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OSHA Handbook for Small Businesses Check List

MEDICAL SERVICES AND FIRST AID

 
  • Is there a hospital, clinic, or infirmary for medical care in proximity of your workplace?

  • If medical and first-aid facilities are not in proximity of your workplace, is at least one employee on each shift currently qualified to render first aid?

  • Have all employees who are expected to respond to medical emergencies as part of their work*
    • received first-aid training
    • had hepatitis B vaccination made available to them
    • had appropriate training on procedures to protect them from bloodborne pathogens, including universal precautions
    • have available and understand how to use appropriate personal protective equipment to protect against exposure to bloodborne diseases?


  • Where employees have had an exposure incident involving bloodborne pathogens, did you provide an immediate post exposure medical evaluation and followup?

  • Are medical personnel readily available for advice and consultation on matters of employees' health?

  • Are emergency phone numbers posted?

  • Are first-aid kits easily accessible to each work area, with necessary supplies available, periodically inspected and replenished as needed?

  • Have first-aid kit supplies been approved by a physician, indicating that they are adequate for a particular area or operation?

  • Are means provided for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body in areas where corrosive liquids or materials are handled?
 

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