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First Aid Regulation & Guidelines

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Regulation

Effective March 30, 2004, Occupational First Aid is covered in Sections 3.14 to 3.21 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. Effective February 1, 2008, minimum requirements for occupational first aid are set out Schedule 3-A.

Print sections 3.14 to 3.21 from one PDF file (60 KB).

View each section online:

3.14 Definitions
3.15 First aid attendant qualifications
3.16 Basic requirements
3.17 First aid procedures
3.17.1 Air transportation
3.18 Communication and availability
3.19 First aid records
3.20 Multiple employer workplaces
3.21 First aid attendant responsibilities
Schedule 3-A Minimum first aid requirements

Frequently Asked Questions about performance-based requirements

Policies

View the Policy Items for occupational first aid online:

D12-195-1 Orders - Cancellation and Suspension of Certificates
R3.19-1 Occupational First Aid - First Aid Records

Guidelines

The OHS guidelines and the supplementary materials that support them can help employers to meet their regulatory obligations.

Print all the guidelines and supplementary materials from one PDF file (160 KB).

View the guidelines and supplementary materials online:

G3.14 to G3.20 First aid guidelines for employers
G3.14 First aid attendant certification, qualifications and general responsibilities
G3.16 First aid assessment
G3.17 Developing and implementing first aid procedures
G3.17(1)-1 Implementing an early defibrillation program
in the workplace
G3.18(1) Communications
G3.18(2) Availability of first aid attendant
G3.19 First aid records
G3.20 Multiple employer workplaces
G3.21 Suspension and cancellation of first aid certificates

Supplementary Materials

Looking for the Agency Guideline?
It's not part of the Regulatory materials, and it exists only as a PDF file (255 KB) [updated: 2008-10-21].

Standards

There is currently one standard for occupational first aid, WCB Standard OFA1: Certification of Occupational First Aid Attendants.

Print Standard OFA1 from a PDF file (89 KB)

View Standard OFA1 online



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