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PART 4: IMPLEMENTATION & OPERATION

� 4.6 Basic Industrial First Aid

Learning Objectives

� To define what is first

aid.

� To state the purpose of

first aid at workplace.

� To demonstrate the

basic method of

industrial first aid such

as CPR and chocking

case.

� To explain the

requirement under the

first aid guideline by

DOSH.

� To explain three levels

of first aid training.

� To describe the three

principles of first aid.

First aid is "the immediate and temporary care of the victim of an accident, with the aim of preventing or reducing an acute threat to the life or health of the victim".

� International Labour Organisation

What Is First-Aid

� Preserve life

� Stop the condition becoming worse

� Protect the unconscious

� Promote recovery

� Relieve pain and suffering

� Compliance with Factory and Machinery (Safety, Health and Welfare) Regulations 1970 (Reg. 38) and OSHA 1994 (Section 15(1)

The Aims of First-Aid are to:

A person who:

� Requires immediate attention

� Whose injury would not need treatment by a medical practitioner or nurse

� Minor injuries who would otherwise receive no treatment

Note:

All injuries however minor should be treated, otherwise it might lead to infections leading to lost time illnesses.

Who Needs First-Aid

� Get help immediately. Speed is essential. Minutes can save lives

� First-Aider assess situation without endangering self

� Identify injury or injuries

First Aid Response

� In cases of multiple casualties prioritise treatment

� Keep records of treatments

First Aid Response

IDENTIFICATION

� What kind of injuries or diseases anticipated

Principles of First Aid

ASSESSMENT

� The type of work being carried out and its level of hazard

� Work away from the employer's premises.

� Consequences

� Availability of other places of treatment (are there hospitals nearby?)

Principles of First Aid

CONTROL

� Provision of first aid facilities and services

Principles of First Aid

� The duties of first aiders should be analysed as part of the hazard management process

� Identify hazards from

� Manual handling

� Infection control

First Aid Worker Exposure

� Planning is important for high risk places of work, such as:

� Workplaces which use or manufacture hazardous substances

� Workplaces where hazardous processes may be used (e.g.abrasive blasting);

� Construction sites;

� Where heat is used as part of any process (e.g. workingin foundries or welding and cutting); and

� Workplaces which require people to work in remote isolated areas (e.g. agricultural or transport industry).

Level of Preparation – Depends On Risk

� If has potential for mass casualties provide:� Safe place for evacuation

� Equipment e.g. stretchers, wheelchairs, etc.

� For hazardous substances and poisons� Procedures, training and PPE for handling

� Antidotes in first-aid box, e.g. for cyanide and procedure for using it, if necessary� To be administered only by trained first aider

Level of Preparation – Depends On Risk

� Sturdy (strongly built), portable and readily accessible - mobile employees also to be considered

� Names of First Aiders / emergency services on or near to box

� CPR instructions in / or near box

First Aid Boxes

� Place of work injury instructions in or near to box

� Content is dependent on the type of services required

� Headaches and colds medicine may not be included

First Aid Boxes

� List content and its quantity to facilitate replenishment (renew @ refill)

� Employer is responsible. First Aider to assist replenishing contents

� There is often a difference of opinion regarding proper treatment, first aid procedures

� Should specify the type of medication, if any, to be used on minor injuries, such as cuts and burns

First Aid Boxes

� In areas where chemicals are stored, handled, or used provide:

� Emergency flood showers

� Low pressure eye-wash fountains

First Aid Equipment

� When more than 150 employees

� Enough to place a couch and people to move around

� Identified, private, well lit (including emergency lighting), ventilated and temperature controlled

First Aid Room

� Access for wheelchair/stretcher

� Easy access to work areas and toilets

� Easy to clean

First Aid Room

� Keep near places of serious hazards

� Keep clean and ready for use at all times

� Keep in cabinets that are clearly marked and properly located

Stretchers

� Protected against mechanical damage and destructive vapours or fumes, dust, etc.

� Tested periodically if made of materials that will deteriorate (become worse)

Stretchers

� Location of first aid boxes/rooms

� Names, location, contact numbers of First Aiders

� First aid procedures

� Universal precautions

Training For All Employees

LEVEL I

� BASIC FIRST AID (emergency first aid procedures).

LEVEL 2

� WORKPLACE FIRST AID (Level I plus treatment of injuries and illnesses, eg heart attack, fainting).

LEVEL 3

� OCCUPATIONAL FIRST AID - (Level 2 plus broad understanding of hazards, emergency care & assessment)

� Use approved training provider

First Aid Training

� First-aid is for preserving life and preventing conditions of accident victims from worsening

� Assess hazards in the workplace before first-aid services and programmes are identified

Summary

� First-aid programme consists of:

� Identification of First Aiders and training of employees

� Provision of first-aid boxes

� First-aid room, stretchers, showers and eyewash if necessary

Summary