Acts and Regulations

2004-130 - First Aid

Section 7
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First aid providers
7(0.1)For the purposes of sections 7 to 13, standards for workplace first aid training and first aid kits are established by the adoption of the following standards:
(a) CSA Group standard Z1210-17 (R2021), First aid training for the workplace – Curriculum and quality management for training agencies; and
(b) CSA Group standard Z1220-17 (R2021), First aid kits for the workplace.
7(1)An employer shall designate one or more employees to act as first aid providers and maintain a record of the names of each employee who is designated as a first aid provider.
7(1.1)An employer may designate an employee who is a competent medical practitioner, nurse or paramedic as a first aid provider without requiring the employee to complete the workplace first aid training referred to in section 8.
7(2)An employer shall post, at a conspicuous place at the place of employment, signs that state the names of first aid providers.
7(3)Where the posting of a sign is not practicable, the employer shall ensure that each employee is informed of the identity of first aid providers.
7(4)An employer shall ensure that a designated first aid provider
(a) does not perform work of a nature likely to affect the ability to administer first aid, and
(b) is equipped, when administering first aid, with a CPR resuscitation barrier device with one-way valve and gloves that comply with the requirements of CSA Group standard Z1220-17 (R2021) set out in subsection (0.1).
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First aid providers
7(1)An employer shall designate one or more employees to act as first aid providers and maintain a record of the names of each employee who is designated as a first aid provider.
7(2)An employer shall post, at a conspicuous place at the place of employment, signs that state the names of first aid providers.
7(3)Where the posting of a sign is not practicable, the employer shall ensure that each employee is informed of the identity of first aid providers.
7(4)An employer shall ensure that an employee who is designated as a first aid provider
(a) does not perform work of a nature likely to affect the employee’s ability to administer first aid, and
(b) has readily available access to disposable latex or vinyl gloves and a face shield with a one-way valve.