Fire Extinguisher: California Code of Regulations (CCR)
Title 8, Section 6151
Employee training is required; it must cover the general principles
of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with beginning
stage fire fighting. Training should include reporting fires,
evaluating fire size, using the provided extinguishers, and
maintaining an exit route. This training should be provided when
first employed, when assigned to an emergency response team, and at
least annually thereafter. Training records should be documented.
Respiratory Fit Testing: California Code of Regulations (CCR)
Title 8, Section 5144
Respirators shall be provided by the employer when such equipment is
necessary to protect the health of the employee. The employer shall
provide respirators which are applicable and suitable for the
purpose intended. Respirators that have tight-fitting facepieces are
not one-size-fits-all. These facepieces must form a proper seal
around the wearer’s face in order to prevent contaminated air from
leaking into the facepiece. Therefore, fit testing is required
before initial use and at least annually for all employees who are
required to wear respirators with a tight-fitting facepiece. This
applies to both air-purifying and atmosphere-supplying respirators
regardless of whether they are operating in a positive or
negative-pressure mode.
BloodBorne Pathogens: California Code of Regulations (CCR)
Title 8, Section 5193
The Bloodborne Pathogens standard applies whenever employees have
occupational exposure to blood or OPIM as a result of their job.
Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens means reasonably
anticipated contact with blood or other potentially infectious
materials (OPIM). Training is to be conducted annually. This
includes emergency response team members trained in CPR & First Aid.
Back Safety: FIRST IN Emergency Response Training
encourages Back Safety training for all courses requiring patient
lifts, carries or drags with or without extrication equipment.
Preventing a back injury is much easier than repairing one. Because
your back is critically important to your ability to walk, sit,
stand, and run, it's important to take care of it. Most back pain
arises from using your back improperly, so learning a few basic
rules about patient lifts, carries or drags and extrication device
usage will help prevent possible injury to the rescuer.
Confined Space Awareness and Rescue: California Code of
Regulations (CCR) Article 108, sections 5156 through 5158
Confined Space Awareness training provides personnel the knowledge
necessary to perform routine confined space operations; i.e., clean,
inspect, repair, support, etc. Confined Space Entry Rescue training
requires additional specialized training over and above the
Awareness training and is designed to provide the skills necessary
to perform rescue or recovery from a confined space.
Building Evacuation: OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.38
In an emergency when a building evacuation is necessary,
preplanning, organization, supervision, and annual drills help
eliminate mistakes and misunderstandings and are critical to the
safe evacuation of all occupants. Employers are required to
implement an emergency action plan to ensure the safe and orderly
evacuation of employees during a fire, disaster, or any other
workplace emergency and drills are to be conducted annually.
Floor Warden/Floor Sweeper Training: FIRST IN Emergency
Response Training encourages the use of floor wardens/sweepers for
all buildings regardless of number of floors.
The primary role of floor wardens/sweepers is to facilitate the
evacuation of occupants from the floor during a fire alarm. Floor
wardens are on the front lines of emergency response
when an alarm occurs. Their quick actions, clear thinking and calm
leadership are vital to ensuring the safety of building occupants
during an emergency evacuation.
Medical Standby and Hazard Assessment for Corporate Events
FIRST IN Emergency Response Training can provide medical standby for
all types of corporate events. Our highly trained paramedic and
emergency medical technicians will be the first link in response
should an emergency incident occur. Transport services can be called
if the medical incident is determined to be serious in nature.
Additionally, our staff includes firefighters with years of safety
and fire code experience and can evaluate the event setup addressing
potential hazardous situations prior to event start. |
