Safety Policies & Programs

Policy Key Points

• 911 should be called immediately for any life threatening injuries or illnesses

Examples of life threatening injuries are:

• Trust your instincts. If you think 911 should be called, call 911.
• Confusion or difficulty speaking normally
• Difficulty breathing
• Severe bleeding (eg: pooling blood, squirting blood)
• Unusual behavior
• Chest pain or pressure that lasts more than a couple of minutes
• Sudden blurry, double, or loss of vision
• Broken bone that penetrates the skin or deforms the body
• Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
• Conscious responsive people must give you consent for you to provide any first aid.
• Consent is implied for unconscious/unresponsive people.
• Consent is not required for you to call 911. If you think 911 should be called, call 911. Do not let an injured person talk you out of calling 911.

Policy

Definitions

Professional Emergency Response Time to Yaskawa Facilities

Yaskawa facilities are located in areas with rapid response times from emergency response professionals. Average response time for each Yaskawa facility is under five minutes.

Emergency Equipment

Determining the Type of Equipment

• The type of emergency equipment in each location is determined by the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) department based upon job hazard analyses.
• At a minimum, each facility shall have a first aid kit that meets ANSI Z308.1-2015 requirements and at least one automated external defibrillator (AED). Additional first aid kits and AEDs are provided based on the work area hazards.
• The EHS department shall conduct annual audits to determine if the quantity and/or type of emergency equipment requires updating.

First Aid Kits

• First aid kits shall meet the criteria of ANSI Z308.1 2015 and shall meet the minimum requirements of a Class A fill requirement.
• First aid kits are restocked as supplies are removed.
• First aid kits shall be audited at least once a month to ensure compliance.

Automated External Defibrillators

• Each facility shall have at least one AED
• Additional AEDs shall be added when determined necessary by the job hazard analysis
• AEDs shall be located in labs where work with exposed electrical conductors is present

Eye Wash Stations

• Eye wash stations are provided in locations where the job hazard analysis indicates a hazard of chemicals or other foreign bodies entering the eye.
• This includes, but is not limited to:
• Battery charging stations
Eye wash station shall be within 80 feet of battery charging stations where batteries are refilled
• Assembly areas
• Wire cutting areas
• Handling of chemicals where splashing can be reasonably anticipated
• Use of industrial machinery such as saws, drills, and grinders

First Aid / CPR / AED Training

• First Aid, CPR, and AED training is offered to associates on a volunteer basis
• This training is provid by qualified providers, such as the American Red Cross or American Heart Association
• Each Yaskawa facility shall have assocaites who are trained in First Aid, CPR, and use of AED on each shift

Emergency Response

• No Yaskawa America, Inc. associate is required to provide first aid or CPR. This includes volunteers who have received first aid and CPR training.
• The proximity of professional medical services to each Yaskawa facility makes calling 911 the best and first response.

Summoning Emergency Response Personnel

911 Shall be called for any of the following situations:

• unresponsive person
• severe difficulty breathing, especially if it does not improve with rest
• chest pain
• the person has difficulty speaking, numbness, or weakness in any part of the body
• sudden dizziness, weakness or mental changes (confustion, very odd behavior, difficulty walking/standing)
• Sudden blindness or vision changes
• copious blood loss (about a half can of soda or more)
• Heavy bleeding from the mouth, nose, ear, vagina or rectum that continues
• bleeding that does not stop after direct pressure has been applied
• broken bones visible through an open wound
• extremely hot or cold body temperature and the person appears ill or less responsive
• poisoning
• Drug overdose
• sudden intense severe pain
• amputation of a body part
• the condition could worsen on the way to the hospital
• moving the person may cause further injury
• person makes a credible threat to hurt or kill themselves or someone else
• allergic reaction, especially if there is difficulty breathing
• seizures that last over 5-minutes
Call 911 when you are concerned enough to think about calling 911.

Nurse Hotlines for Non Emergencies

The Nurse Hotline should only be used for work related, non-emergency injuries and illnesses of Yaskawa associates.

• The Nurse Hotline must be used for non-emergency work related injuries and illnesses. The associate has the right to refuse the nurses advice.
• Call 855-313-2155
• The associate's supervisor, or another member of Yaskawa management, must call with the injured associate.
• The nurse will ask you for our Reporting Unit ID. The ID Number is 160000
• Inform the nurse of any language needs. Bilingual nurses are available.
• The nurse will listen to the associate then give the associate instructions.
• The associate has the right to refuse the nurse instructions and go to a medical clinic.
• Yaskawa contracts with health clinics. Contact HR for information about the clinics near your location.

Revision History

Program Review