WAC 296-54-51520
First-aid training. (1) Each employee,
including supervisors, must receive or have received first-aid
and CPR training. New employees not holding a valid first-aid
card must be trained within a reasonable time, not to exceed
six months from hiring.
EXCEPTION:
Log truck drivers are not required to receive first-aid and CPR training if they are not involved with falling,
yarding, loading, or processing logs.
(2) Each employee's first-aid and CPR training and/or
certificate of training must be current.
(3) At least two persons holding a valid certificate of
first-aid training must be present or available at all times
in sorting yard operations.
(4) First-aid and CPR training must cover at least the
following:
(a) The definition of first aid.
(b) Legal issues of applying first aid (Good Samaritan
Laws).
(c) Basic anatomy.
(d) Patient assessment and first aid for the following:
• Respiratory arrest.
• Cardiac arrest.
• Hemorrhage.
• Lacerations/abrasions.
• Amputations.
• Musculoskeletal injuries.
• Shock.
• Eye injuries.
• Burns.
• Loss of consciousness.
• Extreme temperature exposure
(hypothermia/hyperthermia).
• Paralysis.
• Poisoning.
• Artificial ventilation.
(e) CPR.
(f) Applying dressings and slings.
(g) Treating strains, sprains, and fractures.
(h) Immobilizing injured persons.
(i) Handling and transporting injured persons.
(j) Treating bites, stings, or contact with poisonous
plants or animals.