[Title 29 CFR 1910.151]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2002 Edition]
[Title 29 - LABOR]
[Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued)]
[Chapter Xvii - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT]
[Part 1910 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS]
[Subpart K - Medical and First Aid]
[Sec. 1910.151 - Medical services and first aid.]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


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Sec. 1910.151  Medical services and first aid.

    (a) The employer shall ensure the ready availability of medical 
personnel for advice and consultation on matters of plant health.
    (b) In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near 
proximity to the workplace which is used for the treatment of all 
injured employees, a person or persons shall be adequately trained to 
render first aid. Adequate first aid supplies shall be readily 
available.
    (c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious 
corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing 
of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for 
immediate emergency use.

       Appendix A to Sec. 1910.151--First aid kits (Non-Mandatory)

    First aid supplies are required to be readily available under 
paragraph Sec. 1910.151(b). An example of the minimal contents of a 
generic first aid kit is described in American National Standard (ANSI) 
Z308.1-1978 ``Minimum Requirements for Industrial Unit-Type First-aid 
Kits.'' The contents of the kit listed in the ANSI standard should be 
adequate for small worksites. When larger operations or multiple 
operations are being conducted at the same location, employers should 
determine the need for additional first aid kits at the worksite, 
additional types of first aid equipment and supplies and additional 
quantities and types of supplies and equipment in the first aid kits.
    In a similar fashion, employers who have unique or changing first-
aid needs in their workplace may need to enhance their first-aid kits. 
The employer can use the OSHA 200 log, OSHA 101's or other reports to 
identify these unique problems. Consultation from

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the local fire/rescue department, appropriate medical professional, or 
local emergency room may be helpful to employers in these circumstances. 
By assessing the specific needs of their workplace, employers can ensure 
that reasonably anticipated supplies are available. Employers should 
assess the specific needs of their worksite periodically and augment the 
first aid kit appropriately.
    If it is reasonably anticipated that employees will be exposed to 
blood or other potentially infectious materials while using first aid 
supplies, employers are required to provide appropriate personal 
protective equipment (PPE) in compliance with the provisions of the 
Occupational Exposure to Blood borne Pathogens standard, 
Sec. 1910.1030(d)(3) (56 FR 64175). This standard lists appropriate PPE 
for this type of exposure, such as gloves, gowns, face shields, masks, 
and eye protection.

[39 FR 23502, June 27, 1974, as amended at 63 FR 33466, June 18, 1998]