Workplace First Aid

About This Course

Course Objectives

Introduction to First Aid Overview and Training

• Key Terms
• OSHA Requirements
• MSHA Requirements
• State Laws
• Responsibilities

Overview of First Aid Programs and Requirements

• Core Elements for a Program
• Risk Assessment
• Designing a Program
• Prevention
• Preparedness
• First Aid Program Requirements
• OSHA General Requirements: General Industries
• OSHA General Requirements: Construction
• OSHA First-Aid Kit Requirements: General Industries
• OSHA First-Aid Kit Requirements: Construction
• MSHA General Requirements: Mining
• MSHA General Requirements: HazCom Training
• MSHA First-Aid Kit Requirements
• Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Plan
• Best Practices for First Aid Program Compliance

Implementing a First Aid Training Program

• Teaching Response in a Health Emergency
• Teaching Scene Assessment
• Training Assessment and Refresher Training
• External Certifications

Considerations Prior to Providing First Aid

• First Aid Responder Responsibilities
• Preparatory Actions Before Administering First Aid
• Critical Incident Stress Management Overview
• Critical Incident Stress Management Techniques
• Ethics and Legality of Administering First Aid
• Barriers to First Aid
• Situational Assessment
• Non-Life Threatening Emergencies
• Life-Threatening Emergencies
• Communicating in an Emergency: General Industries/Construction
• Communicating in an Emergency: Mining
• Evaluating a Patient

Types of First Aid

• First Aid Versus Medical Treatment
• Airway First Aid
• CPR Procedures
• AED Procedures
• Conscious Choking
• Controlling External Bleeding
• First Aid Care for Burns
• First Aid Care for Poisoning
• First Aid Care for Head, Neck, or Spinal Injuries
• First Aid Care for Stroke Victims

Summary

Additional Resources

Exam

Employers, Managers, Supervisors and Employees all have the responsibility of ensuring a first aid program is properly implemented in their workplace and therefore all should take this online training course.

MSHA requires annual training for both Part 46 and Part 48 Miners. This course can be used to help satisfy the annual training requirements.

OSHA has not specified any time frame for required retraining or recertification for Workplace First Aid Overview. Since there is no OSHA standard dealing with this specific hazard the OSH Act general duty clause, section 5(a)(1), 29 U.S.C. 654(b)(1) defines the standard which provides that:

(a) Each employer –

(1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

A recognized hazard is a danger recognized by the employer’s industry or industry in general, by the employer, or by common sense. The general duty clause does not apply if there is an OSHA standard dealing with the hazard, unless the employer knows that the standard does not adequately address the hazard.

Section 1910 of 29 CFR covers the OSHA-defined first aid requirements of general industries, section 1926 of 29 CFR covers first aid in the construction industry.

Sections 56, 57, 75, and 77 of 30 CFR covers the MSHA-defined first aid requirements in both the surface and underground mining environments.