IS YOUR BUSINESS PREPARED...

For a workplace injury?

• Burns, cuts
• Broken bones
• Heart attacks
• Choking  

American Red Cross East Texas Piney Woods Chapter does On-site training at your facility or we have classes here at our Chapter in Longview. 

If you would like more information please contact Matthew Ball at 214.678.4606 / mball@redcrossdallas.org

WE ALSO OFFER COURSES ON-LINE FOR COMPANIES

OSHA Standard Number 29 CFR 1910.151:

1.“Employer shall ensure the ready availability of medical personnel for advice and
    consultation on matters of plant health

2. In the absence of an infirmary, clinic or hospital in near proximity to the workplace. . . A
    person(s) shall be adequately trained to render first aid. Adequate first aid supplies shall
    be available.

3. Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, 
    suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided
    within the work area for immediate emergency use”.

OSHA Letter of Interpretation states:

“In areas where accidents resulting in suffocation, severe bleeding, or other life-threatening injury or illness can reasonably be expected, a 3 to 4 minute response time, from time of injury to time of administering first aid, is required. In other circumstances, i.e., where a life-threatening injury is an unlikely outcome of an accident, a 15-minute response time is acceptable.” (OSHA Standards Interpretation and Compliance Letters, 11/19/1992)  

OSHA FIRST AID BEST PRACTICES... 

Recommendations for First Aid/CPR training:

•   Instructor-led retraining for life-threatening emergencies should occur at least annually

•   Retraining for non-life-threatening response should occur periodically

•   Skills review and practice sessions should occur at least every six months

THE PURPOSE OF AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST AID/CPR/AED WORKPLACE TRAINING:

This course seeks to help participants identify and eliminate potentially hazardous conditions in their environment, recognize emergencies and make appropriate decisions for first aid care. It teaches the knowledge and skills that individuals in the workplace need to know to give immediate care to an ill or injured person until more advanced medical care arrives.