16VAC25-95-10B states “ The designated person or persons shall have a valid, current certificate in first aid and CPR training from the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the American Red Cross, or the National Safety Council, or equivalent training that can be verified by documentary evidence…”

 

Our firm offers first aid training from the American Heart Association. It has been our recent experience that organizations are hesitant to subscribe to training offered under the American Heart Association standard, as it is not directly stated in the proposed regulation. As it currently stands, the American Heart Association is the ONLY of the 3 major organizations listed in the Federal OSHA best practice guidelines that is not listed in 16VAC25-95-10.

 

I would make the request that, at the very least, the American Heart Association is listed verbatim in this proposed regulation, along with the American Red Cross and the National Safety Council, in order to maintain continuity with Federal OSHA best practice listings. Otherwise, organizations offering one or the other training programs could be at an advantage or disadvantage when marketing services to industry.