Definition(s)

First Aid Treatment

Any medical treatment rendered by a physician or other licensed health care professional beyond what is detailed below renders the work-related event Recordable.

First Aid Treatment is limited to the following:

  1. Non-prescription medication at non-prescription strength;
  2. Tetanus immunization;
  3. Cleaning, flushing or soaking wounds on the surface of the skin;
  4. Using wound coverings such as a Band-Aid, bandages, gauze pads, etc.; or using butterfly bandages or SteriStrips;
  5. Using hot or cold therapy;
  6. Using any non-rigid means of support such as elastic wraps, bandages, non rigid back belts, etc.;
  7. Using temporary immobilization devices for transporting an injured person;
  8. Drilling a fingernail to relieve pressure or draining fluid from a blister;
  9. Using eye patches;
  10. Removal of foreign bodies from the eye using only irrigation or a cotton swab;
  11. Removing splinters or foreign material from areas other than the eye by irrigation, tweezers, cotton swabs or other simple means;
  12. Using finger guards;
  13. Using massages (not physical therapy or chiropractic treatment); or
  14. Drinking fluids for relief of heat stress.

Source: API RP 75, Recommended Practice for Development of a Safety and Environmental Management Program for Offshore Operations and Facilities: Upstream Segment, Third Edition, May 2004. Global Standards

 

First Aid Treatment

FIRST AID TREATMENT shall mean using a non-prescription medication at non-prescription strength; administering tetanus immunizations; cleaning, flushing, or soaking wounds on the surface of the skin; using wound coverings such as bandages, gauze pads, or butterfly bandages; using hot or cold therapy; using any non-rigid means of support such as elastic bandages; using temporary immobilization devices when transporting an accident victim; drilling of a fingernail or toenail to relieve pressure or draining fluid from a blister; using eye patches; removing foreign bodies from the eye using only irrigation or a cotton swab; removing splinters or foreign material from areas other than the eye by irrigation, tweezers, cotton swabs, or other simple means; using finger guards; using massages; or drinking fluids for the relief of heat stress.

Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations

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