Obligation of companies for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Heimlich maneuver courses

Under Article 39 of Law 5239/2025, a new obligation for employers is introduced regarding Occupational Health and Safety, specifically by adding case (d) to paragraph 1 of Article 45 of Law 3850/2010.

More specifically, employers are required to provide their employees with training in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the Heimlich maneuver, as follows:

If it employs up to fifty (50) workers in one facility, through educational videos and material provided free of charge by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (you can find the relevant audiovisual educational material here), https://ypergasias.gov.gr/first-aid/.
If it employs more than fifty (50) employees in a facility, through courses from certified first aid training providers to half of those employed in the facility, at least every three (3) years.