First Aid and Hands-Only CPR Awareness — Construction

First aid bridges the time until professional care arrives. Before work, know who can help on each shift, how to call them, and where supplies are kept. A name on a roster is not useful if that person is absent or cannot reach the work area.

Construction employers must arrange prompt medical attention before the project starts. If a physician, clinic, hospital or infirmary is not reasonably accessible in time and distance, an onsite person must have the valid first-aid certificate and documentary training evidence described in 1926.50(c).

This course teaches workplace preparation and basic response knowledge, including hands-only CPR. It is not a complete first-aid or CPR certification course. It is independently developed and is not an American Heart Association or American Red Cross course or approval.

Physical skills need hands-on instruction and practice. The employer must confirm the training and credentials needed for the assigned role and applicable standards. A quiz score does not establish that a person can perform CPR, control bleeding or serve as the required first-aid provider.

Plan for all shifts, remote work areas, access barriers and changing project conditions. Check State Plan and task-specific rules. The original training inventory is not a list of courses that every worker must take.