{"id":2014,"date":"2014-04-30T14:02:05","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T13:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atousante.org\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2018-02-19T08:43:10","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T06:43:10","slug":"workplace-first-aiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atousante.com\/en\/workplace-first-aiders\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace first-aiders"},"content":{"rendered":"

In all companies, workers must be trained to dispense first aid in the workplace to be able to\u00a0intervene in case of accident at the work place.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Every employer has to trained workplace first-aiders in workshops where employees make hazardous works.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the French Labour Code article R 4224-15<\/a>, \u00a0a workplace firts-aiders is prescribed \u00a0in any workshop where there are \u00a0hazardous works<\/strong> .<\/p>\n

National Health Insurance Fund for Salaried Employees (in french CNAMTS – Caisse Nationale de l’Assurance Maladie des Travailleurs Salari\u00e9s) has established a specific training for the workplace first-aiders<\/strong>. There are many organisations in France offering such training but they must follow this general training programme<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You can read the training programme<\/strong> on the INRS Website<\/a>
\nThe National Research and Safety Institute in France is called \u00a0INRS – Institut National de Recherche et de S\u00e9curit\u00e9) has to help to prevent of occupational accidents<\/a> and diseases works <\/a>for employees and companies under the General Social Security Scheme<\/p>\n

There is an initial training and then retraining during the year following the initial training and after retraining is necessary only every 24 months.<\/p>\n

The workplace first-aiders are now trained to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Workplace first-aiders<\/strong> are called “Secouristes du travail, SST<\/strong>” in French
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