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 ...

The United States Department of Labor (OSHA) recently released a new document, Best Practices Guide: Fundamentals of a Workplace First-Aid Program. The The United States Department of Labor –(OSHA) ...

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 ...

A safety manager gets a surprise OSHA visit and needs to show proof of first aid training fast. The worry isn’t the training; it’s how to present a valid card online without delays or privacy hiccups.

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 ...

The results of OSHA's investigation were announced just days before the agency closed the comment period for a proposed heat standard. The advance notice of proposed rulemaking arrived Oct. 27 last ...

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 ...