PADI RTO First Aid Student Manual

Employee awareness An employer has a duty to provide information, instruction, training to and supervision of employees to enable them to work without exposure to hazards. Information and instruction about first aid facilities and services for employees should include: • The location of all first aid boxes, equipment and first aid rooms (if any); • The names, work locations and contact numbers of first aiders; • Procedures to be followed when first aid is required and for contacting external assistance when first aid is not available or further assistance is required (i.e. who calls the ambulance and procedures for evacuating an injured person); • Standard precautions for the control of infection including blood-borne infections. • This information should be kept up to date and provided: • When an employee is first employed at the workplace (i.e. at induction); • If there is a change in the location of the first aid facilities or services; • If there are any changes in the names, locations or contact numbers of trained first aiders; and • Thereafter, at regular intervals. Information and practical guidance on standard precautions for the control of infection is provided for example, in the WorkSafe Western Australia Commission Code of Practice – Management of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis at Workplaces. Providing information in an appropriate form Information should be provided in a form that all employees can understand. Consideration should be given to the way information on first aid facilities and services may be provided for people with non-English speaking backgrounds and people with disabilities. This could include using: • Audio and visual aids; • Graphics (e.g. posters); • Interpreters; • Simple English phrases; • Same language people to provide information; and • Interactive practical demonstrations. Regular checks are necessary to ensure the information provided is understood by everyone at the workplace.

HLTAID008 MANAGE FIRST AID SERVICES AND RESOURCES

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