PDFWAC 296-307-70455
Provide rescue and medical assistance.
(1) The employer must provide stand-by employees equipped with the same level of personal protective equipment (PPE) as the entrants, for assistance or rescue.
Notes: | 1. The buddy system applies to stand-by employees (WAC 296-307-70450). |
2. One of the two stand-by employees can be assigned to another task provided it does not interfere with the performance of the stand-by role. | |
3. Rescue equipment should be selected and provided based on the types of rescue situations that could occur. |
(2) The employer must make sure employees trained in first aid are readily available with necessary medical equipment and have a way to transport the injured.
Note: | Employers who require their employees to provide first aid must comply with the bloodborne pathogen rule, chapter 296-823 WAC. |