FED OSHA or DOSH requires employers to perform a risk assessment to determine if there are significant injury and illness risks in the workplace.
In most workplaces, whether they are large industrial facilities, remote logging operations, or downtown office buildings, the response time for emergency personnel will exceed the three to four minutes that FED OSHA or DOSH considers acceptable in a life-threatening situation.
National standards for fire service suggest that a four-minute response time is critical to saving lives and protecting property
NFPA 1710 has set a benchmark for response time of turn out one-minute four-minute travel time total of five-minutes and eight minutes or less for the arrival of an advanced life support unit at an emergency medical incident, where this service is provided by the fire department.
Response times are affected by:
Location Driving distance
Road conditions
Access traffic
Whether the closest fire truck is on another call 6
Site conditions: gates, road access, material and equipment.
Most workplaces, then, will need to have workers trained in first aid to respond to these emergencies. The training you provide must be equivalent to what the American Red Cross or the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration would provide. Under no circumstance should this free Workplace First-Aid Risk Assessment be used as an exclusive source of information on the topic staff must study current policies and procedures and federal, state and local codes, laws and ordinance.
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