First aid kit requirements

Departments are responsible for assessing the need to provide a first aid kit in their immediate work area. All university departments providing first aid kits must maintain adequate supplies in convenient and accessible locations.

The following departments/groups are considered to perform high-risk activities, therefore, shall ensure that a first aid kit is readily available:

• Facility Services and/or Physical Plant maintenance and shop areas;
• Fine Arts;
• Residential Programs and Services (RPS);
• Athletics;
• Recreational sports; and
• Police.

Indiana University first aid kits must be in compliance with the standards set by OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens regulations (OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030) and the ANSI Standard Z308.1 for minimum content requirements for industrial first aid kits. The kit  contains items that will provide blood exposure protection. The first aid kit is intended for use by employees who are trained in first aid, self-use and for use by individuals who make a personal choice to volunteer assistance.

NOTE:  It is recommended that a first aid kit be located in the main office of each department not listed above.  

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First aid kit supply requirement

First aid supplies must be readily available, stored in clean, clearly marked, portable containers.

The following are the minimum components required for first aid kits used at Indiana University. 

 

Because each work environment is unique, it is expected that the required products will be supplemented with additional products and quantities based upon the hazards found in the particular work environment. Individual items shall be replenished as they become depleted.

The following are recommendations for first aid supply locations and responsibilities:

• Post a “first aid kit/supplies” sign near the location of first aid kits and supplies.
• Indicate exact locations of first aid supplies in department’s Emergency Action Plan.
• Post name, location and phone number of first aid certified-employees on first aid kit or where first aid supplies are stored.
• Identify the individuals responsible for maintaining first aid supplies, including stocking and checking expiration dates. 

First aid/CPR/AED training

It is recommended that at least one person from each department, per shift, be trained in first aid, CPR, and AED.

Training of employees in basic first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) is encouraged and/or required under certain conditions.

 Employees required to be trained in first aid, CPR, and AED include the following:

• Employees who work on or are associated with exposed lines or equipment energized at 50 volts or more or in areas with direct exposure to arc flash hazards; and
• Emergency responders.

It is highly recommended that the following employees be trained in first aid, CPR, and AED:

• Residence Hall RA’s; and
• Those who work in athletic and recreational facilities.

In general, employees identified as first aid-trained (first responder) for the purposes of meeting this requirement do so as a collateral duty. In that, providing first aid or other medical assistance is not their primary job assignment. In addition, in the context of this program, a "Good Samaritan" is a person who volunteers assistance, as a personal choice, to a person in medical need.

IUEHS and INLOCC schedules first aid/CPR/AED classes on an as needed basis. In addition, first aid, CPR, and AED training must be repeated every two years to maintain a valid certificate.

First aid/CPR/AED recordkeeping

Each employee who completes the IUEHS or INLOCC sponsored first aid course will receive a first aid certificate which serves as documentation. In addition, IUEHS and INLOCC maintains training records for all sponsored courses and can arrange for replacement of lost first aid certificates.