First-Aid-Procedure
First-Aid-Procedure
PURPOSE
Employers covered by the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act are required to have first aid
equipment, facilities, and trained personnel in all workplaces. This procedure will provide staff
with information regarding first aid requirements, the process for obtaining first aid, and the
reporting requirements required when first aid is administered.
EVICCO will ensure that all requirements should met in order to ensure the health, safety and
well-being everyone on site.
SCOPE
RELATED DOCUMENTATION
Internal
• First Aid Kit/Station Inventory Checklist
• First Aid Log
• Injury Reporting Procedure
DEFINITIONS
First Aid Emergency treatment of illness or injury given before professional treatment
or care is obtained
First Aid Responder Staff who have been trained and certified in first aid from a WSIB recognized
training provider every 3 years
JHSC Joint Health & Safety Committee
Workplace Any place in, on, or near where a worker works. It could be a building, an
open field, a road, forest, vehicle etc.
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ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
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• Ensuring required documentation (e.g., certificates, posters, etc.) is created
and posted, and employees are made aware of the requirements of this
standard
• Retaining First Aid Logs and Inventory Checklists for a minimum of two years
• Ensuring First Aid training from a WSIB approved organization is provided for
all first aid responders, and records of training are retained
• Inspecting the first aid kits on a quarterly basis
• Participate in investigations, as per the Incident Investigation Procedure
• Review this procedure, and all associated forms, annually, at minimum
PROCEDURE
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─ Valid certificates of all first aid responders, as well as their work location,
displayed in an easily noticeable area
─ The inspection checklist for items within the first aid kit
─ First Aid Log for staff to complete once first aid is received
• First aid kits must not contain any type of medication
• Location of first-aid kits and equipment must be identified with clear and easily
identifiable signage
• There will be at least one first aid responder per shift, working in close proximity at all
times, to the first aid station(s)/room(s)
• First aid stations must be inspected, at minimum, quarterly, to ensure adequate
supplies are available; first aid supplies must be in good condition and replenished as
required
• Field staff will be provided first aid kits for their vehicle, and will receive appropriate
first aid training
• Field employees will inspect their first aid kits quarterly, as a minimum and submit
inspection logs to their supervisor/manager, for retention
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• If a Responder identifies that further medical attention is required, they will work
with a manager to arrange transportation
• If an ambulance is called, the Responder has control of the scene until Emergency
Services arrives; all staff are to follow the instructions of the Responder during this
time
• In the event further medical assistance is required, Human Resources will notify the
employee’s emergency contact
• If the injured employee declines the offer of transportation for a minor injury, make a
note on the first aid log and have the employee sign off that they refused
transportation.
• Upon completion of administering first aid, Responders will:
─ Document incidents as required (i.e., First Aid Log or Incident Report)
─ Dispose of contaminated waste and first aid supplies in the designated waste
receptacle
─ Disinfect surfaces at the first aid station(s)/room(s) and any other
contaminated surface (i.e. floors, machinery, parts, etc.); dispose of cleaning
supplies in designated waste receptacle
─ Notify the Health & Safety Designate(s) that first aid supplies need to be
replenished
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