| Number of workers onsite/shift | Up to 20 min from nearest Ambulance Service | 20 to 40 min from nearest Ambulance Service | more than 40 min from nearest Ambulance Service |
| time in normal travel condition | |||
| 1 | Type P First Aid Kit | Type P First Aid Kit | Type P First Aid Kit |
| 2-4 | 1 Emergency First Aider, No. 1 First Aid Kit | 1 Standard First Aider, No. 2 First Aid Kit, 3 blankets | 1 Standard First Aider, No. 2 First Aid Kit, 3 blankets |
| 5-9 | 1 Emergency First Aider, 1 Standard First Aider, No. 2 First Aid Kit | 2 Standard First Aiders, No. 2 First Aid Kit, 3 blankets | 2 Standard First Aiders, No. 2 First Aid Kit, 3 blankets |
| 10-19 | 1 Emergency First Aider, 1 Standard First Aider, No. 2 First Aid Kit, 3 blankets | 2 Standard First Aiders, No. 3 First Aid Kit, 3 blankets, stretcher, splints | 2 Standard First Aiders, No. 3 First Aid Kit, 3 blankets, stretcher, splints |
| 20-49 | 2 Emergency First Aiders, 1 Standard First Aider, No. 2 First Aid Kit, 3 blankets | 3 Standard First Aiders, No. 3 First Aid Kit, 3 blankets, stretcher, splints | 3 Standard First Aiders, No. 3 First Aid Kit, 3 blankets, stretcher, splints |
| 50-99 | 2 Emergency First Aiders, 2 Standard First Aiders, No. 3 First Aid Kit, 3 blankets | 2 Emergency First Aiders, 3 Standard First Aiders, No.3 First Aid Kit, 3 blankets, stretcher, splints | 4 Standard First Aiders, 1 Advanced First Aider, No. 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 Paramedic Plus 1 Standard First Aider for each additional 1-100 workers, First Aid Room | 4 Standard First Aiders, 1 Nurse or Paramedic Plus 1 Standard First Aider for each additional 1-100 workers, First Aid Room | 4 Standard First Aiders, 1 Advanced First Aider, 1 Nurse or Paramedic Plus 1 Standard First Aider for each additional 1-100 workers, First Aid Room |
Emergency First Aider Qualifications:
- Emergency scene management
- Shock, unconsciousness and fainting
- Artificial respiration (barrier to mouth) adult
- Choking adult
- Severe bleeding
- Cardiovascular Emergencies (i.e. heart attack)
- CPR
- AED (Automated External Defibrillation)
Standard First Aider Qualifications:
Same as above plus:
- Secondary survey
- Bone and joint injuries upper and lower limbs; muscle strains
- Head, spinal and pelvic injuries
- Wound care including burns
- Medical conditions
- Chest injuries
- Poisons, bites and stings
- Multiple casualty management
Advanced First Aider Qualifications:
- Emergency scene management
- Communicable diseases
- Patient assessment (primary and secondary surveys)
- Documentation
- Airway management, including oropharyngeal airways and suctioning
- Shock
- Wound management
- Thermal burns
- Sprains and strains
- Fractures, including femur and pelvic fractures
- Dislocations and field relocation techniques
- Head and facial trauma
- Spinal injuries
- Chest trauma
- Abdominal traumaHeat injuries and dehydration
- Cold injuries
- Bites and stings
- Poisons and toxins
- Allergies and anaphylaxis
- Drowning / near drowning
- Respiratory distress
- Cardiology
- Abdominal pain
- Diabetes
- Triage
- Rescue and transportation
- Oxygen administration, including delivery devices
- AED (Automated External Defibrillators)
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- CPR Basic Rescuer (Level C)
First Aid Providers
The designated First Aid Provider must not be assigned work that conflicts with their duties and responsibilities to provide first aid. The assigned work must also allow the provider to remain fit and clean so that they can administer first aid.
Transportation Requirements
Employers have two options when deciding the type of transportation used for injured and ill workers:
- An employer can us a local ambulance service but it is recommended that the service be capable of arriving at the site within 40 minutes of being called.
- If that option is not possible, an employer is to have a means of transportation from the work site that meet the following requirements:
a. It must suit the distance to be traveled and must make transport of the ill or injured worker safe and comfortable.
b. It must protect the injured worker and accompanying person from the weather and provide sufficient heat to keep both individuals warm.
c. It must be equipped with a means of communication that allows the occupant to communicate with the health care facility.
d. It must be large enough to accommodate a stretcher and accompanying person.