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Text from
the OSHA Logging Compliance Directive, CPL 2-1.22
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Definitions and clarifications
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3. Paragraph (d)(2) - First aid kits
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d. Paragraph (i)(7)(i) - First-aid training.
The final rule
requires that the employer assure that every employee performing logging operations has
first-aid and CPR training which is current. Employers are not required to provide the
training. Employers are free to require, as a condition of employment, that new employees
have or obtain a first-aid and CPR training.
e. Paragraph (i)(7)(ii) - Frequency of first-aid training.
Employers must assure that each employee's first-aid and CPR training remains current.
(1) The American Red Cross first-aid training program, which is the most widely used
program in the country, requires first-aid training every three years and annual CPR
training to maintain a current certificate. The American Heart Association follows the
same requirements for maintaining current certification. The American Medical Association
also recommends following the training procedures established by the American Red Cross
and the American Heart Association. In addition, States may have established minimum
requirements for first-aid training certification.
(2) While OSHA is aware that some States only require CPR training every two years to
maintain a current certification (e.g., Idaho) there are no States which permit CPR
certificates to remain current for a longer period. OSHA has revised the final rule to
conform its retraining requirements to the requirements established by State regulations
and organizations that provide first-aid and CPR certification training programs.
Therefore, as long as the employer assures that each employee has current first-aid and
CPR training which meet State requirements or the requirements of certifying
organizations, the employer is in compliance with the final rule. To reflect this
clarification, OSHA deleted paragraph (i)(7)(ii) of the final rule and redesignated
paragraph (i)(7)(iii) as paragraph (i)(7)(ii).
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