Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) General requirement. The employer shall
ensure that emergency medical services and first aid are readily
accessible.
(b) Advice and
consultation. The employer shall ensure that healthcare professionals are
readily available for advice and consultation on matters of workplace
health.
(c) First aid providers.
(1) The employer shall ensure that there are
an adequate number of employees trained as first aid providers at each worksite
during each work shift unless:
(A) There is an
on-site clinic or infirmary with first aid providers during each work shift;
or
(B) The employer can demonstrate
that outside first aid providers (i.e., emergency medical services) can reach
the worksite within five (5) minutes of a report of injury or illness. The
employer shall take appropriate steps to ascertain that emergency medical
assistance will be readily available promptly if an injury or illness
occurs.
(2) The employer
shall ensure that a first aid provider is able to reach an injured/ill employee
within five (5) minutes of a report of a serious injury, illness, or accident
such as one involving cardiac arrest, acute breathing problems, uncontrolled
bleeding, suffocation, electrocution, or amputation.
(3) The employer shall use the following
factors in determining the number and location of employees who shall have
first aid training: size and location of each worksite; the number of employees
at each worksite; the hazards present at each worksite; and the distance of
each worksite from hospitals, clinics, and rescue squads.
(4) The employer shall ensure that first aid
providers are trained to render first aid, including cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR).
(5) The
employer shall ensure that each first aid provider maintains current first aid
and CPR certifications, such as issued by the Red Cross, American Heart
Association, or other equivalent organization.
(d) First aid supplies.
(1) The employer shall provide and maintain
adequate first aid supplies that are readily accessible to each worksite. An
employer's on-site infirmary or clinic containing first aid supplies that are
readily accessible to each worksite complies with this requirement.
(2) The employer shall ensure that the
placement, content, and amount of first aid supplies are adequate for the size
and location of each worksite, the number of employees at each worksite, the
hazards present at each worksite, and the distance of each worksite from
hospitals, clinics, and rescue squads.
(3) The employer shall ensure that first aid
supplies are placed in a weatherproof container.
(4) The employer shall maintain first aid
supplies in a dry, sterile, and serviceable condition.
(5) The employer shall replenish first aid
supplies as necessary to ensure that there is an adequate supply when
needed.
(6) The employer shall
inspect first aid supplies at sufficient intervals to ensure that they are
adequate and in a serviceable condition.
(e) Quick-drenching and flushing facilities.
Where the potential exists for an employee to be splashed with a substance that
may result in an acute or serious injury, the employer shall provide facilities
for quick-drenching or flushing the eyes and body. The employer shall ensure
that such a facility is located for immediate emergency use within close
proximity to operations where such substances are being used.
(f) Basket stretchers.
(1) The employer shall provide an adequate
number of basket stretchers, or the equivalent, readily accessible to where
work is being performed on a vessel or vessel section. The employer is not
required to provide basket stretchers or the equivalent where emergency
response services have basket stretchers or the equivalent that meet the
requirements of this subsection.
(2) The employer shall ensure each basket
stretcher, or the equivalent, is equipped with:
(A) Permanent lifting bridles that enable the
basket stretcher, or the equivalent, to be attached to hoisting gear capable of
lifting at least 5,000 pounds (2,270 kg);
(B) Restraints that are capable of securely
holding the injured/ill employee while the basket stretcher, or the equivalent,
is lifted or moved; and
(C) A
blanket or other suitable covering for the injured/ill
employee.
(3) The
employer shall store basket stretchers, or the equivalent, and related
equipment (i.e., restraints, blankets) in a clearly marked location in a manner
that prevents damage and protects the equipment from environmental
conditions.
(4) The employer shall
inspect stretchers, or the equivalent, and related equipment at intervals that
ensure the equipment remains in a safe and serviceable condition, but at least
once a year.
1. New
section filed 12-13-2011; operative 12-13-2011. Submitted to OAL for printing
only pursuant to Labor Code section
142.3(a)(3)
(Register 2011, No. 50). For prior history, see Register 88, No.
6.
Note: Authority cited: Section
142.3, Labor
Code. Reference: Section
142.3, Labor
Code.
