27OccupationalSafetyandHealthAdmin.,Labor§1926.50SubpartD—OccupationalHealthandEnvironmentalControlsAUTHORITY:Section3704oftheContractWorkHoursandSafetyStandardsAct(40U.S.C.3701etseq.);Sections4,6,and8oftheOccupationalSafetyandHealthActof1970(29U.S.C.653,655,and657);SecretaryofLa-bor’sOrders12–71(36FR8754),8–76(41FR25059),9–83(48FR35736),1–90(55FR9033),6–96(62FR111),3–2000(62FR50017),5–2002(67FR65008);or5–2007(72FR31160)asapplica-ble;and29CFRpart1911.Sections1926.58,1926.59,1926.60,and1926.65alsoissuedunder5U.S.C.553and29CFRpart1911.Section1926.62of29CFRalsoissuedundersection1031oftheHousingandCommunityDevelopmentActof1992(42U.S.C.4853).Section1926.65of29CFRalsoissuedundersection126oftheSuperfundAmendmentsandReauthorizationActof1986,asamended(29U.S.C.655note),and5U.S.C.553.§1926.50Medicalservicesandfirstaid.(a)Theemployershallinsuretheavailabilityofmedicalpersonnelforadviceandconsultationonmattersofoccupationalhealth.(b)Provisionsshallbemadepriortocommencementoftheprojectforpromptmedicalattentionincaseofse-riousinjury.(c)Intheabsenceofaninfirmary,clinic,hospital,orphysician,thatisreasonablyaccessibleintermsoftimeanddistancetotheworksite,whichisavailableforthetreatmentofinjuredemployees,apersonwhohasavalidcertificateinfirst-aidtrainingfromtheU.S.BureauofMines,theAmer-icanRedCross,orequivalenttrainingthatcanbeverifiedbydocumentaryevidence,shallbeavailableattheworksitetorenderfirstaid.(d)(1)Firstaidsuppliesshallbeeas-ilyaccessiblewhenrequired.(2)Thecontentsofthefirstaidkitshallbeplacedinaweatherproofcon-tainerwithindividualsealedpackagesforeachtypeofitem,andshallbecheckedbytheemployerbeforebeingsentoutoneachjobandatleastweek-lyoneachjobtoensurethattheex-pendeditemsarereplaced.(e)Properequipmentforprompttransportationoftheinjuredpersontoaphysicianorhospital,oracommu-nicationsystemforcontactingnec-essaryambulanceservice,shallbepro-vided.(f)Inareaswhere911isnotavailable,thetelephonenumbersofthephysi-cians,hospitals,orambulancesshallbeconspicuouslyposted.(g)Wheretheeyesorbodyofanypersonmaybeexposedtoinjuriouscor-rosivematerials,suitablefacilitiesforquickdrenchingorflushingoftheeyesandbodyshallbeprovidedwithintheworkareaforimmediateemergencyuse.APPENDIXATO§1926.50—FIRSTAIDKITS(NON-MANDATORY)Firstaidsuppliesarerequiredtobeeasilyaccessibleunderparagraph§1926.50(d)(1).AnexampleoftheminimalcontentsofagenericfirstaidkitisdescribedinAmericanNa-tionalStandard(ANSI)Z308.1–1978‘‘Min-imumRequirementsforIndustrialUnit-TypeFirst-aidKits’’.Thecontentsofthekitlist-edintheANSIstandardshouldbeadequateforsmallworksites.Whenlargeroperationsormultipleoperationsarebeingconductedatthesamelocation,employersshouldde-terminetheneedforadditionalfirstaidkitsattheworksite,additionaltypesoffirstaidequipmentandsuppliesandadditionalquan-titiesandtypesofsuppliesandequipmentinthefirstaidkits.Inasimilarfashion,employerswhohaveuniqueorchangingfirst-aidneedsintheirworkplace,mayneedtoenhancetheirfirst-aidkits.TheemployercanusetheOSHA200log,OSHA101’sorotherreportstoidentifytheseuniqueproblems.ConsultationfromthelocalFire/RescueDepartment,appro-priatemedicalprofessional,orlocalemer-gencyroommaybehelpfultoemployersinthesecircumstances.Byassessingthespe-cificneedsoftheirworkplace,employerscanensurethatreasonablyanticipatedsuppliesareavailable.Employersshouldassessthespecificneedsoftheirworksiteperiodicallyandaugmentthefirstaidkitappropriately.Ifitisreasonablyanticipatedemployeeswillbeexposedtobloodorotherpotentiallyinfectiousmaterialswhileusingfirst-aidsupplies,employersshouldprovidepersonalprotectiveequipment(PPE).AppropriatePPEincludesgloves,gowns,faceshields,masksandeyeprotection(see‘‘OccupationalExposuretoBloodbornePathogens’’,29CFR1910.1030(d)(3))(56FR64175).[44FR8577,Feb.9,1979;44FR20940,Apr.6,1979,asamendedat49FR18295,Apr.30,1984;58FR35084,June30,1993;61FR5510,Feb.13,1996;63FR33469,June18,1998]VerDateMar<15>201012:35Aug04,2010Jkt220116PO00000Frm00037Fmt8010Sfmt8010Q:\29\29V8.TXTofr150PsN:PC150