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(a) Employer shall ensure the ready availability of medical personnel for advice and consultation on matters of industrial health or injury.
(b) In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital, in near proximity to the workplace, which is used for the treatment of all injured employees, a person or persons shall be adequately trained to render first aid. Training shall be equal to that of the American Red Cross or the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration.
(c) There shall be adequate first-aid materials, approved by the consulting physician, readily available for workmen on every job. Such materials shall be kept in a sanitary and usable condition. A frequent inspection shall be made of all first-aid materials, which shall be replenished as necessary.
(d) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.
(e) Stretchers and blankets, or other adequate warm covering, may be required by the Division, unless ambulance service is available within 30 minutes under normal conditions.
(f) At isolated locations, provisions must be made in advance for prompt medical attention in case of serious injuries. This may be accomplished by on-the-site facilities or proper equipment for prompt transportation of the injured person to a physician or a telephone communication system for contacting a doctor or combinations of these that will avoid unnecessary delay in treatment.
HISTORY
1. New section filed 11-1-73; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No. 44).
2. Renumbering from Section 3390 filed 7-11-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 28).
3. Editorial correction (Register 76, No. 16).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 10-8-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 41).
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