British Columbia WorkSafe BC Regulation First Aid Kits

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    All workplaces require a first aid kit in British Columbia. Regulations on first aid services are required under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. The first aid at your workplace is determined by the number of staff members at a given shift, proximity to the nearest hospital, and activities that can be deemed hazardous within the workplace. If conditions are not met and employees are at risk/injured, this can result in fines to the business.

     

    Table 1: Low risk of injury that is more than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital

    Number of workers per shift

    Supplies, equipment, and facility

    Level of first aid certificate for attendant

    Transportation

    1

    Personal first aid kit

    N/A

    N/A

    2 - 5

    Basic first aid kit

    N/A

    N/A

    6 - 30

    Level 1 first aid kit

    Level 1 certificate

    N/A

    31 - 50

    Level 1 first aid kit

    ETV equipment

    Level 1 certificate with Transportation Endorsement

    N/A

    51 - 75

    Level 3 first aid kit

    Dressing station

    ETV equipment

    Level 3 certificate

    N/A

    76 or more

    Level 3 first aid kit

    First aid room

    ETV equipment

    Level 3 certificate

    ETV

    Note: Adapted from https://www.worksafebc.com/en/law-policy/occupational-health-safety/searchable-ohs-regulation/ohs-regulation/part-03-rights-and-responsibilities#SectionNumber:3.14. Copyright (2018) by WorkSafeBC

     

     

    Table 2: Low risk of injury and that is 20 minutes or less surface travel time away from a hospital

    Number of workers per shift

    Supplies, equipment, and facility

    Level of first aid certificate for attendant

    Transportation

    1

    N/A

    N/A

    N/A

    2 - 10

    Basic first aid kit

    N/A

    N/A

    11 - 50

    Level 1 first aid kit

    Level 1 certificate

    N/A

    51 - 100

    Level 2 first aid kit

    Dressing Station

    Level 2 certificate

    N/A

    101 or more

    Level 2 first aid kit

    First aid room

    Level 2 certificate

    N/A

    Note: Adapted from https://www.worksafebc.com/en/law-policy/occupational-health-safety/searchable-ohs-regulation/ohs-regulation/part-03-rights-and-responsibilities#SectionNumber:3.14. Copyright (2018) by WorkSafeBC

     

     

    Table 3: Moderate risk of injury and that is more than 20 minutes of surface travel time away from the hospital.

    Number of workers per shift

    Supplies, equipment, and facility

    Level of first aid certificate for attendant

    Transportation

    1

    Personal first aid kit

    N/A

    N/A

    2 - 5

    Level 1 first aid kit

    Level 1 certificate

    N/A

    6 - 15

    Level 1 first aid kit

    ETV equipment

    Level 1 certificate with Transportation Endorsement

    N/A

    16 - 50

    Level 3 first aid kit

    Dressing station

    ETV equipment

    Level 3 certificate

    ETV

    51 - 100

    Level 3 first aid kit

    First aid room

    ETV equipment

    Level 3 certificate

    ETV

    101 - 300

    Level 3 first aid kit

    First aid room

    Industrial ambulance equipment

    Level 3 certificate

    Industrial ambulance

    301 or more

    Level 3 first aid kit

    First aid room

    Industrial ambulance equipment

    2 attendants, each with level 3 certificates

    Industrial ambulance

    Note: Adapted from https://www.worksafebc.com/en/law-policy/occupational-health-safety/searchable-ohs-regulation/ohs-regulation/part-03-rights-and-responsibilities#SectionNumber:3.14. Copyright (2018) by WorkSafeBC

     

     

    Table 4: Moderate risk of injury and that is 20 minutes or less surface travel time away from a hospital.

    Number of workers per shift

    Supplies, equipment, and facility

    Level of first aid certificate for attendant

    Transportation

    1

    Personal first aid kit

    N/A

    N/A

    2 - 5

    Basic first aid kit

    N/A

    N/A

    6 - 25

    Level 1 first aid kit

    Level 1 certificate

    N/A

    26 - 75

    Level 2 first aid kit

    Dressing station

    Level 2 certificate

    N/A

    76 or more

    Level 2 first aid kit

    First aid room

    Level 2 certificate

    N/A

    Note: Adapted from https://www.worksafebc.com/en/law-policy/occupational-health-safety/searchable-ohs-regulation/ohs-regulation/part-03-rights-and-responsibilities#SectionNumber:3.14. Copyright (2018) by WorkSafeBC

     

     

    Table 5: High risk of injury and that is more than 20 minutes of surface travel time away from a hospital.

    Number of workers per shift

    Supplies, equipment, and facility

    Level of first aid certificate for attendant

    Transportation

    1

    Personal first aid kit

    N/A

    N/A

    2 - 5

    Level 1 first aid kit

    Level 1 certificate

    N/A

    6 - 10

    Level 1 first aid kit

    ETV equipment

    Level 1 certificate with Transportation Endorsement

    ETV

    11 - 30

    Level 3 first aid kit

    Dressing station

    ETV equipment

    Level 3 certificate

    ETV

    31 - 50

    Level 3 first aid kit

    First aid room

    ETV equipment

    Level 3 certificate

    ETV

    51 - 200

    Level 3 first aid kit

    First aid room

    Industrial ambulance equipment

    Level 3 certificate

    Industrial ambulance

    201 or more

    Level 3 first aid kit

    First aid room

    Industrial ambulance equipment

    2 attendants, each with level 3 certificates

    Industrial ambulance

    Note: Adapted from https://www.worksafebc.com/en/law-policy/occupational-health-safety/searchable-ohs-regulation/ohs-regulation/part-03-rights-and-responsibilities#SectionNumber:3.14. Copyright (2018) by WorkSafeBC

     

     

    Table 6: High risk of injury and that is 20 minutes or less surface travel time away from a hospital.

    Number of workers per shift

    Supplies, equipment, and facility

    Level of first aid certificate for attendant

    Transportation

    1

    Personal first aid kit

    N/A

    N/A

    2-15

    Level 1 first aid kit

    Level 1 certificate

    N/A

    16-30

    Level 2 first aid kit

    Dressing station

    Level 2 certificate

    N/A

    31-300

    Level 2 first aid kit

    First aid room

    Level 2 certificate

    N/A

    301 or more

    Level 2 first aid kit

    First aid room

    2 attendants, each with level 2 certificates

    N/A

    Note: Adapted from https://www.worksafebc.com/en/law-policy/occupational-health-safety/searchable-ohs-regulation/ohs-regulation/part-03-rights-and-responsibilities#SectionNumber:3.14. Copyright (2018) by WorkSafeBC

     

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