OHS Guidelines: Occupational first aid
Published on: November 01, 2024
The following new and revised guidelines are consequential to amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation in effect on November 1, 2024:
- Part 3: Rights and Responsibilities - Occupational Health and Safety Programs
- Part 3: Rights and Responsibilities - Occupational First Aid
- G3.15-1 Nurses acting as first aid attendants in health care settings (revised)
- G3.15-2 Registered nurses working for health authorities (new)
- G3.15-3 EMA licence holders working as first aid attendants (revised)
- G3.15(c) Proof of certification (revised)
- G3.16 First aid assessment (revised)
- G3.16(1) Minimum requirements for first aid equipment (revised)
- G3.16(1)-2 Hospital and acte care facilities (revised)
- G3.16(3) Reviewing first aid assessments (new)
- G3.16(3.1) Involving workers in first aid assessment (new)
- G3.17 Developing and implementing first aid procedures (revised)
- G3.17(2) Communicating first aid procedures to workers (new)
- G3.17(4) Drills (new)
- G3.17.1 Air transportation (revised)
- G3.18(2) Availability of first aid attendant (revised)
- G3.19 First aid records (revised)
- G3.20 Multiple-employer workplaces (revised)
- G3.21(1) Suspension and cancellation of first aid certificates (revised)
- G3.21(2) Attendant fit for duty (revised)
- G3.21(3) First aid attendant responsibilities - Options for discharging responsibilities for care (new)
Editorial revisions were also made to the following guidelines:
- Guidelines - Workers Compensation Act
- Guidelines - OHS Regulation
- Part 20: Construction, Excavation and Demolition - Concrete Pumping
G20.26.6 Operator certification
New and revised guidelines are posted for a 60-day preliminary period, during which time the stakeholder community may comment and request revisions.
2021-04-22 20:33:04