Employee Team Rescue and Services
An employer that has designated employees to provide permit space rescue and/or emergency services must take the following measures:
- Provide all equipment and training at no cost to those employees.
- Provide each affected employee with the personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to conduct permit space rescues safely.
Employee Rescue Team Training
Effectively training an employee rescue team is absolutely critical and should include classroom as well as hands-on practice rescue operations.
Effectively training an employee rescue team is absolutely critical.
The employer should train each affected employee:
- so the employee is proficient in the use of PPE and in performing assigned rescue
- so the employee receives the same training as authorized entrants, attendants, and supervisors;
- in basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). At least one member of the rescue team or service holding a current certification in basic first aid and CPR must be available.
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6-7. What does at least one member of the employee rescue team need to have a current certification in?
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