First aid and CPR requirements in the logging industry What you need to know

Breaking down the requirements

The logging regulations at 1910.266 require that the employer assure that each employee (including supervisors) receives or has received first aid training, including CPR, which meets the minimum requirements outlined in Appendix B to 1910.266:

• The definition of first aid.
• Legal issues of applying first aid (Good Samaritan Laws).
• Basic anatomy.
• Patient assessment and first aid for the following:
  • Respiratory arrest.
  • Cardiac arrest.
  • Hemorrhage.
  • Lacerations/abrasions.
  • Amputations.
  • Musculoskeletal injuries.
  • Shock.
  • Eye injuries.
  • Burns.
  • Loss of consciousness.
  • Extreme temperature exposure (hypothermia/hyperthermia)
  • Paralysis
  • Poisoning.
  • Loss of mental functioning (psychosis/hallucinations, etc.).
  • Artificial ventilation.
  • Drug overdose.
• CPR.
• Application of dressings and slings.
• Treatment of strains, sprains, and fractures.
• Immobilization of injured persons.
• Handling and transporting injured persons.
• Treatment of bites, stings, or contact with poisonous plants or animals.

First aid and CPR training must be conducted by a designated person and presented in a manner that employees are able to understand. Employers must assure that all training materials used are appropriate in content and vocabulary to the educational level, literacy, and language skills of the employees being trained.

Conventional methods of training such as lecture, demonstration, practical exercise, and examination (both written and practical) must be used. The length of training must be sufficient to assure that trainees understand the concepts of first aid and can demonstrate their ability to perform the various procedures contained in the above outline.

Employers must assure that each employee’s first aid and CPR training and/or certificate of training remain current.

What about training records?

Employers must keep records of training that include:

• The name or other identity of the employee trained,
• The date(s) of the training, and
• The signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.

Key to remember

OSHA’s logging standard requires all employees, including supervisors, receive first aid and CPR training and that it remains current.