Defibrillator Site Assessment Form - Free UK Download
Planning where to install a defibrillator? Our free Defibrillator Site Assessment Form helps workplaces, schools and other organisations assess AED provision, location, accessibility and ongoing management.
The practical two-page form covers:
- Site size, workforce and visitor numbers
- Existing AED provision
- Site layout and areas that may delay AED retrieval
- Suitable AED locations
- Indoor or outdoor storage requirements
- Public accessibility and signage
- The Circuit registration
- AED inspections and maintenance
- Recommended actions and responsibilities.
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Does my workplace need a defibrillator?
There is no general UK law requiring every workplace to have a defibrillator. However, AED provision can be considered as part of your organisation's first-aid needs assessment.
Factors worth considering include:
- Number of employees, visitors and members of the public
- Site size and layout
- Remote or restricted areas
- How quickly an AED could be retrieved
- Existing AEDs nearby and when they are accessible
- The nature and use of the site.
Larger workforces and locations with substantial numbers of visitors can strengthen the case for providing an AED.
Where should a defibrillator be located?
An AED should be easy to find and accessible without unnecessary delay.
Consider a location that is:
- Clearly visible
- Well signposted
- Accessible during the site's operating hours
- Known to staff and first aiders
- Suitable for the AED and its storage requirements.
Where possible, public-access AEDs should be available to the wider community. Outdoor defibrillators should be housed in an appropriate weatherproof, temperature-controlled cabinet.
Check existing AED coverage
Before choosing a location, check whether other public-access defibrillators are already available nearby and when they can actually be accessed.
Public-access AEDs should be registered on The Circuit - the national defibrillator network, which allows UK ambulance services to see their location and availability.
Plan ongoing AED management
Installing a defibrillator is only part of providing effective AED coverage.
Your assessment should also identify:
- A responsible AED Guardian
- How the AED will be checked
- How pad and battery expiry dates will be monitored
- How staff will know where the AED is located
- Whether CPR and AED familiarisation or training is appropriate.
Already responsible for an AED? Download our AED Weekly Inspection Record to help record routine readiness checks.
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Important
This Defibrillator Site Assessment Form is provided as a practical assessment aid. It does not replace your organisation's first-aid needs assessment, risk assessment, sector-specific requirements or current professional guidance.