What is OSHAs stance on AEDs?
“Because the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) can save the lives of workers who experience cardiac arrest while on the job, OSHA today encouraged employers to consider making this equipment available in their workplace.”US Department of Labor, Office of Public Affairs, Dec. 17, 2001 According to OSHA 13% of all workplace fatalities result from sudden cardiac arrest. According to the American Heart Association, sudden cardiac arrest claims about 340,000 lives each year – or around 930 every day in the United States. Sudden cardiac arrest, which is the leading cause of death in the United States kills more people than breast cancer, lung cancer, and AIDS combined. Currently 95 percent of all cardiac arrest victims die. Yes, I said ninety five percent of all cardiac arrest victims die. Question: What is the OSHA Standard for First Aid Training? 1910.151(b) – In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near proximity to the workplace which is used for the treatmen
