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What Should You Keep in your Emergency First Aid Kit?
Medical emergencies can happen anywhere at any time, and it’s critical for the safety of you and those around you to be prepared. Whether you burn your hand on the stove at home or get a paper cut at work, we all have accidents that require first aid attention and if your home or business…
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Top 10 OSHA Standards Most Frequently Violated by Workplaces
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforces standards and regulations to ensure the safety of workplaces and the workers within them. It’s essential for offices and organizations to follow these regulations, but there’s a surprising amount of employers who simply aren’t aware that these standards and regulations exist, let alone that they’re not meeting…
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4 Reasons Employees Need First Aid Training
Accidents happen. Emergencies happen too. First aid training is not only essential to keep employees safe and healthy, it gives them peace of mind to handle medical emergencies calmly and effectively. Hopefully the worst-case scenario never happens, but it’s better to be prepared and responsive than stunned and stupefied. First-aid training for employees prepares them…
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How To Develop The Best First-Aid Program For Your Workplace
Medical emergencies can happen anywhere, but when they happen in the workplace it is imperative to design a first-aid program that is well-suited for your specific work environment so employees remain safe and healthy. But how do you know which program is best for your worksite and how do you execute that plan accordingly? With…
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4 Reliable Resources That Tell You Exactly Where To Learn First Aid
When you develop an understanding of all things first aid you learn how to help others when they really need it. Whether it’s a life-threatening allergic reaction, or a cut that needs stitches, being fully prepared in a medical emergency requires training, practice, and knowledge. There are numerous first aid resources available, whether you want…
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Which First Aid Kit is Right for You?
As the first line of defense until emergency medical treatment is available, first aid kits and first aid procedures are critical to preventing further harm to someone who has sustained an injury at the worksite. Whether soothing a burn with hydrogel, wrapping a nasty sprain with an elastic wrap, or immobilizing a body part to…
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Is Your Company’s First Aid Kit ANSI Compliant?
Falling objects, heavy machinery, dangerous chemicals – depending on your occupation, workplace hazards are an everyday reality. And whether you’ve suffered a paper cut in the office, a broken bone in the factory, or a chemical burn in the lab, the next step should be the same for everyone – the first aid kit. But…
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8 Health Tips for Manufacturing Facilities
Safety and wellness are part of an ongoing process that extends far beyond training and orientation. Organizations who embed safety rules into daily routines make it easy for workers to follow safe habits without having to think. Safety tips for the Workplace Safety is an integral part of any manufacturing operation. Plants should encourage an…
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ANSI Compliance Resources Page
Last month FASO did a press release announcing the creation of our new ANSI Z308.1-2015 compliance page. This page came into being while hearing from many of our commercial and institutional customers who were concerned about this new workplace safety standard. The new ANSI first aid kit standard sets out “the minimum requirement for a…