Employers must make sure first-aid trained personnel and first-aid supplies are readily available to provide quick and effective first aid. First-aid supplies must be:
- Easily accessible to all your employees.
- Appropriate to your occupational setting; and the response time of your emergency medical services
- Stored in containers that protect them from damage, deterioration, or contamination that must be clearly marked, not locked, and may be sealed.
- Able to be moved to the location of an injured or acutely ill worker.
When risk to chemical exposures is present, consider adding the requirement like emergency shower and emergency eye wash stations. Make sure emergency washing facilities are functional and readily accessible.
Your APP should include first-aid information including the names of employees who are trained in first aid, where the first-aid supplies are located, and location of emergency phone numbers.
Additional Resources
Washington Hospitality Association
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