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It is a requirement of OSHA that employees be given a safe and healthy workplace that is reasonably free of occupational hazards. However, it is unrealistic to expect accidents not to happen. Therefore, employers are required to provide medical and first aid personnel and readily available first aid supplies commensurate with the hazards of the workplace.
OSHA’s medical and first-aid requirements apply to all employers, though how they must comply depends on how close they are to a medical facility that can provide treatment, as well as the type of hazards present.
The following regulations have related or separate first aid requirements:
Employers must: