“I commend your spirit, and thinking outside the First Aid box.... (Sorry, couldn't help it!)
What is true is a lot of workplace First Aid kits are not compliant with the legislation as laid out by the HSE. When we inspect such kits, they are either half used up, or, well and truly out of date, with the eldest so far being from the 1940's.
I think as a business model, placing leaflets through doors is unlikely to have a massive response to be wholly truthful. If however, you traveled door to door with consumables, and offered a free First Aid kit health check, you may have more success.
As a business, we advocate replacing the entire First Aid kit, and keeping it sealed for compliance. For example, if a workplace has a 10 person kit, that would be in the prominent place, with a easy break tie on it, and the contents expiry date clearly displayed on the outside of the box.
A 'working' First Aid kit is then maintained - all still in date etc, but, can be used for all the plasters etc that are often used, without detriment to the compliance holding.
So, as a business, perhaps you can carry a stock of HSE compliant First Aid kits, in addition to replacement consumables.
If you are bringing First Aid kits 'up to stock level', i.e. just replacing a bandage or plaster, it may take some time to generate much revenue.
If you're in Wales (South, Mid, M4 Corridor, near Bridgend, Cardiff etc) you're more than welcome to take our leaflets with you, and we can supply a travelling salesmans box of bandages etc ;-)
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Thanks for your help! I am near Birmingham so probably a bit far to travel to you. Carrying a stock of whole first aid kits as well as refills sounds like a good idea. Perhaps if I were to say companies have 2 kits 1 active and 1 to use as a spare so when they use a consumable in the active kit they replace it with one from the spare and then buy a replacement for the spare so if anything happens during shipping they are still covered. Thinking about the fliering maybe I could say I can check your kit for free now or give you this checklist if you prefer to do it yourself. Thanks again your post has been really helpful. I will most likely test the market by purchasing a small number of kits and if these sell then buy more. I hope to start the business beginning of July when I have got all my college work done!
