Unit 4 Assignment: Safety Briefing
You will develop a safety briefing on personal protective equipment (PPE). The briefing will be delivered to a group of first responders getting ready to take part in a full-scale exercise for a mass casualty incident. The brief should be concise and factual in nature. The purpose of this brief is to disseminate information that could be used by the first responders to maintain their health and safety in this environment. The scope of the brief is first aid PPE for the first responder community.
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PPE resources are provided below. Review these resources to familiarize yourself with the use of PPE by emergency responders.
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018, November 30). Emergency response resources: Disaster site management. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
- United States Department of Labor. (2011, January). OSHA factsheet: PPE reduces exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
- United States Department of Labor. (2011, January). OSHA factsheet: OSHA’s bloodborne pathogens standard. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
- United States Department of Labor. (n.d.). Bloodborne pathogens: 1910.1030. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
