First Aid Attendants and Mobile Treatment Units
Attendants and Emergency Transport and Mobile Treatment Center Requirements – According to Worksafe BC
First aid attendant and emergency transport vehicle are required under BC Workers Compensation regulations. The following are some situations: mining,forestry,oil and gas exploration,road construction,fire fighting, construction sites,etc.
Schedule 3A of the Occupational Health and Saftey Act indicates the levels of first aid required at the workplace for vaious levels of risk, and numbers of employes present.
Link for Requirements WorkSafe BC – First Aid Job Requirements as of 2009
Occupational Health and Safety Programs – Regulations Link
http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/OHSRegulation/Part3.asp#Schedule3A
Example of Table 3: This table applies to a workplace that an employer determines under section 3.16 (2) (b) of the Regulation creates a moderate risk of injury and that is more than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital.
| Item | Column 1 Number of workers per shift |
Column 2 Supplies, equipment, and facility |
Column 3 Level of first aid certificate for attendant |
Column 4 Transportation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
|
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| 2 | 2-5 |
|
Level 1 certificate | |
| 3 | 6-15 |
|
Level 1 certificate with Transportation Endorsement | |
| 4 | 16-50 |
|
Level 3 certificate | ETV |
| 5 | 51-100 |
|
Level 3 certificate | ETV |
| 6 | 101-300 |
|
Level 3 certificate | Industrial ambulance |
| 7 | 301 or more |
|
2 attendants, each with Level 3 certificates | Industrial ambulance |