First aid

Overview

First aid is emergency care provided for injury or sudden illness before emergency medical treatment is available. A first-aid provider in the workplace is someone who is trained to provide a primary assessment and intervention while waiting for emergency medical service personnel.

Is there a nearby emergency clinic or hospital that will admit victims of emergencies from your workplace? If not, make sure that first-aid providers at your workplace have appropriate first-aid training and supplies. See the Rules tab below for more information about Oregon OSHA’s first aid requirements.

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Publications

Brochures/Guides
- Expecting the UNexpected: What to consider in planning for workplace emergencies
  Helps employers plan for workplace emergencies. Covers Oregon OSHA's emergency planning requirements, types of emergencies, and how to prepare an emergency plan.
  English Order printed copy 05/05/2022
Checklists
- Chemical exposures
  Checklist for chemical exposures.
  English
- Medical services and first aid
  Checklist for medical services and first aid.
  English
Fact sheets
- Emergencias médicas y empleadores agrícolas de zonas rurales
  Medical Emergencies and Rural Agricultural Employers
  Proporciona a los empleadores rurales información para ayudarlos a crear un plan médico de emergencia eficaz.
  Spanish 10/08/2024
- Eyewash and safety showers
  Explains requirements for eyewash stations and showers in workplaces where employees are exposed to substances that could injure their eyes, with guidance on hazard assessment and equipment selection.
  English 08/15/2023
- Lo que los empleadores necesitan saber sobre los peligros asociados con la falta de Vivienda
  What employers need to know about hazards associated with houselessness
  Oregón tiene una alta tasa de personas sin hogar y los empleadores deben seguir las reglas de OSHA de Oregón para proteger a sus empleados de los peligros relacionados.
  Spanish 02/15/2024
- Medical emergencies and rural agricultural Employers
  Agricultural employers in rural areas often face additional challenges during emergencies. Issues such as distance to emergency medical services, fewer (or less maintained) roads, and little or no cellphone service can make emergencies more difficult, especially when accessing care for sick or injured workers. This fact sheet provides employers with information to help create a strong emergency medical plan.
  English 02/02/2022
- What employers need to know about hazards associated with houselessness
  Employers must follow certain rules to protect their employees from exposure hazards such as bloodborne pathogens, needles, and human waste.
  English 02/01/2024
Labels and stickers
- Agriculture Emergency Transport Decision Tree – sticker
  Large sticker with a diagram of what to do when a worker is sick or injured in an agricultural setting. Magnets are also available from our resource center or our online ordering system.
  English Order printed copy 01/04/2023
- First aid trained
  First aid trained sticker for hard hat.
  English Order printed copy 08/04/2006
- Sticker Sheet
  An 8½ x 11 sheet of our most popular stickers.
  English 01/04/2024
Posters
- Cut & burn poster
  Describes the dangers restaurant works face of cuts and burns, with tips for avoiding injury. Poster size: 11 x 17.
  English Order printed copy 04/26/2016
References
- Rules with requirements
  We get many calls and emails from employers asking the same question. It begins: “Which of your rules have requirements for…” You can finish the sentence with words like “recordkeeping,” “employee training,” and “written documents.” To answer those questions, we’ve organized these rules requirements into a filterable, sortable, searchable table.
  English 05/10/2019

Education and training

Rules and rule-related

Final Rules
Interpretations
- Employees designated as first-aid providers
  07/30/2007
- First aid & CPR retraining intervals
  06/23/1999
- First aid regulations interpretations
  02/26/1993
- First aid regulations--interpretation of
  03/02/1994
- First aid: requirement to have supplies in unlocked cabinets, available and accessible
  10/11/2004
- Providing MSDS sheets while working with dietary supplements
  08/25/2009
- Tree top CPR
  06/08/1992
Program Directives
- Construction Safety and Health Program Review
  Purpose: This directive clarifies the citation policy and provides a checklist for evaluating 1926.20, General Safety and Health Provisions; 1926.21, Safety Training and Education; and 1926.23, First Aid and Medical Attention.
  A-152 10/11/2012
- First Aid And CPR Training For Forest Activities Workers
  Purpose: This directive provides guidelines for determining if the number and location of first aid and CPR trained people are adequate at forest activities operations to provide care in a timely manner.
  A-254 05/24/2004

Video Resources

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