Automated external defibrillators are medical devices designed to analyze a heart rhythm and deliver an electric shock to victims when indicated, thereby restoring the heart rhythm to normal. OSHA is encouraging employers to make this equipment available in their workplaces.
OSHA's Safety and Health Topics page on AEDs features more resource information that will help employers establish an effective AED program to prevent employee fatalities in the workplace.
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Editor: Elaine Fraser, OSHA Office of Communications, 202-693-1999, www.osha.gov