FIRST AID KIT POLICY AND PROCEDURE
The policy of " M.I.D. House ofDiamonds " is to encourage and promote the safe, efficient provision, of first aid for minor injuries, using employee self – care, and voluntary first aid providers. " M.I.D. House ofDiamonds " also requires the reporting and investigating of circumstances causing first aid injuries, and following up first aid injuries in health services to prevent complications during healing. The goal of this policy is to describe how first-aid kits can be obtained and used. First aid kits must not contain oral medications, to prevent serious allergic responses.
Definitions
• First aid injury: an injury that can be adequately treated using topical wound cleaning, topical medications, ice, heat, nonprescription medications, temporary splinting during transport, simple splinter removal or blister drainage, adhesive bandages or wound closures, non – rigid splints, eye irrigation for a foreign body, and/or the use of eye patches or finger guards. " M.I.D. House ofDiamonds " follows the Israeli federal law regarding health safety and first aid. • Voluntary first aid providers: The employees are not trained in any special first aid training. Nearly every employee in the " M.I.D. House ofDiamonds " factory and office is a veteran of the Israeli army. Every soldier in the Israeli army is trained in a first aid course and after his release from the army, he still will have to go to reserve duty a few times a year, using the skills he learned. • First aid kit: medical supplies suitable for the provision of basic first aid.
Responsibilities
• " M.I.D. House ofDiamonds " employees shall seek care when injured, and are responsible for reporting all work-related injuries to their supervisor. If hosting a guest, they are responsible for reporting a guest's injury to their supervisor. • " M.I.D. House ofDiamonds " visitors must report on-site injuries to their host. • " M.I.D. House ofDiamonds " management is responsible for deciding whether to purchase first aid kits for their work areas. The location of this kit should be made known to all employees. Following an injury, they are responsible for assisting their employee in obtaining appropriate medical treatment for work-related injuries. Following the use of the
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