HE sounded just like a hundred other managers: "We don't need a trained first aid team for our site. We're only five minutes from the hospital, fer cryin' out loud!" His pronouncement was right up ...

Employers must evaluate their first aid response and preparedness programs based not only on OSHA compliance, but the needs of their workplace and employees. An OSHA enforcement case announced in ...

OSHA has released a new guide Best Practices Guide: Fundamentals of a Workplace First Aid Program to help employers and employees develop workplace first aid programs. "Workplace first aid program is ...

With such a broad description for OSHA first aid compliance, the responsibility of defining the various components of first aid response and preparedness lies solely on the employer. Under OSHA ...

A safety manager gets a surprise OSHA visit and needs to show proof of first aid training fast. The worry isn’t the training; it’s how to present a valid card online without delays or privacy hiccups.

The results of OSHA's investigation were announced just days before the agency closed the comment period for a proposed heat standard. The advance notice of proposed rulemaking arrived Oct. 27 last ...

OSHA best practices for planning and conducting safe and effective first-aid training and four essential elements for all first-aid programs This guide identifies four essential elements for first-aid ...