Medical Emergency Response Teams MERT
When someone has a medical emergency, workplace injury, or sudden illness, the minutes before EMS arrives belong to the people on site. We build your medical emergency response team, or MERT, with the right people, the right equipment, and the training to act.
Where there is no infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near proximity to the workplace, OSHA requires a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid (29 CFR 1910.151(b), and 1926.50 in construction). Designated responders are also covered by the bloodborne pathogens standard (29 CFR 1910.1030).
A MERT goes further than the minimum, with trained people, placed equipment, and a call-out that works on every shift.
Built, equipped, and trained.
Every proposal spells out the scope for your site. Here is the general shape.
Team design
Who responds, from where, on which shift, and how they are called, written into your emergency plan.
Equipment
AED program support, bleeding control kits, and first aid supplies placed where the team can reach them.
Training
Certification courses in CPR, AED, First Aid, BLS, and bleeding control, with records for your files.
Exercises
Realistic scenarios on your site, with an after-action review built on HSEEP.
From assessment to a ready MERT.
Assess the site
Buildings, shifts, headcount, hazards, and realistic EMS response times.
Build the team
Roles, coverage by shift and area, call-out and notification, and the written plan.
Exercise and review
Scenario exercises with an after-action review and an improvement plan.
Where it fits
- Offices, campuses, and multi-building sites
- Plants, warehouses, and distribution centers
- Data centers and critical facilities
- Sites far from EMS or with long response times
Deliverables.
- A written medical emergency response plan
- Team roster and coverage map by shift
- Training records and certification cards
- Exercise reports with corrective actions
Start with a Gap Analysis.
We compare what applies to your site with what you have on file, and price what it takes to close each gap.
Build your
MERT program.
Tell us your sites, shifts, and headcount. You get scope, schedule, and price in a written proposal.