Jerry LaChapelle, ARM ALCM, CLSD
Risk Control Plus
( 901) 483-9033
www.riskcontrolplus.com

Jerry LaChapelle is a consultant with over 30 years experience in the safety and risk control arena. He has implemented safety and risk control systems and facilitated safety and risk control training workshops in hotels and casinos in both domestic and international venues. His company, Risk Control Plus, specializes in the design and implementation of risk control and safety systems, management and employee safety training workshops, on-site safety mentoring programs, claims management program evaluations and security system assessment and training. Risk Control Plus can assist in establishing a culture of safety that will reduce workplace accidents, improve operational efficiency and positively impact guest satisfaction, productivity, quality and cost control.

By: Ray C. Ellis
Loss Prevention Management Institute
RCEllis@central.uh.edu

In the lodging industry, one of the more frequently violated OSHA mandates relates to the presence and maintenance of a first aid kit. For general industries 29 CFR 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid is the applicable section of the law. OSHA requires "availability of medical personnel for advice and consultation on matter of "plant" health and in 1910.151(b) further requires:: "In the absence of an infirmary, clinic or hospital in near proximity to the workplace (interpreted by OSHA as within 3 or 4 minutes), which is used for the treatment of all injured employees (Remember, this does not apply to the guests or the public), a person or persons shall be adequately trained to render first aid. Adequate first aid supplies shall be readily available." We have always suggested the contents of the kit be recommended by the medical staff serving your property. Over the years OSHA has developed kits of different sizes and types. The following links will be of value in developing a kit that meets the law:

* For small office, workplace or vehicle:
http://www.osha-safety-training.net/FA/sfak.html

* For medium-size workplaces:
http://www.osha-safety-training.net/FA/firstaid.html

* For large workplaces:
http://www.osha-safety-training.net/FA/lfak.html

If you already have a first aid kit, it is important to maintain the contents. Please check your kit to make sure all items have an adequate quantity and are not expired. It would also be of value to verify with the appropriate website, above, that your kit is properly provisioned.

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