First aid means just that, the first aid. Your crew members are the first responders to an incident and they must have the training and supplies to handle minor injuries that can be managed on-site to ...

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 ...

Injury and illness on the job kill more than 2 million people around the world each year. That's 6,000 people a day. If a co-worker experienced chest pains or breathing difficulties, or severed an ...

A first aid kit is one of the most common items in American workplaces, but if you don’t learn how to use it right it can cost you dearly. Under the rules promulgated by the Occupation Safety and ...

Incident and injury prevention is the proper focus for SH&E professionals, but emergency preparedness for events ranging from individual incidents to large-scale disasters remains an important skill ...

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 ...