EHS First-Aid News
Ready for Anything? An Emergency Response Checklist
Years ago, it was acceptable to factor loss of life into the planning for major public works projects like dams and bridges. In those days, safety in...
Are You Ready for a Sudden Cardiac Arrest Emergency?
Anyone can suffer a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Many victims appear healthy with no known heart disease or other risk factors. Being well-equipped with...
ISEA Announces Public Review for First Aid, Smoke Hood Standards
The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) recently announced the availability of draft revisions to its voluntary consensus standards for workplace first aid kits and air-purifying respiratory protective smoke escape devices. ...
Holiday Hazard and Poison Tips
The holiday season is a time of joy, but it also brings the potential for poisonings. The Drug and Poison Information Center (DPIC) lists the common but potentially hazardous holiday items families should be aware of when celebrating safely this season....
Don’t Shelve the Sunblock - Sunburn Risk Can be Even Greater in Winter
If you think now is the time to sideline your sunblock, think again. Head to the mountains this fall or winter and you could get burned twice as fast as you do at the beach. ...
Expanding Confined Space Awareness
Joe Gurican, who teaches a confined space awareness class, believes confined space deaths typically occur for two reasons. First, employers and workers fail to recognize and control the hazards associated with confined spaces, and secondly, they conduct inadequate or incorrect emergency response, resulting in the death of the initial entrant, the would-be rescuer or both. ...
Defining First Aid
True story: I went out to eat in Toronto at a Chinese restaurant several years ago. A young boy one table over started to choke on a piece of food. Before...
