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Site personnel who are contaminated and need medical treatment will be <br /> decontaminated before treatment is provided and/or before being transported to a <br /> medical facility if decontamination does not delay life-saving treatment, interfere with <br /> essential treatment, or aggravate the injury. <br /> When emergency decontamination is performed, contaminated protective clothing and <br /> equipment is washed, rinsed and/or cut off. If an emergency victim is grossly <br /> contaminated with extremely toxic or corrosive material, the victim will be wrapped in <br /> blankets, plastic, or rubber before any first aid or medical treatment is performed to <br /> reduce potential exposure to other personnel. <br /> Personnel who provide first aid and offsite medical treatment will be alerted to the <br /> chemicals and hazards to which a victim has been potentially exposed. This will be <br /> done by sending relevant MSDSs and other applicable hazard data with the victim or by <br /> having the victim accompanied by personnel who are familiar with the incident and the <br /> hazards. <br /> (End of Option 4) <br /> (Option 5) <br /> 11.7 Emergency Decontamination, Medical Treatment and First Aid <br /> Site provisions for medical services and first aid are consistent with 1910.151 as well as <br /> HAZWOPER. <br /> Because of the near proximity of medical assistance, this site does not train or assign <br /> site personnel to provide first aid. <br /> [Help Text- For a discussion of"near proximity"and an employer's obligation to have <br /> trained first aid providers on site, see OSHA Interpretations on this topic under "1"in the <br /> subject index on the OSHA website, www.osha.gov. The April 18, 2002 letter to John <br /> Mateus addresses this topic.] <br /> The primary medical care facility for this site is (insert name) . The route to the facility <br /> is shown in Figure 11-3b. <br /> Site personnel who are contaminated and need medical treatment will be <br /> decontaminated before being transported to a medical facility if decontamination does <br /> not delay life-saving treatment or aggravate the injury. <br /> When emergency decontamination is performed, contaminated protective clothing and <br /> equipment is washed, rinsed and/or cut off. If an emergency victim is grossly <br /> contaminated with extremely toxic or corrosive material, the victim will be wrapped in <br /> blankets, plastic, or rubber to reduce potential exposure to other personnel. <br /> Chapter 11 - 14 <br />