Alberta Regulation First Aid Kits
The first aid requirements for businesses in Alberta are outlined in the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code (OHS, 2020). It is based on the number of employees actively employed at one time, types of industry/potential hazards, and proximity to the nearest medical facility. Violations against the OHS code may result in ticketing that ranges from $100-$500 per violation and a 15% victim surcharge is applies to each ticket. For more information on offenses, click here.
Table 1: First Aid Requirements for low hazard work
Number of workers per shift |
Close work site (less than 20 minutes away from nearest medical facility |
Distant work site (20-40 minutes away from nearest medical facility |
Isolated work site (40 or more minutes away from the nearest medical facility |
1 |
· Type P first aid kit |
· Type P first aid kit |
· Type P first aid kit |
2 - 9 |
· Level 1 first aid kit |
· 1 emergency first aider · Level 2 first aid kit |
· Level 2 first aid kit |
10 - 49 |
· 1 emergency first aider · Level 1 first aid kit |
· 1 emergency first aider
· Level 2 first aid kit |
· 1 standard first aider
· Level 2 first aid kit |
50 - 99 |
· 1 emergency first aider · 1 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit |
· 1 emergency first aider · 1 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit |
· 2 standard first aider
· Level 2 first aid kit |
100 - 199 |
· 1 emergency first aider · 2 standard first aiders · Level 3 first aid kit · Designated area for first aid services |
· 1 emergency first aider · 2 standard first aiders · Level 3 first aid kit · 3 blankets, stretcher, splints · Designated area for first aid services |
· 3 standard first aiders · Level 3 first aid kit · 3 blankets, stretcher, splints · Designated area for first aid services |
200 or more |
· 1 emergency first aider · 2 standard first aiders · Additional Standard first aider for each additional increment of 1 to 100 workers · Level 3 first aid kit · Designated area for first aid services |
· 1 emergency first aider · 2 standard first aiders · Additional Standard first aider for each additional increment of 1 to 100 workers · 3 blankets, stretcher, splints · Level 3 first aid kit · Designated area for first aid services |
· 3 standard first aiders · Additional Standard first aider for each additional increment of 1 to 100 workers · 3 blankets, stretcher, splints · Level 3 first aid kit · Designated area for first aid services |
Note: Adapted from https://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/OHS/OHSCode_December_2021.pdf. Copyright (2020) by the Government of Alberta.
Table 2: First aid requirements for moderate hazard work
Number of workers per shift |
Close work site (less than 20 minutes away from nearest medical facility |
Distant work site (20-40 minutes away from nearest medical facility |
Isolated work site (40 or more minutes away from the nearest medical facility |
1 |
· Type P first aid kit |
· Type P first aid kit |
· Type P first aid kit |
2 - 9 |
· 1 emergency first aider
· Level 1 first aid kit |
· 1 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit · 3 blankets |
· 1 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit · 3 blankets |
10 - 19 |
· 1 emergency first aider · 1 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit |
· 1 emergency first aider · 1 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit · 3 blankets |
· 2 standard first aiders · Level 2 first aid kit · 3 blankets |
20 - 49 |
· 1 emergency first aider · 1 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit |
· 1 emergency first aider · 1 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit · 3 blankets |
· 2 standard first aiders · Level 2 first aid kit >· 3 blankets |
50 - 99 |
· 2 emergency first aiders · 1 standard first aider · Level 3 first aid kit |
· 2 emergency first aider · 1 standard first aider · Level 3 first aid kit · 3 blankets |
· 3 standard first aiders · Level 3 first aid kit · 3 blankets |
100 - 199 |
· 2 emergency first aiders · 2 standard first aiders · Level 3 first aid kit · Designated area for first aid services |
· 2 emergency first aiders · 2 standard first aiders · Level 3 first aid kit · 3 blankets, stretcher, splints · Designated area for first aid services |
· 3 standard first aiders · 1 advanced first aider · Level 3 first aid kit · 3 blankets, stretcher, splints · Designated area for first aid services |
200 or more |
· 2 emergency first aiders · 2 standard first aiders · 1 nurse or 1 ACP · Additional Standard first aider for each additional increment of 1 to 100 workers · First Aid Room |
· 2 emergency first aiders · 2 standard first aiders · 1 nurse 1 ACP · Additional Standard first aider for each additional increment of 1 to 100 workers · First Aid Room |
· 4 standard first aiders · 1 nurse or 1 ACP · Additional Standard first aider for each additional increment of 1 to 100 workers · First Aid Room |
Note: Adapted from https://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/OHS/OHSCode_December_2021.pdf. Copyright (2020) by the Government of Alberta.
Table 3: First aid requirements for high hazard work
Number of workers per shift |
Close work site (less than 20 minutes away from nearest medical facility |
Distant work site (20-40 minutes away from nearest medical facility |
Isolated work site (40 or more minutes away from the nearest medical facility |
1 |
· Type P first aid kit |
· Type P first aid kit |
· Type P first aid kit |
2 - 9 |
· 1 emergency first aider
· Level 1 first aid kit |
· 1 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit · 3 blankets |
· 1 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit · 3 blankets |
5 - 9 |
· 1 emergency first aider · 1 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit |
· 2 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit · 3 blankets |
· 2 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit · 3 blankets |
10 - 19 |
· 1 emergency first aider · 1 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit · 3 blankets |
· 2 standard first aiders · Level 3 first aid kit · 3 blankets, stretcher, splints |
· 2 standard first aiders · Level 3 first aid kit · 3 blankets, stretcher, splints |
20 - 49 |
· 2 emergency first aider · 1 standard first aider · Level 2 first aid kit · 3 blankets |
· 3 standard first aiders · Level 3 first aid kit · 3 blankets, stretcher, splint |
· 3 standard first aiders · Level 3 first aid kit · 3 blankets, stretcher, splints |
50 - 99 |
· 2 emergency first aiders · 2 standard first aiders · Level 3 first aid kit · 3 blankets |
· 2 emergency first aiders · 3 standard first aiders · Level 3 first aid kit · 3 blankets, stretcher, splints |
· 4 standard first aiders · 1 advanced first aider · Level 3 first aid kit · 3 blankets, stretcher, splints |
100 - 199 |
· 2 emergency first aiders · 2 standard first aiders · 1 advanced first aider · First aid room |
· 4 standard first aiders · 1 advanced first aider · First aid room |
· 4 standard first aiders · 1 advanced first aider · First aid room |
200 or more |
· 2 emergency first aiders · 2 standard first aiders · 1 nurse or 1 ACP · Additional Standard first aider for each additional increment of 1 to 100 workers · First aid room |
· 4 standard first aiders · 1 nurse or ACP · Additional Standard first aider for each additional increment of 1 to 100 workers · First aid room |
· 4 standard first aiders · 1 advanced first aider · 1 nurse or 1 ACP · Additional Standard first aider for each additional increment of 1 to 100 workers · First aid room |
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