The Occupation Safety and Health ... or medical appliances (crutches, braces, casts, etc.), is a recordable injury. However, if an injury only requires minor first aid, such as a scraped elbow ...

Employers must evaluate their first aid response and preparedness programs based not only on OSHA compliance, but the needs of their workplace and employees. An OSHA enforcement case announced in ...

It is not always practical to have an in-house medical facility or infirmary in the workplace. To ensure the business is prepared for unexpected injury, federal regulations require businesses to ...

However, minor injuries requiring only “first aid” generally do not need to be recorded. OSHA’s definition of “first aid” is a complete listing of all treatments considered first aid.

OSHA best practices for planning and conducting safe and effective first-aid training and four essential elements for all first-aid programs This guide identifies four essential elements for first ...

have a non-mandatory First Aid Kit Program as described by OSHA through a letter of interpretation. For this non-mandatory program, departments are welcome to purchase their own first aid kits for the ...

An OSHA enforcement case announced in September 2011 is a good example of the importance of complying with the agency's first aid standards. The agency proposed a total of $221,200 in penalties in ...

OSHA has released a new guide Best Practices Guide: Fundamentals of a Workplace First Aid Program to help employers and employees develop workplace first aid programs. "Workplace first aid program is ...