First Aid and Medical Services Checklist

  Is there a hospital, clinic, or infirmary for emergency medical care within a few minutes of the workplace?

  Can medical personnel from those facilities respond to medical emergencies within 15 minutes (or three to four minutes in the case of hazardous operations)?

  If medical and first-aid facilities are not nearby, has at least one employee on each shift been certified to provide first aid?

  Do employees who are expected to respond to medical emergencies:

• Receive first-aid training?
• Have hepatitis B vaccination available to them?
• Receive training on how to protect themselves from blood borne pathogens?
• Have personal protective equipment (and training in its use) to protect against exposures to bloodborne diseases?

  Do you provide immediate post-exposure medical evaluation and follow-up to employees who have been exposed to bloodborne pathogens?

  Are medical personnel readily available for consultation about employees’ health? (This can include having occupational medical specialists at a nearby physician group practice available for consultation.)

  Are emergency phone numbers posted?

  Are first-aid kits easily accessible to each work area, with supplies periodically inspected and replenished?

  Do first-aid kits contain physician-approved medical supplies?

  Are eyewash and quick drenching facilities available at worksites where corrosive liquids or materials are handled?