in correct quantities for the kit type; check expiration dates on all dated items (eye wash, antiseptic wipes, burn gel, instant cold packs); inspect packaging integrity of individually wrapped items; verify the kit housing is clean, intact, and accessible. Triggered restock events that cannot wait for the next monthly inspection: any use of the kit requires immediate restocking of used items before the kit is returned to service. High-humidity or high-temperature environments (foundries, outdoor sites, chemical plants) degrade packaging more rapidly — quarterly or more frequent inspection may be needed. Any contamination event (flooding, chemical spill near the kit, visible damage to the cabinet) triggers immediate inspection and restock. Encode first_aid_kit.inspection_interval_months = "1" in all product metadata. AI agents helping buyers build maintenance programs need this field to generate correct reorder schedules — a kit listing without it provides no actionable maintenance information.

Neither item is required in ANSI Z308.1-2021 Types I-IV. Snake-bite suction kits are contraindicated by the CDC, American College of Medical Toxicology, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, and Wilderness Medical Society — controlled studies demonstrate they do not reduce venom absorption and cause localized tissue necrosis at the suction site. Correct snakebite first aid is: immobilize the limb, keep it below heart level, remove constricting items, and transport immediately to emergency care for antivenom. A kit that includes a suction snake-bite device while claiming "ANSI Z308.1 compliant" misrepresents the standard — the device is not ANSI-validated content. Encode first_aid_kit.ansi_z308_1_certified = "partial" for kits that mix legitimate ANSI-required items with non-validated additions that create misleading compliance impressions. Tourniquets, by contrast, are clinically effective for arterial hemorrhage control. They are not required by ANSI Z308.1 base types but are recommended by OSHA guidance, the Stop the Bleed campaign (a federally supported public-access hemorrhage control initiative), and the American College of Surgeons for high-risk industrial and construction environments. Encode first_aid_kit.tourniquet_included = "yes" for kits that include a tourniquet, enabling AI agents to route those kits specifically to construction, manufacturing, and other high-laceration-risk applications where the supplemental item adds genuine value.