(1) The employer must develop and implement
an emergency medical plan to ensure emergency medical service to employees with
major illnesses and injuries.
(2)
All employees must be knowledgeable concerning the emergency care and emergency
medical treatment plan.
(3) All
personnel employed in forest activities must be trained in first aid and CPR as
follows:
(a) In a language they
understand.
(b) At least every 2
years or as required by a nationally recognized first aid training
provider.
(c) All supervisors and
all cutters must be first aid and CPR trained prior to their initial
assignment.
(d) All new employees,
other than supervisors and cutters, that are not first aid and CPR trained
prior to their initial assignment must receive a first aid and CPR
briefing.
(e) All new employees
must receive first aid and CPR training within 6 months of being
hired.
(f) For the initial start-up
of a side or operation where new employees are assigned, at least one out of
every five crew members must be first aid and CPR trained before work starts.
NOTE 1: Log truck drivers and watchers are not
required to receive first aid and CPR training if they are not involved with
falling, yarding or processing logs.
NOTE 2: See the Oregon OSHA Division 2,
Subdivision 2/Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, ¦1910.1030, Bloodborne
Pathogens, if an employee comes into contact with blood or other potentially
infectious material as the result of providing first aid.
(4) Each worksite must have at
least one serviceable and operable two-way radio, phone or radio/phone
combination available to reach ambulance service. Citizens' band radios are
permitted only as a secondary means of communication.
NOTE: This rule does not apply to road graders,
log and dump trucks, crew buses and similar mobile equipment that service
locations where a communication unit is already available (e.g., yarders,
loaders).
(5) Each
operating site or crew in a communication "dead" area must have a mobile
communication unit or advance plans to relay emergency calls through another
site operating in the vicinity.
(6)
At worksites of more than one day duration, the employer must have available
near the worksite communication device(s):
(a)
Written land directions to the worksite.
(b) The worksite location by Township, Range
and Section.
(7) When
air evacuation is available to any worksite of more than one day duration, the
employer must have available, near the worksite communication device(s), the:
(a) Name and phone number of the air
evacuation service.
(b) Worksite
location by latitude and longitude or township, range and section as required
by the air service.
(8)
The employer must assure that transportation is always available to:
(a) A point where an ambulance can be met,
or
(b) The nearest suitable medical
facility.
(9) Vehicles
used for the transportation of personnel must carry a first aid kit:
(a) Suitable for the number of passengers
customarily transported.
(b)
Suitable for the types of injuries that could occur.
(c) Located where they are readily available
to the driver or crew.
(10) First aid kits must be provided at each
worksite.
(11) Worksite first aid
kits must contain the following minimum supplies at all times:
(a) Eight gauze pads individually wrapped (at
least 4 inches by 4 inches in size);
(b) Two large gauze pads that are or can be
folded to an approximate size of 8 inches by 10 inches or the
equivalent;
(c) One box adhesive
bandages;
(d) One package gauze
roller bandage at least 2 inches wide or the equivalent;
(e) Two triangular bandages;
(f) Wound-cleaning agent, such as sealed,
moistened towelettes, or soap and water;
(g) Scissors;
(h) One stretcher or equivalent weatherproof
litter at any three or more person worksite, and at all logging
sites;
(i) Two blankets, one of
which must provide the strength and insulation equivalent to a wool
blanket;
(j) Latex
gloves;
(k) Mouth
barrier;
(l) Tweezers;
(m) Adhesive tape;
(n) Two elastic wraps; and
(o) Splint material.
NOTE: The quantities of each item are minimum
amounts. Bulk pack or unit pack supplies are acceptable. First aid supplies
from other states may be acceptable if such supplies are the reasonable
equivalent of those required by this rule.
(12) The employer also may have the number
and content of first aid kits reviewed and approved annually by a health care
provider.
(13) First aid supplies
must be regularly inspected and replenished as needed.
(14) First aid supplies must be stored in
containers adequate to protect the contents from damage, deterioration or
contamination.
(a) The containers must be
clearly marked "First Aid."
(b) The
container must not be locked, but may be sealed.
(c) Soap and water, stretcher, or basket and
blankets may be stored separately, but must be near or with the first aid
supplies.
(15) All
employees must be informed of the location of first aid
supplies.
