On October 1, 2025, the revised ÖNorm Z 1020:2025 was published. This revised version replaces the ÖNorm Z 1020:2006 standard. The most important aspect for our dealers and industrial customers is the 24-month transition period. This allows manufacturers, dealers, and the industry to continue selling the “Type 1” and “Type 2” variants. Furthermore, there is no requirement for retrofitting or replacement due to the change in standards. Austrian authorities will also gradually adjust the requirements for businesses. For this reason, until the end of September 2027, during inspections, “Type 1” and “Type 2” will continue not to be objected to as long as they are complete and have valid expiry dates. Therefore, it is still possible to order first aid kits and refills according to the Z 1020:2006 standard, Type 1 and Type 2, from us.
Why was it changed?
All ÖNorm standards undergo regular review by the respective expert committees and panels. In the most recent revision of the standard, the current requests and suggestions from the Austrian Accident Insurance, based on the analysis of accidents in workplaces and public authorities, were taken into account, as well as the latest experiences of emergency medical professionals and committee members, and the effects of the COVID pandemic.
What has been changed?
1. In the future, there will only be one first aid kit ÖNorm Z 1020:2025
• The previous division into Type 1 and Type 2 has been eliminated.
2. New products have been added to the content of Ö-Norm Z 1020:2025:
• 6 disposable gloves (nitrile) according to RM 455
• 1 bandage cloth, 40 cm x 60 cm, with aluminum-coated compress
• 3 hand disinfectant or skin cleansing wipes for uninjured skin
• 2 instant cold packs
• 1 splinter forceps (at least 8 cm long)
• 3 FFP2 masks
3. Different expiration dates for the contents
The FFP2 masks and the cold instant compresses will have a significantly shorter expiration date according to the manufacturers’ specifications. Therefore, these contents may need to be replaced individually if necessary.
4. Adjustment of the HEPP product range
• NEW: Offering a supplementary set for the new contents according to ÖNORM Z1020:2025
• NEW: Offering a large first aid kit ÖNORM Z 1020:2025
• NEW: Offering a medium first aid kit with the contents of ÖNORM Z 1020:2025
• NEW: Offering the contents according to ÖNORM Z 1020:2025
• Still offered: First aid kit with contents ÖNORM Z 1020:2006 Type 1
• Still offered: First aid kit with contents ÖNORM Z 1020:2006 Type 2
• Still offered: Contents ÖNORM Z 1020:2006 Type 1
• Still offered: Contents ÖNORM Z 1020:2006 Type 2
We will refrain from providing a supplementary set for adapting ÖNORM Z 1020:2006 Type 1 to the 2025 version during the two-year transition period. However, if there is a demand, we will gladly provide a quote.
The first aid equipment for companies and offices should fundamentally meet a minimum standard, based on the training content for company first aiders. This ensures that first aiders are sufficiently trained in the use of medical products in emergencies. Therefore, each company must individually check the quantity and arrangement of first aid equipment within the company. For questions and further information: We are very happy to provide our customers and end users with further information or consultations. You can reach us at the known phone numbers and email addresses of the customer service representatives or at +49 40 780 468-0 and zentrale@hanshepp.de.
HANS HEPP GmbH & Co. KG, in October 2025
New vehicle first-aid kit standard supplemented by medical face masks. No obligation to replace existing first aid kits
The German standardisation institute DIN has now included face masks in the new first aid kit standard DIN 13164. These are two medical face masks. The German Medical Technology Association (BVMed) provides information on this. The new standard has been in force since 1 February 2022, but first-aid kits according to the previous standard may still be purchased without restriction until 31 January 2023, as they are of equivalent quality. In addition, there is no obligation to replace or retrofit existing first aid kits, BVMed informs. The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs is now promptly preparing the amendment to the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations (StVZO), which regulates the obligation to carry first aid kits. An information flyer on the new motor vehicle first-aid kit standard can be downloaded at www.bvmed.de/flyer-verbandkasten (https://www.bvmed.de/download/bvmed-infoflyer-kfz-verbandkasten-din-13164).
BVMed generally considers it sensible to carry medical face masks in the car. ‘We know from experience that wearing masks lowers the inhibition threshold when providing assistance, similar to gloves. This is about the mutual protection of the accident victim and the first aider,’ says BVMed’s deputy managing director, regulatory expert Dr. Christina Ziegenberg.
The Federal Ministry of Transport had originally proposed introducing a legal obligation to carry masks. BVMed and the DIN standardisation committee NA 06 (dressing materials and containers) suggested regulating this via the first-aid kit standard. The Ministry welcomed this proposal. In recent months, the DIN standardisation committee has developed and intensively discussed an amended standard with the active involvement of BVMed’s ‘First Aid’ department. The revision of the standard took into account the suggestions of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) based on the evaluation of accidents in companies and authorities as well as the current experience of emergency physicians and the current challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.
The most important innovations in the new first-aid kit standard:
– Inclusion of type I face masks in accordance with DIN EN 14683: On the initiative of the legislator and at the suggestion of various associations and organisations, the DIN committee responsible for the ‘First Aid’ sector has included face masks as additional hygiene protection.
– Elimination of a triangular cloth DIN 13168 D: Based on the recommendations of the DGUV and emergency physicians, the standardisation committee has decided that in future only one triangular cloth needs to be included in the first aid kit.
– Discontinuation of the dressing cloth DIN 13152 BR: Based on the recommendations of the DGUV and emergency physicians, the standardisation committee has decided that in future only a triangular cloth must be included in the first aid kit.
The history of the first-aid kit standard:
For 50 years, German lawmakers have made it compulsory to carry a first-aid kit in motor vehicles. The corresponding regulation came into force on 1 August 1969, making it compulsory to carry standardised first aid materials. It has applied to all vehicles since 1 January 1972.
In order to ensure the best possible first aid for injured persons, the equipment in the vehicle first aid kit has been repeatedly modernised and supplemented, for example with disposable gloves and an aluminium-coated rescue blanket. Since 1 July 2000, new vehicle first-aid kits must contain an aluminium-coated rescue blanket.
Contents of the vehicle first aid kit: according to DIN 13164:2022
Note to the media:
Download eines Info-Flyers zur neuen KFZ-Verbandkasten-Norm (https://www.bvmed.de/download/bvmed-infoflyer-kfz-verbandkasten-din-13164)
Download von BVMed-Bildern zum Thema Verbandkasten (https://www.bvmed.de/de/bvmed/mediathek/bilder-medizinprodukte)
BVMed represents over 240 manufacturers, distributors and suppliers in the medical technology industry as well as providers of medical aids and homecare providers. The medical device industry employs over 235,000 people in Germany and invests around 9 per cent of its turnover in research and development. The industry’s total turnover is over 34 billion euros, with an export ratio of 66 per cent. And 93 per cent of medtech companies are SMEs. BVMed is the voice of the German MedTech industry and, in particular, of small and medium-sized MedTech companies.
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