The role of first aid training in the electrical industry.This is not only a security issue, but also about the humanistic care, social responsibility and sustainable development of enterprises.Here’s a detailed analysis of several core levels:

I. Direct effects: saving lives and reducing injuries

• Emergency response to electric shock incidents: Electric shocks may cause cardiac arrest and respiratory arrest. CPR is a core component of emergency training. Within the critical “golden 4 minutes” before professional medical rescue arrives, immediate implementation of effective CPR by on-site personnel becomes the key to saving lives, significantly increasing survival chances.

• Treatment of electrical burns and trauma: Arc explosions or short circuits can cause severe burns, traumatic bleeding and even fractures. First aid training can teach employees: proper hemostasis to prevent hemorrhagic shock.
Scientific treatment of burns: avoid infection and secondary injury.
Fix the injury: temporarily immobilize the suspected fracture to avoid causing more serious injury during transportation.

• Prevent secondary injury: Training ensures that employees first assess the safety of the environment (e.g., make sure the power is off) before attempting to rescue them, so as to avoid the rescuer becoming a victim.

II. Prevention and safety awareness

• Shifting from “reactive response” to “proactive prevention”: When employees fully comprehend the dire consequences of accidents and recognize the urgency of emergency response, they develop a profound respect for safety protocols. This understanding of the underlying principles drives voluntary compliance with safety regulations—such as proper use of insulating tools and strict adherence to the Lockout-Tagout (LOTO) procedure—more effectively than mere institutional mandates.

• Enhance risk identification ability: the process of learning first aid is also a process of re-understanding all kinds of hazard sources and risks. Employees will be more sensitive to find potential electrical hazards in the working environment.

III. Legal and Compliance Requirements

• Fulfilling legal obligations: Regulations such as China’s “Occupational Safety and Health Law” require production and business entities to provide employees with labor protective equipment that meets national or industry standards, and supervise and educate employees to wear and use it according to usage rules. Organizing first-aid training is an essential component of fulfilling corporate primary responsibility.

• Reduce corporate legal risk: In the event of an accident, if the company can prove that it has provided adequate safety training (including first aid training) and is equipped with necessary first aid facilities and personnel, it can reduce legal liability to a certain extent and avoid more severe penalties.

IV. Enterprise and team building value

• Enhance corporate humanistic care and cohesion: Investing in employee health and safety is the most warmest embodiment of corporate culture. It can enhance employees’ sense of belonging, loyalty and job satisfaction, thus enhancing team cohesion.

• Shaping a responsible brand image: An enterprise with a sound safety system and high-quality employees is more professional and reliable in the eyes of customers, partners and the public. This is crucial for the market competition and long-term development of the enterprise.

• Reduce accident loss: timely and effective first aid can control the deterioration of injuries, shorten the recovery time of employees, and indirectly reduce the economic losses caused by work-related injuries such as lost work, medical expenses and insurance claims.

First aid training in the electrical industry should be targeted and should focus on:

• Safe power outage and rescue: Emphasize that the power supply must be completely isolated before rescue.

• CPR and AED use: for sudden cardiac death caused by electric shock.

• Burn treatment: especially the particularity of arc burn and electric contact burn.

• Rescue from high altitude fall: electricians often need to work at high altitude, which needs to be combined with trauma rescue knowledge.

• Treatment of special cases: such as the judgment of “false death” (breathing and heartbeat are extremely weak after electric shock).

First aid training in the electrical industry is not merely an optional perk, but a vital strategic investment. It forms the final and most critical line of defense in the “prevention-early warning-rescue” safety framework. This initiative transforms ordinary employees into “first responders” who can protect colleagues’ lives during emergencies, serving as the cornerstone for electrical enterprises to achieve safe, efficient, and humanized management practices.