Bleeding and Wound Care: Legal Framework for US Workplaces
When a worker suffers a serious laceration on a job site, the immediate priority is clinical: control the bleeding, protect the airway, call 911. But embedded in that clinical moment are a series of legal obligations that govern what the employer
Basic Life Support at Work: A Situational Scenario
A 52-year-old facilities supervisor collapses in the break room of a mid-size manufacturing plant at 10:40 AM. Three workers are present. None of them are the plant's designated first aid responder, who is on the floor. The AED is mounted on the w
First Aid Patient Assessment: Finding Out What Is Wrong
When a worker goes down on a job site, the first question is not "what is the right treatment?" It is "what is actually happening?" Every first aid intervention, from calling 911 to applying direct pressure to performing CPR, depends on correctly
Workplace First Aid Introduction: 10 Setup Tips
Most workplaces have a first aid kit somewhere. Fewer have a first aid program that would hold up to an OSHA inspection or, more importantly, to an actual emergency. OSHA's framework under 29 CFR 1910.151 (general industry) and 1926.50 (constructi
First Aid for Medical Emergencies: A Workplace Guide
Medical emergencies do not announce themselves. A worker in a warehouse has chest pain. A colleague on a construction site becomes unresponsive. Someone in an office collapses during a meeting. In each case, the first few minutes of response by wh
12 Fall Protection Tips for Construction & General Industry
Falls are the leading cause of work-related death in US construction, and fall protection has topped OSHA's most-cited violations list for 15 consecutive years. In FY2025 alone, OSHA recorded 6,827 fall protection general requirements violations (
12 Excavation and Trenching Safety Tips
Introduction Trenching and excavation rank among the most hazardous activities in the construction industry. A cubic yard of soil can weigh as much as a car, close to 3,000 pounds, according to OSHA. When a trench wall collapses, workers have seconds