Part 18 - Minimum First Aid Requirements

DEFINITIONS

18.01

In this part, the following definitions apply

18.02

Employer responsibilities

(1) An employer must, for each of the employer's workplaces

(a) assess the risk that workers are likely to encounter at the workplace; and

(b) provide and maintain at the workplace the equipment, supplies, facilities, first-aid attendants and services that, having regard to the risk assessment described in paragraph (a), are adequate and appropriate for

(a) kept clean, dry and complete;

(b) if they have an expiry date, replace before that date;

(c) maintained so as to meet the requirements of this regulation;

(d) kept in a visible and accessible location at the workplace; and

(e) accessible during all working hours.

(a) the necessity of promptly reporting all injuries and receiving first-aid treatments;

(b) the location of the first-aid supplies, equipment and services;

(c) the name of the particular person in charge of the first-aid kit or first-aid room;

(d) the name and qualifications of each person trained to administer first aid at the workplace; and

(e) an emergency communication procedure and a telephone list or other instructions for reaching assistance from each of the nearest police station, ambulance station, fire station and medical facility.

(a) receives training in self-administered first aid; and

(b) is provided with a means of contacting assistance.

18.03

Worker and supervisor responsibilities

(1) A worker shall, on being injured at the workplace, report the injury to the employer as soon as practicable following the injury.

(a) all reported injuries are recorded in an appropriate first-aid record;

(b) first-aid services are available at all times when workers are at work;

(c) all serious injuries are reported immediately to an officer.

18.04

More than one employer

(1) Where work on a project is being performed by more than one employer

18.05

First-aid room

(1) If an employer is required to have a first-aid room at a workplace, the employer shall provide and equip the first-aid room in accordance with Schedule 3.

(a) the room may be used for other services if it is maintained appropriately to provide first aid; and

(b) where it is not practicable to provide a supply of hot and cold running water, the employer shall ensure that an alternate water supply is available.

18.06

Dressing station

(1) If an employer is required to have a dressing station at a workplace, the employer shall ensure that the dressing station is

18.07

First-aid attendants

(1) A first-aid attendant must be physically and mentally capable of safely and effectively performing the required duties and the board may at any time require the first-aid attendant to provide a medical certificate.

(a) communication between the first-aid attendant and the workers served; and

(b) the first-aid attendant to call for assistance.

18.08

Duties of first-aid attendants

(1) A first-aid attendant must

(a) at all times maintain reasonable access to a first-aid kit and, where a first-aid room or dressing station is required by these regulations, to the first-aid room or dressing station;

(b) have general control and supervision of the first-aid kit and, where required, the first-aid room;

(c) be available at all times during their shift to treat an injured worker without undue delay;

(d) use personal protective equipment, including barrier equipment where necessary, to guard against exposure to an infectious condition;

(e) keep their first-aid certificate at the workplace and available for inspection by an officer;

(f) promptly provide injured workers with a level of care within the scope of the first-aid attendant's training and this part;

(g) objectively record observed or reported signs and symptoms of injuries and exposures to contaminants covered by these regulations; and

(h) refer for medical treatment workers with injuries considered by the first-aid attendant as being serious or beyond the scope of the first-aid attendant's training.

(a) at a medical facility;

(b) by an ambulance service; or

(c) by a person whose credentials in first-aid treatment are equivalent or superior to those of the first-aid attendant.

18.09

Vehicles and conveyances

All vehicles and conveyances used by or under control of an employer for the purpose of transporting workers shall be equipped with a Level 1 first-aid kit.

18.10

Emergency transportation

(1) For the purposes of this section,

(a) an emergency transportation service that is not an ambulance service is adequate for a workplace only if it

(b) an emergency transportation service is readily available to a workplace only if its provider is willing and able, when travel conditions are normal, to provide emergency transportation during all hours of the workplace's operation without delay due to terrain, weather conditions, equipment availability, personnel availability or distance.

(a) before any workers are sent to the workplace; and

(b) at all times while the workplace is in operation.

(a) if the workplace is required to have one or more first-aid attendants, at least one first-aid attendant in addition to the operator of the transportation; or

(a) before the start of operations at the workplace, the employer must confirm that an appropriate aircraft will be available to the workplace during those operations;

(b) a system must be provided that enables information to be communicated between the pilot of the aircraft and the first-aid attendant attending to an injured worker;

(c) stretchers suitable for use in the aircraft referred to in paragraph (a) must be available; and

(d) the employer shall ensure that the first-aid services and supplies available at the workplace are sufficient to allow prolonged treatment of injured workers if weather conditions prohibit aircraft from reaching the workplace.

18.11

Oxygen therapy equipment and operation

(1) For the purposes of this regulation, approved oxygen therapy equipment is oxygen therapy equipment that complies with this regulation and with

(a) CSA Standard CAN/CSA Z305.3.M87, Pressure Regulators, Gauges, and Flow Metering Devices for Medical Gases; or

(b) a similar standard acceptable to the board.

(a) a control assembly (regulator) with approved pin-indexed yoke;

(b) a sufficient number of oxygen bottles to maintain patient care until the patient is transferred to a medical facility;

(c) two disposable plastic masks;

(d) two airways (adult and small sizes) and suction units;

(e) suitable wrenches for the medical post; and

(f) a carrying case or pack board.

(a) oxygen shall be delivered through a yoke attachment, pin-indexed for oxygen, to a flow control valve operating accurately with the tank in any position;

(b) supply tubes to face masks shall be of smooth vinyl or the equivalent and shall be not more than 3 mm or 1/10 inch inside diameter;

(c) face masks shall be translucent and shall closely fit the face with unobstructed outlets allowing free movement of atmospheric air;

(d) cylinders shall be medical "D" or "E" size equipped with standard post valves, except that large commercial oxygen tanks shall be used when the surface travel time from the workplace to the nearest medical facility makes a prolonged 10 litre or 2.2 gallon per minute flow otherwise impractical;

(e) oxygen shall be metered through a gauge reading in litres per minute;

(f) the control assembly shall incorporate a static pressure gauge on the high pressure side, and a rupture disc to relieve excessive pressures;

(g) a cylinder valve wrench shall be secured to the yoke of each assembly; and

(h) a plainly visible "NO SMOKING" sign shall be attached to the oxygen therapy equipment.

18.12

Firefighting

(1) A fire department shall ensure that the following equipment is available to firefighters

(a) automatic external defibrillator (AED);

(b) Level 2 first-aid kit;

(c) approved oxygen therapy equipment as described in section 18.11;

(d) bag and mask;

(e) airways and suction units; and

(f) two sterile burn sheets in sealed plastic containers.

(a) standard first aid;

(b) cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a standard acceptable to the board;

(c) administering oxygen therapy; and

(d) the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED), if required by the board.

18.13

Isolated workplaces

If a workplace is an isolated workplace, and workers are lodged at or near the workplace

18.14

Records

(1) An employer must

(a) maintain at each of the employer's workplaces a written record of all injuries occurring at the workplace; and

(b) ensure that, in respect of each injury that occurs at the workplace, the following information is recorded in the written record as soon as practicable after the injury is reported to the employer

(a) must be kept for at least three years after they are made;

(b) are to be kept confidential and must not be disclosed except as permitted by these regulations or as otherwise permitted by law; and

(c) must be available for inspection by an officer.

18.15

Powers of board

Despite any other provision of these regulations, the board or any person authorised by the board may, in respect of a particular employer, workplace, occupation or industry, in the board’s sole discretion, require the provision of additional first-aid supplies, equipment, first-aid attendants, facilities, services or other requirements, as the board or that authorised person considers necessary or advisable.

SCHEDULE 1

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Class A hazard work

Class A hazard work means work involving

i.industrial or commercial process facilities,

ii.pipelines and related gas or oil transmission facilities,

iii.commercial, residential and industrial buildings,

iv.roads, highways, bridges and related installations,

v.sewage gathering systems,

vi.utility installations, and

vii.water distribution systems;

i.food packing or processing plants,

ii.electrical transmission, generation and distribution systems,

iii.foundries,

iv.industrial heavy equipment, and repair and service facilities,

v.automotive repair and service facilities,

vi.sawmills and lumber processing facilities,

vii.lumber yards,

viii.machine shops,

ix.metal fabrication shops,

x.gas, oil and chemical process plants,

xi.laboratories,

xii.steel and other base metal processing plants,

xiii.waste water processing facilities,

xiv.solid waste facilities, and

xv.industrial process facilities not elsewhere specified;

2.

Class B hazard work

Class B hazard work means work involving

i.guiding and outfitting,

ii.tourism operations, and

iii.campgrounds;

i.medical services or facilities,

ii.recreational facilities,

iii.extended care services or facilities,

iv.social services programs,

v.facilities providing accommodation,

vi.retail stores, and

vii.greenhouses;

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Class C hazard work

Class C hazard work means

SCHEDULE 2 - MINIMUM FIRST AID REQUIREMENTS

SCHEDULE 3 - FIRST-AID ROOM REQUIREMENTS

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A first-aid room must be

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An employer who is required to provide a first-aid room must ensure that the first-aid room is

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A first-aid room must be equipped with

SCHEDULE 4 - FIRST-AID KITS

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Personal first-aid kit

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