- Part Number:1926
- Part Number Title:Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
- Subpart:1926 Subpart D
- Subpart Title:Occupational Health and Environmental Controls
- Standard Number:
- Title:Medical services and first aid.
- GPO Source:
The employer shall insure the availability of medical personnel for advice and consultation on matters of occupational health.
Provisions shall be made prior to commencement of the project for prompt medical attention in case of serious injury.
In areas where 911 emergency dispatch services are not available, the telephone numbers of the physicians, hospitals, or ambulances shall be conspicuously posted.
In areas where 911 emergency dispatch services are available and an employer uses a communication system for contacting necessary emergency-medical service, the employer must:
Ensure that the communication system is effective in contacting the emergency-medical service; and
When using a communication system in an area that does not automatically supply the caller's latitude and longitude information to the 911 emergency dispatcher, the employer must post in a conspicuous location at the worksite either:
The latitude and longitude of the worksite; or
Other location-identification information that communicates effectively to employees the location of the worksite.
The requirement specified in paragraph (f)(2)(ii)(A) of this section does not apply to worksites with readily available telephone land lines that have 911 emergency service that automatically identifies the location of the caller.
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.
[44 FR 8577, Feb. 9, 1979; 44 FR 20940, Apr. 6, 1979, as amended at 49 FR 18295, Apr. 30, 1984; 58 FR 35084, June 30, 1993; 61 FR 5507, Feb. 13, 1996; 63 FR 33450, June 18, 1998; 84 FR 21575, May 14, 2019]