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Usual Procedures for injury <br />A. Call for ambulance/medical assistance if necessary. Notify the receiving hospital <br />of the nature of the physical injury or chemical overexposure. If a telephone is not <br />available, transport the person to the nearest hospital and have another person <br />inform the hospital, at the nearest phone, of the route taken to the hospital and the <br />description of the transporting vehicle. <br />B. Send/take this site safety plan, with the attached Material Safety Data Sheet <br />(MSDS) if available, to the medical facility with the injured person. Complete the <br />required forms. <br />C. If the injury is minor, proceed to administer first aid, and notify the Site Safety <br />Officer, the Project Manager, and the Regional Health and Safety Officer. <br />Complete the required forms. <br />D. Notify the Site Safety Officer, Project Manager, and Regional Health and Safety <br />Officer of accidents, incidents, or near miss situations. Ensure that required <br />procedures in the Corporate Health and Safety Manual and EPP are followed. <br />3.3 EMERGENCY TREATMENT <br />When transporting an injured person to a hospital, bring this site safety plan to assist medical <br />personnel with injury diagnosis and treatment. In cases of chemical overexposure, follow <br />standard procedures as outlined below for poison management, first aid, and if applicable, <br />cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Four different routes of exposure and their respective first <br />aid/poison management procedures are outlined below: <br />A. Ingestion: <br />IMMEDIATELY transport the person to the nearest medical facility, <br />or call 911 <br />B. Inhalation/Confined Space: <br />DO NOT ENTER A CON TINED SPACE TO RESCUE A PERSON R'HO <br />HAS BEEN OVERCOME UNLESS PROPERLY EQUIPPED AND A <br />STANDBY PERSON IS PRESENT. <br />3025-03/114700.4766.023/JUL23'03 7 <br />