The Organization of First Aid in the Workplace (ILO, 1999, 70 p.): Occupational Safety and Health Series

The Organization of First Aid in the Workplace (ILO, 1999, 70 p.)

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Preface

1. Why first aid and the organization of first aid?

1.1. What is first aid?

1.2. The need to prevent accidents

1.3. If an accident occurs

1.4. An organized approach to first aid

2. What first aid must do

3. Responsibilities and participation

3.1. Responsibilities of the employer

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3.1.1. Equipment, supplies and facilities

3.1.2. Human resources

3.1.3. Other

3.2. Workers’ participation

4. How first aid is organized

4.1. Variables to be considered in the assessment of first-aid requirements

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4.1.1. Type of work and associated risks

4.1.2. Size and layout of the enterprise

4.1.3. Other enterprise characteristics

4.1.4. Availability of other health services

4.2. First aid in the context of the general organization of safety and health in the enterprise

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4.2.1. Occupational health services

4.2.2. Safety and health committees and safety delegates

4.2.3. The labour inspectorate

4.2.4. Other institutions

4.3. First-aid personnel

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4.3.1. Functional tasks

4.3.2. Type and number of first-aid personnel required

4.3.3. Advice to, and supervision of, first-aid personnel

4.4. The role of the occupational health physician or nurse

4.5. Equipment, supplies and facilities for first aid

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4.5.1. Rescue equipment

4.5.2. First-aid boxes, first-aid kits and similar containers

4.5.3. Specialized equipment and supplies

4.5.4. The first-aid room

4.5.5. Means for communicating the alert

4.6. Planning for access to additional care

4.7. Records

5. The training of first-aid personnel

5.1. General considerations

5.2. Basic training

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5.2.1. General

5.2.2. Delivery of first aid

5.3. Advanced training

5.4. Training material and institutions

5.5. Certification

6. Relation to other health-related services

Annexes

Annex I. Examples of first-aid legislation

1. New Zealand

2. United Kingdom

3. Federal Republic of Germany

Annex II. Be ready for emergencies1

Annex III. Rescue equipment: An example

Annex IV. First-aid boxes

1. Belgium

2. India

3. New Zealand

4. United Kingdom

Annex V. Antidotes: Some useful examples

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