PROCEDURE:
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RISK RANKING:
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HAZARD ASSESSMENT:
HAZARD
1. Blood borne
pathogens.
2. Dangerous
atmospheric levels of
toxic gases.
POTENTIAL EFFECTS
1. Worker could
contract Hepatitis or
other potentially
infectious materials.
CONTROL
1. Haltech Testing Inc.
employees and full
time contractors are
to be trained in first
aid. Following
standard first aid
training protocol.
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
Safety Glasses with side shields, hard hat, steel toe boots, Fire Retardant Clothing,
Gloves, Personal Gas Monitor, hearing protection, communication device, first aid kit.
SAFETY NOTE: 1. Your Actions Save Lives
2. Protect yourself
PROCEDURES:
In an emergency follow these steps:
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Check consciousness. If conscious and breathing, stay with victim while
someone calls for help.
Check for breathing. If alone and victim is an adult, activate Emergency Medical
Service before starting rescue breathing.
Check for signs of circulation, normal breathing, coughing or movement. If none,
begin CPR if knowledgeable.
Check for bleeding. Stop bleeding by applying direct pressure.
Check for head, neck or spinal injuries. Don’t move the victim unless necessary.
Check for health problems. Look for medical ID tags or prescription medicine.
Do not give fluids. Avoid suffocation.
Stay calm and don’t give up. Continue to aid victim until help arrives!
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Rescue Breathing for Adults
1. Tap victim and shout “Are you OK?” If no response, yell for someone to call 911.
2. Put one hand on victim’s forehead, other hand under chin and tilt head back slightly
unless you suspect head or spinal injury.
3. If breathing does not start, pinch victim’s nose shut. Put your mouth over victim’s
mouth and give 2 FULL SLOW BREATHS. Allow lungs to empty between each
breath.
4. If still not breathing, continue rescue breathing. Give 1 breath every 5 seconds until
help arrives.
The following is a list of possible first aid situations, symptoms and treatments.
Appendicitis
Symptoms – Pain in right lower abdomen, nausea and possible vomiting, low fever,
constipation.
Treatment – Call doctor immediately, while diagnosis is uncertain don’t give anything to
eat or drink, don’t use laxatives or pain medications.
Minor Burns
Symptoms – Redness, pain and selling, moist oozing blistered skin appearing within
several hours.
Treatment – Remove clothing if not stuck, flush in cold water or apply cold cloths, don’t
use ointments, cover burn with sterile bandage.
Chest Pains
Symptoms – Check pain or heaviness, often radiating to left arm. Breathing with
difficulty, seating.
Treatment – Get someone to call for help, if not breathing begin rescue breathing, if no
circulation, begin chest compressions if trained or being guided in CPR.
Convulsions
Symptoms – unconsciousness, body stiffness followed by uncontrolled jerky body
movements.
Treatment – catch falling victim, clear a space. Don’t put anything in mouth or try to
stop jerking. Loosen tight clothing and get someone to call 911.
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Choking
Symptoms – Inability to breathe cough or speak. Grasping neck, bluish lips, nails or
skin.
Treatment – If victim can’t breathe, cough or speak, begin Heimlich maneuver.
1. ASK: “ARE YOU CHOKING?” If victim can’t breathe, cough or speak, have someone
call 911.
2. Begin Heimlich maneuver:
 Stand behind the choking victim.
 Wrap your arms around the victim’s waist and lock your hands into a fist.
 Place the thumb side of your fist against the victim’s abdomen, slightly above
navel and below the rib cage.
 Press your fist into the victim’s abdomen with a quick inward and upward
thrust.
3. Repeat thrusts if necessary.
4. If the victim becomes unconscious, start rescue breathing and have someone call
911.
Cuts & Bruises
Symptoms – Cuts: injuries to the skin with bleeding and pain.
Bruises: redness on impact, then black and blue.
Treatment – Cuts: stop bleeding with direct pressure, clean with soap/water; cover and
bandage.
Bruises: apply cold packs and elevate limb.
Animal Bite
Symptom – Deep, bleeding, painful wound. Major danger is rabies, which can be fatal.
Treatment – Stop bleeding by direct pressure, wash with soap/water. Capture animal,
notify control to check for rabies. Call Doctor.
Drowning
Symptoms – Unconscious, not breathing, possibly no heart beat, cold from exposure
and in shock.
Treatment – if not breathing begin rescue breathing, call for help. If no circulation, begin
chest compressions if trained or being guided in CPR. Elevate feet and keep warm.
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Date of Preparation: November 4, 2004
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Electric Shock
Symptoms – Unconscious, breathing difficulty and heart damage. Burns at contact
points, muscle spasms.
Treatment – Call 911, disconnect electrical source. If not breathing, begin rescue
breathing. If no pulse, begin chest compressions if trained in CPR or an emergency
dispatcher is guiding you.
Object in Eye
Symptoms – Watery, irritated, painful eye. Reluctant to open eye, foreign object visible.
Treatment – Let eye tear up, don’t rub. If loose, object may dislodge itself, or dab eye
gently with clean cloth. If embedded, cover both eyes and get help.
Fainting
Symptoms – Temporary unconsciousness, sometimes blurred vision, nausea, paleness,
sweating.
Treatment – Lay on back. Elevate feet or bend over with head at knee level. If
unresponsive, call 911. Give rescue breathing only if person has stopped breathing.
Frost Bite
Symptoms – Area (usually extremities) becomes red, then grey, then white. Numbness.
Treatment – Don’t rub, slowly warm by immersing in tepid (not hot) water. Give warm
drinks and wrap in blankets. When rewarmed, call doctor.
Head Injury
Symptoms – Unconsciousness, vomiting, pale, headache, sleepy, dazed, pupils
uneven.
Treatment – Treat any head injury as an emergency. Get someone to call for help.
Stay with victim, monitor closely for unconsciousness.
Shock
Symptoms – Pale, clammy skin, weakness and fast breathing. Rapid, weak pulse,
confusion.
Treatment – Lay on back with feet elevated, unless you suspect head-back injuries.
Check for breathing/bleeding difficulties.
Stroke
Symptoms – Headache, paralysis, difficulty with speech or vision. Unconscious.
Treatment – Check breathing and circulation. Begin rescue breathing and/or CPR (if
trained) if necessary. Get someone to call 911.
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Date of Preparation: November 4, 2004
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