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2_6 1
Firs
t Aid
By M
oh
d R
iza
l Na
sira
n
Ap
ril 20
12
2_6 2
Obje
ctiv
es
•T
o d
efin
e w
hat is
first a
id
•T
o s
tate
the p
urp
ose o
f first a
id a
t w
ork
pla
ce
•T
o d
escrib
e 3
prin
cip
le o
f first a
id
•T
o e
xpla
in th
e re
quire
ment u
nder th
e
first a
id g
uid
elin
e b
y D
OS
H
•T
o e
xpla
in 3
levels
of firs
t aid
train
ing
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Topic
s
•R
easons fo
r pro
vid
ing F
irst-A
id
•P
lannin
g fo
r Firs
t-Aid
•F
irst-A
id fa
cilitie
s
•T
rain
ing
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What Is
Firs
t-aid
Firs
t aid
is "th
e im
media
te a
nd te
mpora
ry
care
of th
e v
ictim
of a
n a
ccid
ent, w
ith th
e
aim
of p
reventin
g o
r reducin
g a
n a
cute
th
reat to
the life
or h
ealth
of th
e v
ictim
".
–In
tern
atio
na
l La
bo
ur O
rga
nis
atio
n
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The A
ims O
f Firs
t-aid
Are
To:
•P
reserv
e life
•S
top th
e c
onditio
n b
ecom
ing w
ors
e
•P
rote
ct th
e u
nconscio
us
•P
rom
ote
recovery
and
•R
elie
ve p
ain
and s
uffe
ring
•C
om
plia
nce w
ith F
acto
ry a
nd M
achin
ery
A
ct (R
eg. 3
8) a
nd O
SH
A (S
ectio
n 1
5(1
)
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Who N
eeds F
irst-A
id
A p
ers
on w
ho:
–R
eq
uire
s im
me
dia
te a
tten
tion
–W
ho
se
inju
ry w
ou
ld n
ot n
ee
d tre
atm
en
t by a
m
ed
ica
l pra
ctitio
ne
r or n
urs
e
–M
ino
r inju
ries w
ho
wo
uld
oth
erw
ise
rece
ive
no
tre
atm
en
t
No
te:
All in
jurie
s h
ow
eve
r min
or s
ho
uld
be
trea
ted
, o
the
rwis
e it m
igh
t lea
d to
infe
ctio
ns le
ad
ing
to lo
st
time
illne
sse
s.
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Firs
t Aid
Response
•G
et h
elp
imm
edia
tely
. Speed is
essentia
l. M
inute
s c
an s
ave liv
es
•F
irst-A
ider a
ssess s
ituatio
n w
ithout
endangerin
g s
elf
•Id
entify
inju
ry o
r inju
ries
•In
cases o
f multip
le c
asualtie
s p
rioritis
e
treatm
ent
•K
eep re
cord
s o
f treatm
ents
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Prin
cip
les O
f Firs
t Aid
•ID
EN
TIF
ICA
TIO
N –
–W
ha
t kin
d o
f inju
ries o
r dis
ea
se
s a
ntic
ipa
ted
•A
SS
ES
SM
EN
T –
–T
he ty
pe o
f work
bein
g c
arrie
d o
ut a
nd its
level o
f hazard
–W
ork
aw
ay fro
m th
e e
mplo
yer's
pre
mis
es.
–C
on
se
qu
en
ce
s
–A
vaila
bility
of o
ther p
laces o
f treatm
ent (a
re th
ere
hospita
ls n
earb
y?)
•C
ON
TR
OL –
–P
rovis
ion
of firs
t aid
facilitie
s a
nd
se
rvic
es
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Firs
t-Aid
Work
er E
xposure
•T
he d
utie
s o
f first a
iders
should
be
analy
sed a
s p
art o
f the h
azard
m
anagem
ent p
rocess
•Id
entify
hazard
s fro
m
–M
an
ua
l ha
nd
ling
–In
fectio
n c
on
trol
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0
Level o
f Pre
para
tion –
Depends O
n R
isk -
1
•P
lan
nin
g is
imp
orta
nt fo
r hig
h ris
k p
lace
s o
f w
ork
, su
ch
as:
–W
ork
pla
ces w
hic
h u
se o
r manufa
ctu
re h
azard
ous
substa
nces
–W
ork
pla
ces w
here
hazard
ous p
rocesses m
ay b
e
used (e
.g.a
bra
siv
e b
lastin
g);
–C
onstru
ctio
n s
ites;
–W
here
heat is
used a
s p
art o
f any p
rocess (e
g
work
ing
in fo
undrie
s o
r weld
ing a
nd c
uttin
g); a
nd
–W
ork
pla
ces w
hic
h re
quire
people
to w
ork
in
rem
ote
isola
ted a
reas (e
g a
gric
ultu
ral o
r transport
industry
).
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Level o
f Pre
para
tion –
Depends O
n R
isk -
2
•If h
as p
ote
ntia
l for m
ass c
asu
altie
s p
rovid
e:
–S
afe
pla
ce
for e
va
cu
atio
n
–E
qu
ipm
en
t e.g
. stre
tch
ers
, wh
ee
lch
airs
, etc
.
•F
or h
aza
rdo
us s
ub
sta
nce
s a
nd
po
iso
ns
–P
roce
du
res, tra
inin
g a
nd
PP
E fo
r ha
nd
ling
•A
ntid
ote
s in
first-a
id b
ox, e
.g. fo
r cya
nid
e a
nd
p
roce
du
re fo
r usin
g it, if n
ece
ssa
ry
–T
o b
e a
dm
inis
tere
d o
nly
by tra
ine
d firs
t aid
er2
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2
A F
irst -
Aid
Pro
gra
m
1.
Pro
pe
rly tra
ine
d a
nd
de
sig
na
ted
first-a
id
pe
rso
nn
el o
n e
ve
ry s
hift,
2.
Firs
t-aid
kit, s
up
plie
s a
nd
roo
m
3.
A firs
t-aid
ma
nu
al
4.
Po
ste
d in
stru
ctio
ns fo
r ca
lling
a p
hysic
ian
an
d
no
tifyin
g th
e h
osp
ital th
at th
e p
atie
nt is
en
rou
te
5.
Po
ste
d m
eth
od
for tra
nsp
ortin
g ill o
r inju
red
e
mp
loye
es a
nd
instru
ctio
ns fo
r ca
lling
an
a
mb
ula
nce
or re
scu
e s
qu
ad
an
d
6.
An
ad
eq
ua
te firs
t aid
reco
rd s
yste
m
Firs
t Aid
Sta
tion
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3
2_6 1
4
Firs
t-Aid
Consid
era
tion -
1
•F
or a
ll work
pla
ces
–C
om
mu
nic
atio
ns –
for q
uic
k re
sp
on
se
–R
escu
e a
nd
eva
cu
atio
n
•P
lan firs
t aid
in c
onju
nctio
nw
ith th
e
em
erg
ency re
sponse p
lan. (E
specia
lly fo
r m
ajo
r hazard
facilitie
s (M
HF
))
•If th
ere
are
many e
mplo
yers
in th
e s
am
e
work
pla
ce th
an th
e p
rincip
al e
mplo
yer is
re
sponsib
le
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5
Firs
t-Aid
Consid
era
tion -
2
•M
atte
rs to
be d
ete
rmin
ed h
avin
g id
entifie
dhazard
s a
nd a
ssessed th
e ris
ks a
t the
work
pla
ce a
re:
–T
he
nu
mb
er a
nd
loca
tion
of firs
t aid
bo
x
–T
he
ir co
nte
nts
–T
he
nu
mb
er o
f em
plo
ye
es to
be
train
ed
in a
id
–T
he
leve
l of tra
inin
g
–P
ossib
le n
ee
d fo
r a firs
t aid
roo
m a
nd
e
qu
ipm
en
t it sh
ou
ld c
on
tain
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6
Firs
t-Aid
Consid
era
tion -
3
•N
um
ber O
f Firs
t Aid
er
•T
he n
um
bers
of e
mplo
yees.
•T
he d
istrib
utio
n o
f em
plo
yees
•N
um
ber o
f shifts
•T
he n
atu
re o
f the w
ork
(type o
f industry
)
•T
he s
ize a
nd lo
catio
n o
f the w
ork
pla
ce
•T
he d
ista
nce fro
m o
uts
ide m
edic
al s
erv
ices
•S
ele
ctio
n o
f Firs
t Aid
ers
•A
ppoin
tment o
f a p
ers
on in
low
risk
situ
atio
ns (o
ffice)
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7
Firs
t-Aid
Boxes -
1
Pro
vid
e T
o E
nsure
:
–S
turd
y, p
orta
ble
an
d Im
me
dia
tely
acce
ssib
le -
mo
bile
em
plo
ye
es a
lso
to b
e c
on
sid
ere
d
–N
am
es o
f Firs
t Aid
ers
/ em
erg
en
cy s
erv
ice
s
on
or n
ea
r to b
ox
–C
PR
instru
ctio
ns in
/ or n
ea
r bo
x
–P
lace
of w
ork
inju
ry in
stru
ctio
ns in
or n
ea
r to
bo
x
–C
on
ten
t is d
ep
en
de
nt o
n th
e ty
pe
of s
erv
ice
s
req
uire
d
–H
ea
da
ch
es a
nd
co
lds m
ed
icin
e m
ay n
ot b
e
inclu
de
d
Firs
t Aid
er
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8
Firs
t Aid
er
2_6 1
9
Firs
t Aid
Guid
e
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0
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1
Firs
t-Aid
Boxes -
2
•Lis
t conte
nt a
nd its
quantity
to fa
cilita
te
reple
nis
hm
ent
•E
mplo
yer is
responsib
le. F
irst A
ider to
assis
t reple
nis
hin
g c
onte
nts
•T
here
is o
ften a
diffe
rence o
f opin
ion
regard
ing p
roper tre
atm
ent, firs
t-aid
pro
cedure
s
–S
ho
uld
sp
ecify
the
typ
e o
f me
dic
atio
n, if a
ny,
to b
e u
se
d o
n m
ino
r inju
ries, s
uch
as c
uts
an
d
bu
rns
2_6 2
2
Firs
t-Aid
Equip
ment
•In
are
as w
here
chem
icals
are
sto
red,
handle
d, o
r used p
rovid
e:
–E
me
rge
ncy flo
od
sh
ow
ers
–L
ow
pre
ssu
re e
ye
-wa
sh
fou
nta
ins
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3
Firs
t-Aid
Room
•W
hen m
ore
than 1
50 e
mplo
yees
•E
nough to
pla
ce a
couch a
nd p
eople
to
move a
round
•Id
entifie
d, p
rivate
, well lit (in
clu
din
g
em
erg
ency lig
htin
g), v
entila
ted a
nd
tem
pera
ture
contro
lled
•A
ccess fo
r wheelc
hair/s
tretc
her
•E
asy a
ccess to
work
are
as a
nd to
ilets
•E
asy to
cle
an
Firs
t Aid
Room
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4
Firs
t Aid
Room
2_6 2
5
2_6 2
6
Stre
tchers
•K
eep n
ear p
laces o
f serio
us h
azard
s
•K
eep c
lean a
nd re
ady fo
r use a
t all tim
es
•K
eep in
cabin
ets
that a
re c
learly
mark
ed
and p
rom
inently
locate
d
•P
rote
cte
d a
gain
st m
echanic
al d
am
age a
nd
destru
ctiv
e v
apours
or fu
mes, d
ust, e
tc.
•T
este
d p
erio
dic
ally
if made o
f mate
rials
th
at w
ill dete
riora
te
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7
Tra
inin
g F
or A
ll Em
plo
yees
•Locatio
n o
f first a
id b
oxes/ro
om
s
•N
am
es, lo
catio
n, c
onta
ct n
um
bers
of F
irst
Aid
ers
•F
irst a
id p
rocedure
s
•U
niv
ers
al p
recautio
ns
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8
Firs
t Aid
Tra
inin
g
LE
VE
L I
–B
AS
IC F
IRS
T A
ID (e
merg
ency firs
t aid
pro
cedure
s).
LE
VE
L 2
–W
OR
KP
LA
CE
FIR
ST
AID
(Level I p
lus tre
atm
ent
of in
jurie
s a
nd illn
esses, e
g h
eart a
ttack, fa
intin
g).
LE
VE
L 3
–O
CC
UP
AT
ION
AL F
IRS
T A
ID -
(Level 2
plu
s b
road
unders
tandin
g o
f hazard
s, e
merg
ency c
are
&
assessm
ent)
•U
se
ap
pro
ve
d tra
inin
g p
rovid
er
Firs
t Aid
Tra
inin
g
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9
2_6 3
0
Sum
mary
•F
irst-A
idis
for p
rese
rvin
g life
an
d p
reve
ntin
g
co
nd
ition
s o
f accid
en
t vic
tims fro
m w
ors
en
ing
•A
sse
ss h
aza
rds in
the
wo
rkp
lace
be
fore
first-a
id
se
rvic
es a
nd
pro
gra
mm
es a
re id
en
tified
•F
irst a
id p
rog
ram
me
co
nsis
ts o
f :
–Id
entific
atio
n o
f Firs
t Aid
ers
and tra
inin
g o
f em
plo
yees
–P
rovis
ion o
f first-a
id b
oxes
–F
irst-a
id ro
om
, stre
tchers
, show
ers
and e
yew
ash if
necessary