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Gym · 14 min

Waivers, insurance and safety

Every member signs a waiver, and it still won't protect you from everything. What does: the right insurance, an AED on the wall and staff who know what to do.

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Every minute counts

When someone's heart suddenly stops, help has to come fast. For each minute without CPR or a shock from an AED, about how much does their chance of surviving fall?

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  • Automated External Defibrillators (safety and health topic) · U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2026
  • California Health and Safety Code section 104113 (automatic external defibrillators in health studios) · California Legislative Information, 2026

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  • 7–10%osha.gov ·2026 · How much the chance of surviving sudden cardiac death falls for each minute without immediate CPR or a shock from a defibrillator.
  • 10 minutesosha.gov ·2026 · After about this long, OSHA says, bringing someone back rarely succeeds.
  • 30 daysca.gov ·2026 · A studio members can enter with no employee there: every employee must finish CPR and AED training within this many days of starting work.
  • 50 hoursca.gov ·2026 · A studio members can enter with no employee there: a trained employee must be on site at least this many hours a week.
  • 6,000 sq ftca.gov ·2026 · Above this size, a studio may not let members in with no employee there.
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Gym · 14 min

Waivers, insurance and safety

Every member signs a waiver, and it still won't protect you from everything. What does: the right insurance, an AED on the wall and staff who know what to do.

MEMBERS
Ticket 01 · The guess

Every minute counts

When someone's heart suddenly stops, help has to come fast. For each minute without CPR or a shock from an AED, about how much does their chance of surviving fall?

30%
0%50%
Words to know

Spot something wrong?

Tell us what looks off. No name or email needed.

What kind of problem?

0 / 1000

We'll also send this page, the lesson, ticket 1, so we can find it. Nothing else. Privacy

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  • Automated External Defibrillators (safety and health topic) · U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2026
  • California Health and Safety Code section 104113 (automatic external defibrillators in health studios) · California Legislative Information, 2026

Every number

  • 7–10%osha.gov ·2026 · How much the chance of surviving sudden cardiac death falls for each minute without immediate CPR or a shock from a defibrillator.
  • 10 minutesosha.gov ·2026 · After about this long, OSHA says, bringing someone back rarely succeeds.
  • 30 daysca.gov ·2026 · A studio members can enter with no employee there: every employee must finish CPR and AED training within this many days of starting work.
  • 50 hoursca.gov ·2026 · A studio members can enter with no employee there: a trained employee must be on site at least this many hours a week.
  • 6,000 sq ftca.gov ·2026 · Above this size, a studio may not let members in with no employee there.
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