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OCCUPATIONAL FIRST AID
R3.19-1 RE: Occupational First Aid -- First Aid Records
Policies Part 3 - Occupational First Aid
Policy Item R3.19-1
RE: Occupational First Aid - First Aid Records
BACKGROUND
1. Explanatory Notes
Section 3.19 requires first aid records to be maintained at the workplace and sets out who may have access to first aid records.
2. The Regulation
Section 3.19:
(1) The employer must maintain at the workplace, in a form acceptable to the Board, a record of all injuries and exposures to contaminants covered by this Regulation that are reported or treated.
(2) First aid records must be kept for at least 3 years.
(3) First aid records are to be kept confidential and may not be disclosed except as permitted by this Regulation or otherwise permitted by law.
(4) First aid records must be available for inspection by an officer of the Board.
(5) Workers may request or authorize access to their first aid records for any treatment or report about themselves.
POLICY
Where a person is entitled to have access under section 3.19, the access need not extend to all of the records. It should be limited to the minimum necessary to satisfy the purpose for which the access is required. If, for instance, access is required to investigate a claim for compensation, it would be limited to the records of the individual making the claim.
PRACTICE
For any relevant PRACTICE information, readers should consult the OHS Guidelines available on the WCB website.
| EFFECTIVE DATE: | March 30, 2004 |
| AUTHORITY: | s. 3.19, Occupational Health and Safety Regulation |
| CROSS REFERENCES: | |
| HISTORY: | This Item resulted from an editorial consolidation of prevention policies into the Prevention Manual, which was effective on October 1, 2000. The Policy in this Item continued the substantive requirements that existed before the consolidation, with any wording changes necessary to reflect legislative and other changes that have occurred. Policy No. 80.7 in the former Prevention Division Policy and Procedure Manual was replaced by this Item. A housekeeping change was made on December 14, 2001. Effective March 30, 2004, the section number referenced in the Policy was changed to comply with amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation relating to occupational first aid requirements made on that date. |
| APPLICATION: | This policy applies to access to first aid records on or after March 30, 2004. |
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