PADI RTO First Aid Student Manual

• If you have any workers with disabilities or special needs, then their requirements for first aid will need to be taken into account. • In workplaces where members of the public may be present (e.g. schools, libraries, shopping centres), additional first aid services may be needed to be provided. Size and layout of the workplace • Consider; o The type of work being performed in different work areas; and, o The distance to be travelled, and time required, to transport an injured person to first aid • First aid must be provided. It should be easily accessible by workers; and prefera- bly available within minutes. So in a very large workplace, or one spanning multi- ple floors, first aid may need to be available in more than one area. • Ideally, first aid should be located close to all work areas where there is a likely risk of an injury occurring. Location of the workplace • The proximity of the workplace to medical centres, hospitals or ambulance should be included in your plan, but this is not a substitute for appropriate on-site imme- diate response • Workplaces in remote areas will require special first aid arrangements Develop first aid action plans in cons ltation with releva t parties Putting your information into action Having identified your potential injuries and illnesses, and assessed your first aid requirements, you are now ready to develop your first aid action plan. How many trained first aiders are required, and which areas/shifts do they cover? • The first aid action plan must en- sure that all workers and other persons on-site are provided with first aid services ad- equate for the immediate treatment of injuries and illnesses that arise in a workplace • In many workplaces, this will mean pro- viding a number of trained first aiders: the number must be determined with refer- ence to the assessment factors we have just looked at. • A plan as to which areas and shifts the first aiders will cov- er is essential.

Step 3 Determine if the workplace is remote or if access to emergency services is difficult. High risk workplaces that do not have timely access to medical and ambulance services should have at last one first aider for every 10 workers. Step 4 Consider the variety of ways that your workers carry out work, for example: • If a worker spends most, if not all, of their time working alone and in transit i.e. their workplace is their vehicle and the places they visit in the course of their work (for example, couriers, taxi drivers, sales representatives, door-to-door charity collectors and inspectors); • If a worker’s location varies on a regular basis and they often work without super- vision (for example, tradespeople, construction workers in the housing industry, farm hands and cleaners); • If a worker sometimes works alone for relatively short periods of time (for exam- ple, when opening or closing a business for trade or working back late to meet a deadline). In these situations, it may not be practicable to have a first aider available at all times at the workplace. However, these workers must be able to access first aid assistance, for example by ensuring they are provided with: • An effective means of contacting emergency services or first aiders; • Information, instruction and training on how to respond if a serious injury or ill- ness occurs. Step 5 Before finalising the number of first aiders your workers require access to; consider if there are any other factors that indicate that your workplace needs additional first aiders, for example: • The arrangement of work (multiple shifts or overtime) • Seasonal work, where there may be a sudden and significant increase or decrease in the number of workers. • Where there are large numbers of other persons present on a regular basic (e.g. schools, shopping centres, hotels and function centres) • Workplaces that have unique hazards such as fitness centres, amusement rides and dive schools. • Access during times when a first aider is absent (e.g. annual leave) • Where workers work across separate work areas, the first aid facilities provided may need to be located centrally, with the provision of portable first aid kits in each work area. • Where workers work away from the workplace or in situations where the work performed is not in a building (e.g. vehicles, road works), factors to be considered include: o The type of work performed; o Access to communications (e.g. telephone); and, o Whether the workers work alone or in groups • In these circumstances portable first aid kits must be provided. • Where overtime or shift work is undertaken, adequate first aid facilities need to be provided at all times.

HLTAID008 MANAGE FIRST AID SERVICES AND RESOURCES

HLTAID008 MANAGE FIRST AID SERVICES AND RESOURCES

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