Best Practices Guide for First Aid Programs - OSHA

Osha has released “OSHA Offers Best Practices Guide for First Aid Programs”, a guide for developing workplace first aid programs.

The guide four key elements for a successful first-aid program.

• management leadership and employee involvement
• worksite analysis
• hazard prevention and control
• safety and health training

The primary steps for implementing are:

• Identifying and assessing workplace risks;
• designing a program that is specific to the worksite and complies with OSHA first-aid requirements;
• enstructing all workers about the program, including what to do if a coworker is injured or ill. Policies and program should be in writing;
• evaluating and modifying program to keep it current, including regular assessment of the first-aid training course.

You can download the entire guide (pdf) here

Here is listing of First-aid training materials (books, videos, manuals) we offer.