At our museum, staff members and volunteers in a staff position are trained in standard first aid, CPR for adults & infants, and Blood-borne Pathogen issues. In the event of an injury more then minor cut, scrape, they will be the primary persons. We have at three first aid kits equipped with items that will cover 99% of injuries received by visitors, vendors and others. For simple cuts and scrapes, non-trained individuals offer band-aids, water and shade for possible heat issues. For more serious injuries, trained personnel are used. If a volunteer has received certification in first aid & CPR through another source, they will be added to our list if they request it. Blood-borne Pathogen issues are reserved for Museum staff only.
Having said that, as a business, we also fall under industrial injury, occupational safety and health regulations issued by CalOSHA. For CalOSHA purposes, volunteers count as employees. CalOSHA regulations specifically state what the first aid kit will contain, and depending on number of employees, how much of an item. Therefore we have a fourth first aid kit just for that purpose. Any employee can use this kit or provide any item to another employee, but not non-employees.
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Raymond Meyer
Safety-Security Manager
Aerospace Museum of California
McClellan, CA 95652
safety-security@aerospaceca.org
Original Message:
Sent: 08-12-2016 04:07 PM
From: Victoria King
Subject: Emergency Procedures Handbook Update
Greetings All,
Our institution is updating our Emergency Procedures Handbook. Our chapter on First Aid /General Museum Responsibilities needs to be reworked. Would anyone be willing to share a sample from their institutions EMP handbook?
Sorry for any cross posting and thank you for your consideration!
Victoria
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Victoria King
Registrar
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