First Aid Kits

Owned by Bryan Feyerherm (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Jan 02, 2024 by Lucinda Amerman (Unlicensed)
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First Aid Kits and Supplies Safety Instruction (OSU Environmental Health & Safety)

  • Oregon OSHA codes require that first aid supplies be available in all work areas for the immediate treatment of minor injuries
  • First aid supplies must be stored in clearly marked containers and adequately protected from damage, deterioration, or contamination
  • Each kit should have a list of the minimum supplies required a grid to mark last inspection date attached to the inside cover.
  • First aid kids are placed in locations where trained medical personnel can respond to an emergency within ten minutes

Responsibilities

Safety Council will be responsible for:

  • Determining how many first aid kits are needed for work areas 
  • Providing and maintaining the kits, inspecting monthly, and replenishing supplies as necessary. 
  • Installing the kits where they are clearly visible and accessible.

Individual departments will be responsible for:

  • Informing each of their employees of first aid kit locations


First Aid Kit Locations

  1. LEAD outside of Room 2015 (2nd floor)
  2. Java II
  3. Media Hub (outside room 2021 behind their service counter)
  4. South end of the Circulation Desk w/AED (2nd floor)
  5. LEAD third credenza back near staff cubes (2nd Floor)
  6. URWS, Room 2088
  7. Room 3711 in drawer marked "First Aid" (3rd floor)
  8. Room 3730, middle entrance w/AED (3rd floor)
  9. Room 3169 (3rd floor)
  10. Mole Hole (outside room 3169 behind service counter)
  11. Room 3730, East Entrance, near room 3779 (3rd floor)
  12. Outside Room 4200 by the staff mailboxes w/AED (4th floor)
  13. Room 5059 in drawer by sink (5th floor)
  14. Room 6420

First Aid Kit Content List

  • Bandage, Adhesive (Band-Aid), 1" x 3", 16/box
  • Bandage, Triangular, 1/box
  • Bandage, Gauze, 2" x 6 yds., 2/box or 1" x 6 yds., 2/box
  • Pad, Gauze, 3" x 3", 4/box
  • Pad, wound cleaning, 5/box (Providone-Iodine Prep Pad)
  • Antiseptic alchohol wipes, 5/box
  • Compress, Gauze, 18" x 36", 2/box, or 24" x 72", 1/box
  • Blanket, rescue, 1/box
  • Cold Pac, 1/box
  • Tweezers. 1/box
  • Scissors, 1/box
  • Infection Control Kit (InCK). 1/box

The InCK will reduce the risk of infectious diseases spread by contact with blood or other bodily fluid and includes

Note: Do not dispense or administer any medications, including common pain relievers. Do not put any ointments or creams on wounds or burns; use ice, cold pack or cold water.