Hi Gabbymills, I suppose the end question is how you feel the courses which you have taken directly relates to the requirements of the standard and you're level of comfort answering the types of specific questions you may be asked. Here the only people with an exposure are our emergency response team as they are the only ones allowed to provide 1st Aid. So the questions I normally get revolve around trauma care, clean-up, decontamination and disposal. Fairly basic stuff which any safety pro could

Don't forget that OSHA requires a face to face question and answer period with the instructor for students to resolve any questions they may have, and the instructor must "be knowlegeable in the subject matter covered by the elements contained in the training program" and later the training records section requires that the "names and qualifications of the persons conducting the training" be listed. If you had an exposure incident I could easily see the following questions if there were an follow

Hi, A lot of the answers depend on where you are and why you come under the standard. I am located in the new england area and we have a designated emergency response team who also act as first aid responders. They are the only employees with an occupational exposure, so are the only ones which come under the standard. My thoughts on your questions. 1. I don't think there would be any liability to the company, if there should be a reaction any liability would pass to the manufacturer, and remember,

As others have said, the time varies depending on the level of training - lay responder, professional rescuer, etc - and who certifies the training - AHA, Red Cross, NSC or other provider. However OSHA's new Pub 3317-05N 2006 "Fundementals of a workplace 1st Aid Program" recommends annual refresher training for CPR,AED and treatment of life threatening injuries with periodic retraining for other injuries.The pub can be downloaded at www.osha.gov . As A 1st Aid, CPR and AED instructor I strongly recommend

Hi, OSHA does not require AED Training under .151 and it's letters of interpretation do not consider AED's as neccessary medical equipment. Go to the osha website( www.osha.gov ) and type in AED in the search block and it will give you all the info as well as provide links to show you how to set up an AED program. It is not as simple as hanging one on the wall, although it isn't all that difficult either. The new OSHA Best Practices Guide: "Fundementals of a workplace 1st Aid program" (OSHA Pub 3317-05N

Hi Jack, Welcome to the wonderful world of compliance! (get it done, get it done now, and don't let it cost us anything.) There is a whole bunch of legal stuff involved and I don't profess to be a lawyer, but the simple answer for the most part is, no you aren't legally criminally liable, primarily because you don't have the authority to make any corrective actions which may be needed. Money is always an issue reguardless of where you work although some companies are better than others. I've only

OSHA is going to look at what you do not what you say you do. if you have people who provide 1st aid (whether assigned in writing or not) then you need to comply with all aspects of the regulation.The only really safe way to get out from under the reg is to; A. State in your Emergency Action Plan that first aid , other than self aid, will not be provided by company employees, and B. if you do that, than you must be able to demonstrate that emergency care is "in near proximity" IAW 1910.151.The latest

We are a manufacturing company running 3 shifts six days a week, I train the shift supervisors and their leadmen as well as the members of our emergency response team, a total of 12 people. If you are only training a few people (4-6) the simplest solution is to have the ARC come in and do the training for you on-site.If you are going to train more than that or if you have a good training budget the cheapest long term solution is to have someone at your facility become a Certified Instructor and sign