DHS 174.04(1)(1) General requirement. Pursuant to s. 100.178 (2), Stats., a fitness center shall have one employee on the premises at all times during which the fitness center is open and its facilities and services are available for use who has satisfactorily completed a course or courses in basic first aid and CPR. Alternatively, all employees of the fitness center, within 90 days after being hired, shall have satisfactorily completed at least one course covering basic first aid and basic CPR taught by an individual, organization or institution of higher education approved by the department under this chapter.

DHS 174.04(2)(2) CPR training. To satisfy the requirement under sub. (1), the fitness center employee or employees shall have up-to-date certification in CPR through either the AHA or ARC. The required minimum level of AHA certification is Heartsaver and the required minimum level of ARC certification is Adult CPR, both of which consist of 4 hours of instruction, practice and testing. In this subsection, “Heartsaver” means the AHA course which includes one rescuer adult CPR and obstructed airway maneuvers, and “Adult CPR” means the ARC course which includes one rescuer adult CPR and obstructed airway maneuvers.

DHS 174.04(3)(3) First aid training.

DHS 174.04(3)(a)(a) To satisfy the requirement under sub. (1), the fitness center employee or employees shall be certified in ARC standard first aid or its equivalent.

DHS 174.04(3)(b)(b) Certification that is equivalent to ARC standard first aid certification shall be based on first aid training which consists of a minimum of 5 hours of classroom instruction, skill practice and competency testing and a final written examination, with training in theory and practice in at least the following content areas:

DHS 174.04(3)(b)10.10. Medical problems including asthma and anaphylaxis, epilepsy, diabetes, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, frost nip, frost bite, hypothermia, poisoning, drug overdose and stroke; and

DHS 174.04 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, August, 1991, No. 428, eff. 9-1-91; correction in (1) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, November, 1999, No. 527.

DHS 174.05(1)(1) An individual who teaches basic first aid to fitness center employees shall be:

DHS 174.05(1)(b)(b) Generally familiar with jurisdictional laws and legal concepts pertinent to the handling of victims of medical emergencies; and

DHS 174.05(1)(c)(c) Experienced in teaching at least one course under the direct supervision of another instructor or supervisor which includes all topics and skills covered by the course.

DHS 174.05(2)(2) An individual who wishes to teach basic CPR to fitness center employees shall have up-to-date certification either by the American heart association or the American red cross as a CPR instructor.

DHS 174.06(1)(1) Approval requirement. Department approval of a proposed equivalent first aid training course shall be a prerequisite to the initiation of equivalent first aid training for employees of fitness centers required under s. 100.178, Stats. Approval of a training course shall include approval of curriculum, procedures, administrative details and guidelines necessary to ensure a standardized training program, as set out in a training plan.

DHS 174.06(2)(2) Plan submission. Except for the ARC, no individual, organization or institution may begin to provide first aid training until a training plan has been submitted to and approved by the department. At a minimum, the plan shall:

DHS 174.06(2)(b)(b) Identify and describe the roles, responsibilities and qualifications of the training course coordinator and course trainer;