Provide the necessary equipment (including stretchers) for giving first-aid treatment in case of accident. On every construction job a first-aid cabinet should be kept in some convenient and accessible location. It should contain all of the supplies needed for use in first-aid work, and it should be placed in charge of some person who is known to be competent to render first-aid treatment properly and effectively, and whose services are immediately available at all times. The instruments and supplies usually recommended for a first-aid cabinet are as follows:

Instruments

1 pair scissors.

Thumb forceps.

Tourniquet.

Graduated medicine glass.

Drugs

2 ounces of aromatic spirits of ammonia.

2 ounces of 4 per cent. boric acid solution.

2 ounces of alcoholic iodine solution, half strength (for external use).

2 collapsible 3-ounce tubes of vaseline, containing 3 per cent., by weight, of bicarbonate of soda (for burns).

2 ounces of castor oil for eye injuries.

Dressings

1 dozen sterile gauze bandages, in assorted sizes. 1 spool of adhesive plaster, 1 inch by 5 yards.

3 packages, 1/2 oz. each, of absorbent cotton. 3 packages, 1 yard each, of sterile gauze. Splints of assorted sizes (for fractures). Wooden applicators wound with cotton. Wooden tongue-depressors.

All bottles or other containers for drugs or other substances should be plainly labeled, and the specific purpose for which the contents are to be used should be printed on the labels.

On many large construction jobs hospital rooms are provided, having facilities for more extensive treatment, and with trained nurses in constant attendance. These are recommended wherever it is practicable to provide them. In all cases, arrangements should be made so that a competent physician may be procured with the least possible delay. The addresses and telephone numbers of several who are near by should be posted in a conspicuous place.

71. Sanitation

The toilet facilities furnished on building-construction jobs are often inadequate, although they are highly important. Temporary accommodations should be provided, and should be maintained until the permanent equipment has been put in place and is in operation. A sufficient number of closets should be provided and they should be conveniently and accessibly located. On high buildings they should be installed as the construction work progresses so that at no time will the workmen be obliged to travel more than four stories to reach them. If the building is four stories or less in height, closets may be provided outside the building, but they should not be more than 100 feet distant. The closets should be kept in good, sanitary condition, and suitable disinfectants or deodorizers should be supplied for them and used frequently. The installations and the disposal of all wastes should conform with the regulations of the health officials having jurisdiction in the locality where the building is being erected.

Drinking water should be supplied to the workmen, and it should be obtained from a source that is known to be free from contamination. So far as possible the common drinking cup or tin dipper should be dispensed with and drinking fountains substituted.