Occupational Health and Safety Code

177(1)

A person or agency that provides training in first aid must be approved by a Director of Medical Services or a Director if the person or agency is to provide training in first aid to workers under this Code.

177(2)

A person or agency approved under subsection (1) must provide training in first aid to workers in accordance with CSA Standard Z1210-17, First aid training for the workplace - Curriculum and quality management for training agencies.

178(1)

A prime contractor or, if there is no prime contractor, an employer must provide first aiders, first aid supplies, first aid equipment, first aid kits and a first aid room for workers in accordance with the applicable requirements of Schedule 2, Tables 4 to 7.

178(2)

If a first aid room for workers is a temporary or mobile facility, a prime contractor or, if there is no prime contractor, an employer must ensure that the room meets the requirements of Schedule 2, Table 4, except that

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

(b) where it is not reasonably practicable to provide a supply of hot and cold potable running water, a supply of cold potable water is acceptable.

178(3)

A prime contractor or, if there is no prime contractor, an employer must ensure that each first aid kit required to be provided under Schedule 2, Tables 4 to 7, is equipped in accordance with CSA Standard Z1220-17, First aid kits for the workplace.

178(4)

Despite subsections (1), (2) and (3), if there are 2 or more employers involved in the work at the work site and there is no prime contractor, the employers may enter into a written agreement to collectively provide first aiders, first aid supplies, first aid equipment, first aid kits and a first aid room for workers in accordance with the applicable requirements of Schedule 2, Tables 4 to 7.

179

An prime contractor or, if there is no prime contractor, an employer must

(a) ensure that first aiders, first aid supplies, first aid equipment, first aid kits and the first aid room for workers required by this Code are

(i) located at or near the work site they are intended to serve, and

(ii) readily available and accessible during all working hours,

(b) ensure that first aid supplies, first aid equipment and first aid kits are

(i) maintained in a clean, dry and serviceable condition,

(ii) contained in a material that protects the contents from the environment, and

(iii) clearly identified as first aid supplies, first aid equipment and first aid kits,

(c) post, at conspicuous places at the work site, signs indicating how to contact first aiders and the location of first aid supplies, first aid equipment, first aid kits and the first aid room for workers or, if posting of signs is not reasonably practicable, ensure that each worker is made aware of how to contact first aiders and the location of first aid supplies, first aid equipment, first aid kits and the first aid room for workers, and

(d) ensure that an emergency communication system is in place for workers to summon first aiders.

180(1)

Before sending workers to a work site, a prime contractor or, if there is no prime contractor, an employer must make and implement a plan to transport ill or injured workers from the work site to the nearest health care facility.

180(2)

The plan referred to in subsection (1) must

(a) be suitable, considering the distance to be travelled and the types of illnesses or injuries that may occur at the work site,

(b) include measures to protect persons from exposure to the weather,

(c) ensure vehicles are readily available and can accommodate a stretcher and an accompanying person, and

(d) include systems that allow the persons being transported to communicate with the health care facility to which the ill or injured worker is being taken.

180(3)

If a worker is ill or injured and needs to be accompanied during transport to a health care facility, the prime contractor or, if there is no prime contractor, the employer must ensure that the worker is accompanied by at least one first aider, in addition to the operator of the transportation.

180(4)

Subsection (3) does not apply if there are 3 or fewer workers at the work site at the time.

181(1)

A prime contractor or, if there is no prime contractor, an employer must

(a) designate first aiders in accordance with Schedule 2, Table 5, 6 or 7,

(b) except as provided in subsection (3), ensure a worker who is designated as a first aider has successfully completed training in first aid from an approved training agency, and

(c) make and maintain a report of workers at a work site who are currently designated as first aiders.

181(2)

If an advanced first aider, advanced care paramedic or nurse with an advanced first aid certificate is required at a work site, a prime contractor or, if there is no prime contractor, an employer must ensure that

(a) the advanced first aider, advanced care paramedic or nurse with an advanced first aid certificate is based at or near the first aid room for workers,

(b) when not in the first aid room for workers, the advanced first aider, advanced care paramedic or nurse with an advanced first aid certificate is readily available,

(c) an effective means of communication to contact the advanced first aider, advanced care paramedic or nurse with an advanced first aid certificate is in place, and

(d) if the advanced first aider, advanced care paramedic or nurse with an advanced first aid certificate is required to perform non-first aid duties, such duties must be of a type that let the advanced first aider, advanced care paramedic or nurse with an advanced first aid certificate remain in a fit and clean condition.

181(3)

Subsection (1)(b) does not apply if the first aider is an emergency medical responder, advanced care paramedic or primary care paramedic.

181(4)

This section does not apply to a hospital, medical clinic or physician's office, or a nursing home as defined in the Nursing Homes Act, where a physician, nurse or licensed practical nurse is always readily available.

182

If a worker has an illness or injury at the work site, the worker must report the illness or injury to the prime contractor or, if there is no prime contractor, to the employer as soon as possible.

183(1)

An employer must record every illness or injury that occurs at the work site in a record kept for that purpose as soon as possible after the illness or injury is reported to the employer or the employer otherwise becomes aware of the illness or injury.

183(2)

A record under subsection (1) must include the following:

(a) the name of the worker that has the illness or injury;

(b) a description of the illness or injury;

(c) the first aid given to the worker;

(d) the name and qualifications of the person giving first aid;

(e) the date and time of the illness or injury;

(f) the date and time the illness or injury was reported or the employer otherwise became aware of the illness or injury;

(g) where at the work site the illness or injury occurred;

(h) the work-related cause of the illness or injury, if any.

183(3)

The employer must retain the records kept under this section for 3 years from the date the illness or injury is recorded.

184(1)

This section applies to records of first aid given to a worker.

184(2)

Subject to sections 31, 34 and 36 of the Act, a person who has custody of records must ensure that no person other than the worker has access to a worker’s first aid records unless

(a) the record is in a form that does not identify the worker,

(b) the worker has given written permission for another person to have access to the records, or

(c) access, use and disclosure of the information is required or authorized by law.

184(3)

An employer must provide a worker with a copy of the first aid records pertaining to the worker if the worker requests a copy.