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June 2004 — First Aid Training - Does OSHA Require It? The main OSHA standard regarding first aid and CPR is 29 CFR 1910.151 - the "Access to Medical Care" standard. In the standard it clearly creates some employer requirements for training. Basically, it states that employers must guarantee employees access to medical care. After a request for interpretation, OSHA explains that if the workplace has a potential for severe life-threatening hazard (suffocation, electrocution, etc.), an employee must have medical care within 3-4 minutes. Where no such hazard exists, such as an office location, the standard is 15 minutes. If
your location has the potential for severe hazards, you should verify
that the emergency medical service provider in your area could guarantee
a 3-4 minute response time. Where emergency medical service is not
available within the specified timeframe, the employer must provide
employees training in CPR and first aid.
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