| In today's society, it is vital for business | | | | It typically takes several minutes for |
| owners to provide their employees with first | | | | paramedics to respond to a call. If employees |
| aid training for a variety of reasons. | | | | are trained in general first aid and CPR, |
| Regardless of industry, implementing a first | | | | treatment can be administered in those |
| aid training program for employees ensures | | | | crucial first few minutes before medical help |
| that they are ready to respond to any medical | | | | arrives. This can have a huge impact on the |
| crisis when needed. This is important for the | | | | overall outcome or survival of the victim. |
| safety of customers as well as the employees | | | | |
| themselves. | | | | Customer Safety |
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| When a person suffers a medical crisis such | | | | People get hurt or suffer cardiac arrest in |
| as a heart attack, it is often the first aid | | | | the most inopportune places. If injury |
| or CPR administered at the scene that | | | | happens at a place of business, they expect |
| ultimately saves their life. The American | | | | employees to be trained to help them. |
| Heart Association reports that effective CPR, | | | | Businesses typically want to do everything in |
| started immediately after cardiac arrest, can | | | | their power to ensure customers have a good |
| double a victim's chance of survival. | | | | experience. Providing them with a safe |
| | | | environment is the ultimate way to show you |
| Here are four important reasons why a | | | | care! |
| business can benefit from first aid training | | | | |
| its staff members: | | | | On a secondary note, the publicity a business |
| | | | receives as a result of a medical emergency |
| It's The Law | | | | handled properly is excellent marketing. The |
| | | | general public knows that a business that |
| Based on the industry in which a business | | | | takes the time and money to properly train |
| operates, first aid training may be required | | | | their employees in first aid and CPR |
| by law. The Occupational Safety and Health | | | | techniques really cares about people. The |
| Administration (OSHA) oversees the first aid | | | | public will want to reward that company by |
| and CPR training requirements for the | | | | doing business with them! It is a win-win |
| workplace. OSHA requirements typically | | | | situation. The victim suffers less with |
| concern industries that put their employees | | | | proper first aid care and the business wins |
| in harms way such as electrical power, health | | | | accolades in the media. |
| care, and construction. However, even general | | | | |
| industry businesses such as manufacturing, | | | | Insurance Premiums |
| wholesale and retail have OSHA first aid | | | | |
| training requirements to follow. | | | | Every insurance company is different, but |
| | | | many offer premium discounts for businesses |
| Knowing where a business falls within the | | | | that have offered first aid and CPR training |
| OSHA requirements is a first step in | | | | to their staff. Liability insurance is |
| determining the type of first aid and CPR | | | | sometimes one of the largest expenses a |
| training to give employees. Even businesses | | | | business faces. The ability to lower this |
| that are not required to administer training | | | | cost while providing a community service to |
| through OSHA can benefit from having | | | | employees and customers is a huge advantage. |
| employees on staff that can provide a broad | | | | |
| range of first aid at any given moment. | | | | There are many reasons to provide first aid |
| | | | training to employees, but one of the most |
| Employee Safety | | | | important is simply the fact that they can be |
| | | | good stewards in the community and use their |
| Thousands of employees are hurt on the job | | | | training to help others no matter where they |
| every year in this country. This results in | | | | are. If more citizens were knowledgeable |
| loss of work and less productivity. Some | | | | about proper first aid and CPR training, |
| industries such as construction and | | | | thousands of lives could be saved each year. |
| manufacturing have higher instances of injury | | | | The American Heart Association reports that |
| than other less dangerous businesses. Still, | | | | 75 to 80 percent of all out-of-hospital |
| first aid training for all employees ensures | | | | cardiac arrests happen at home. A person who |
| that if anyone is injured on the job | | | | received on-the-job first aid training could |
| immediate action can be taken. | | | | very well wind up saving the life of a loved |
| | | | one! |