(Approved by the Vice President for Health Sciences by authority of Executive Order No. 1)
First aid training/certification is required for some University employees. The requirement is based on compliance with the provisions of Chapter 296-24 WAC, "General Safety and Health Standards," and to ensure that all University employees can be afforded quick and effective first aid attention in the event that an injury occurs on the job. Certification is dependent upon passing a course of first aid instruction approved by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.
The presence of a first aid-certified employee is required at all times when work is being performed at the following locations:
1) | On Campus
(including Arboretum, Sand Point Homes, Family
Housing-South, Family Housing-North) |
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a) | Dispersed
Work CrewsFirst aid certification is required
for all persons in direct charge at the work site
for all dispersed crews such as grounds maintenance,
plumbers, parking attendants, etc. If the duties
of the person in charge require an absence from
the crew, another person holding valid first aid
certification must be present. |
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b) | Academic,
Service, and Research ShopsFirst aid certification
is required for all persons in direct charge of
academic, service, and research shops. If the
duties of the person in charge require an absence
from the shop, another person holding valid first
aid certification must be present. |
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2) | Off-Campus |
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a) | Satellite
Facilities (including Friday Harbor Laboratories,
Pack Forest Research Station, Big Beef Creek Research
Station, and the like.)First aid certification
is required for all persons in direct charge of
work crews and academic, service, and research
shops. If the duties of the person in charge require
an absence from the crew or shop, another person
holding valid first aid certification must be
present. |
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b) | Other Off-Campus
ActivitiesAny academic and/or research field
team must have within the group persons with valid
first aid certification. The level of first aid
training required will depend on the type of activity
the team is pursuing; the location; and the availability,
response time, and means of communication by and
with emergency response units. EH&S will, in concert
with each team, develop the first aid training
and certification requirements on a case-by-case
basis. |
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3) | How to
Obtain First Aid CertificationContact
EH&S, 206-543-7262, to arrange for training. |
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4) | How
to Document CertificationWhen employees
have completed the training course and been certified,
their units of employment should:
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All employees on campus in fixed work places other than shops are exempted from certification and training provided:
The minicourse, an abbreviated version of the first aid certification course, covers the essentials of treatment for shock, severe bleeding, and poisoning as well as training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It may be taken by employees in exempt work places in place of certifiable first aid training and will be scheduled by EH&S.
Organizations in exempt work places may, and are encouraged to, waive the exemption and adopt full first aid training and certification requirements if the supervisor or manager deems it appropriate in accomplishing the organization's mission and responsibilities for employee safety. EH&S is available for consultation and advice by calling 206-543-0467.
May 1982.