Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 23, June 8, 2024
Section 6400.46 - Emergency training(a) Program specialists and direct service workers shall be trained before working with individuals in general fire safety, evacuation procedures, responsibilities during fire drills, the designated meeting place outside the building or within the fire safe area in the event of an actual fire, smoking safety procedures if individuals or staff persons smoke at the home, the use of fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and fire alarms and notification of the local fire department as soon as possible after a fire is discovered.(b) Program specialists and direct service workers shall be trained annually by a fire safety expert in the training areas specified in subsection (a).(c) Program specialists and direct service workers and at least one person in a vehicle while individuals are being transported by the home shall be trained in first aid techniques before working with individuals.(d) Program specialists, direct service workers and drivers of and aides in vehicles shall be trained within 6 months after the day of initial employment and annually thereafter, by an individual certified as a trainer by a hospital or other recognized health care organization, in first aid, Heimlich techniques and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.The provisions of this § 6400.46 amended through January 22, 1982, effective 3/1/1982, 12 Pa.B. 384; amended August 9, 1991, effective 11/8/1991, 21 Pa.B. 3595; amended June 17, 2016, effective 6/18/2016, 46 Pa.B. 3177; amended October 4, 2019, effective in 120 days, 49 Pa.B. 5777.The provisions of this § 6400.46 amended under sections 201(2), 403(b), 403.1(a) and (b), Articles IX and X of the Human Services Code (62 P.S. §§ 201(2), 403(b), 403.1(a) and (b), 901-922 and 1001-1088); and section 201(2) of the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of 1966 (50 P.S. § 4201(2)).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 6000.304 (relating to provisional license factors).