First Aid & AED

First Aid and AED

• Call ASE-EOS First Aid Team
• Get the first aid kit/ AED and start simple first aid if trained to do so or render help in first aid with the first aid team
• Send the injured to NTU Health Centre or call Campus Security to send in an ambulance if needed

Lab Accidents

ASE-EOS have laboratories dealing with chemicals, biological agents, and radioactive equipment. As such, caution must be taken while in the laboratories. In addition, all Lab Managers must ensure that people working in their laboratories have undergo all the necessary safety training before they can start work.

Laboratory users should familiarise themselves with the locations of the emergency eyewashes and showers, first aid kits, spill kits and fire-fighting equipment in their laboratories. These are important safety and life-saving equipment, and users are expected to have basic knowledge of how to use emergency equipment safely and responsibly.

For any laboratory accidents that have occurred, the Safety Officer must be contacted.

Field Accidents

Field work can be dangerous, and caution must be taken in ensuring that all risks and hazards have been considered and steps have been taken to minimize risks. Principal Investigators (PI) and Fieldwork Leaders are to ensure that relevant safety documents such as emergency plan (EP) and risk assessments are available for all field programs.

Emergency Plan Template

In addition, all field trips are expected to have at least one such person (or at least be trained and has valid certifications in first aid) to ensure emergency first aid is available in the field.

Please contact the Safety Officer if there are any fieldwork accidents.

Incident Reporting & Investigation

Any accidents, incident unsafe acts or near-misses should also be reported immediately so that proper investigation can be done, and any rectifications or remedy actions can be made early to prevent such events from happening.

Everyone, including contractors and vendors fill out the NTU Incident Investigation Reporting Form should an incident happened while in ASE-EOS premises. This will aid in the understanding of the event and allow corrective and prevention actions to be recommended and implemented.

In addition, this incident reporting table provides an overview to accidents / incidents which MUST be reported as dictated by the law.

First Aid Kits are located throughout locations within ASE / EOS and their locations are stated below:

Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) are located throughout locations within ASE / EOS and their locations are shown below:

The video here shows you how to use an AED and to perform CPR:

In addition, the Occupational First Aiders in ASE-EOS (during office hours) are: