Compliance obligation
Typically legally required for a gym or leisure facility — typically renewing every year.
Status
Typically legally required
How often
Annual
Under
Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981
First Aid & Defibrillator (AED) Provision is one of the obligations that typically applies to a gym or leisure facility in the UK, under Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981. It needs renewing every year, and enforcement can follow if it lapses.
The full legislation: Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981.
Annual. A first-aid needs assessment typically must provide adequate trained first-aiders and equipment; the elevated cardiac risk in exercise settings usually points to providing and maintaining an AED, though the AED itself is a risk-assessed measure rather than an absolute legal requirement. 12 months shown as a review cadence.
Inadequate first-aid provision can lead to HSE enforcement and fines; a poor cardiac-arrest response can also expose the operator to civil claims.
Is first aid & defibrillator (aed) provision a legal requirement for a gym or leisure facility?
First Aid & Defibrillator (AED) Provision typically applies to a gym or leisure facility under UK law, under Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981.
How often does a gym or leisure facility need first aid & defibrillator (aed) provision?
Annual. A first-aid needs assessment typically must provide adequate trained first-aiders and equipment; the elevated cardiac risk in exercise settings usually points to providing and maintaining an AED, though the AED itself is a risk-assessed measure rather than an absolute legal requirement.
What's the penalty for not having first aid & defibrillator (aed) provision?
Inadequate first-aid provision can lead to HSE enforcement and fines; a poor cardiac-arrest response can also expose the operator to civil claims.
Keeval tracks first aid & defibrillator (aed) provision against your actual premises, watches the renewal date, and keeps the certificate inspection-ready — free, for all your sites, no card.
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See the full guide →This page highlights the obligation, frequency and penalties that typically apply to premises like yours in England & Wales — general information to help you act on your duties, not legal advice and not a definitive statement of your position. You remain the duty-holder; take your own professional advice where you need certainty. Keeval is a trading name of Brenkon Holdings Limited (no. 16987530).