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Did you know that WorkSafeBC has now updated their First Aid Supplies for Level 1, 2 and 3 Kits? They now include Fracture Straps and Tourniquets. 

Depending on the size, distance and nature of injuries in the workplace, will depend on the level of First Aid Required.
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WorkSafeBC's Schedule 3-A - Minimum Level of First Aid explains the number of workers, supplies, equipment, facilities and Level of First Aid Certification required for the jobsite.
https://www.worksafebc.com/en/law-policy/occupational-health-safety/searchable-ohs-regulation/ohs-regulation/part-03-rights-and-responsibilities#Schedule3A
This 7 hour course teaches what to do during those crucial first minutes before the ambulance arrives including:
  • Rolling Patients
  • Examining, cleansing and dressing wounds
  • Burns
  • CPR and Choking 
  • Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
  • Medical Conditions
  • Major bleeds (tourniquets and fracture straps)


March 9, 2019
March 11, 2019
March 25, 2019
This 35 hour course is more in depth and required for low risk job sites with 51 or more staff, or moderate risk job sites with 26 staff or more. This course teaches:
  • Basic Life Support
  • Scene Assessments
  • Patient Assessments
  • Returning patients to work
  • Small wounds and soft tissue injuries
Exams are conducted on the 5th day of class. 


​April 8 - 12, 2019
This 70 hour course is meant for large worksites and typically are beyond 20 minutes travel time to a hospital. This course includes:
  • Basic Life Support
  • Patient Assessments
  • Critical airway & Respiratory interventions
  • Circulatory Interventions
  • Small wounds, soft tissue and fracture management
  • Transporting patients to medical aid. 
​Exams are conducted on the last day of class. 
Usually, when an OFA Level 1 or Level 2 Certificate holder is the attendant at a work site that is more than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital, a Transportation Endorsement is required.

This course teaches Critical Interventions and Transportation Skills and equipment in order to handle the responsibilities - since the Attendant will have the injured worker under their care for a much longer time.

March 12, 2019
​March 26, 2019
This review course is a one day refresher course designed to provide the certified first aid attendant practice on a variety of minor wound care topics to create a more effective first aid program in the work place.

PREREQUISITES
All participants must be currently certified with either an Occupational Level 3 or Level 2 first aid certificate​
Are you required to have a trained first aid attendant at your jobsite? Are you looking to learn life saving skills?
Occupational First Aid is an essential part of the first aid services required for workplaces under part 3 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.
If someone you know has been seriously injured at your workplace and is lying on the ground not moving or with blood on their face, What do you do? Call an ambulance? This course will teach what to do during those crucial first minutes before the ambulance arrives.
These courses teach:
Rolling patients
Examining, cleansing and dressing wounds
Burns
Penetrating and eye injuries
CPR and Choking
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Medical Conditions