British Columbia WorkSafe BC Regulation First Aid Kits
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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