According to the Red Cross' brochure on emergency training in an office setting, the training program will enable one to: care for conscious and unconscious choking victims, perform CPR, use an automated external defibrillator on a victim of cardiac arrest, give first aid and treat sudden illnesses. Part of all standard training is to include information on blood borne pathogens.
OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, is an agency under the United States Department of Labor, established in 1970. According to its mission statement, OSHA is to work to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths by issuing and enforcing rules and standards for workplace safety and health. One of OSHA's most recent standards was released in 1990 and was related to preventing workers from being exposes to blood borne pathogens such as hepatitis B and HIV.
OSHA issues regular reports outlining standard procedures for workplace safety and first aid. For example, according to the publication entitled Best Practices Guide: Fundamentals of Workplace First-Aid Program, (which is not a standard regulation but only a recommendation) it is advised that all workplace environments assess the risks associated with their environment and thereafter design a first-aid program specific for that worksite.
However, OSHA does have specific, first aid requirements. According the OSHA First
Aid Standard (29 CFR 1910.151) required at least one trained first-aid provider at all workplaces, regardless of size, if there is no "infirmary, clinic or hospital in near proximity to the workplace which is used for the treatment of all injured employees." Further, the OSHA standard requires several specific forms of first aid training, including CPR. Specifically, OSHA requires CPR training because "sudden cardiac arrest from asphyxiation, electrocution...
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