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First Aid - Sk OHS
First Aid Requirements in Saskatchewan
The Occupational Health and Safety legislation establishes the minimum criteria for both first aid supplies, and the first aiders required at a place of work. Through Hazard Assessment conducted by the employer at a worksite or on a particular task, it may be identified that the employer may have to provide more first aiders, a higher level or training at the worksite, and/or more supplies. Section 52 - Appropriate first aid for occupational hazards in the Saskatchewan Health and Safety Regulations.
52(c)
if the provisions of this Part are
not adequate to meet any specific hazard at a place of employment, provide
additional suitable personnel, supplies, equipment and facilities that are
appropriate for the hazard;
“close”, in relation to a place of employment or worksite, means a place of employment or worksite that is not more than 30 minutes’ travel time from a hospital or medical facility under normal travel conditions using the available means of transportation;
“distant”, in relation to a place of employment or worksite, means a place of employment or worksite that is more than 30 minutes’ but less than two hours’ travel time from a hospital or medical facility under normal travel conditions using the available means of transportation
“high-hazard work” means work regularly involving any activity set out in Table 8 of the Appendix; (reproduced below)
- Building construction
- Drilling for gas, oil and minerals
- Service for gas and oil wells and power tong service Logging
- Sawmilling
- Iron and steel processing and fabrication
- Road construction, earthwork, tunnelling and trenching
- Local and provincial hauling and trucking Mining and smelting
- Exploration drilling, shaft sinking, quarrying and crushing of rocks Manufacturing of concrete block, brick, artificial stone and other clay and cement products
- Power
line construction and maintenance.
“isolated”, in relation to a place of employment or worksite, means a place of employment or worksite:
(i)
that is more
than two hours’ travel time from a hospital or medical facility
under normal travel conditions using the available means of surface transportation;
or
(ii)
for which transport by aircraft is
the normal mode of transport
| Workers | Close (1/2 hour or less to medical facility) |
Distant (1/2 - 2 hours to medical facility) |
Isolated (more than 2 hours surface transport to medical facility or normal mode of transport is aircraft) |
| 1 | Minimum | Minimum | Minimum |
| 2-4 | Minimum | Minimum plus
|
Minimum plus
|
| 5-9 | Minimum plus
|
Minimum plus
|
Minimum plus
|
| 10-20 | Minimum plus
|
Minimum plus
|
Minimum plus
|
| 21-40 | Minimum plus
|
Minimum plus
|
Minimum plus
|
| 41-99 | Minimum plus
|
Minimum plus
|
Minimum plus
|
| 100+ | Minimum plus
|
Minimum plus
|
Minimum plus
|
Minimum Requirements for Class A Qualification
Course duration: 14-16 hours
Course Content:
- The role of the first aid attendant
- Interaction with higher-level trained personnel and with
medical care agencies Medico-legal aspects of first aid
- Responsibilities of the first aid attendant
- Knowledge of the ambulance system
- Basic anatomy and physiology: how the body systems work
- Patient assessment: primary and secondary surveys
- Assessment and monitoring of basic vital signs
- Respiratory emergencies: respiratory system review, management of airways Chest injuries: pneumothorax, flail chest, sucking chest wound
- Circulatory system review, heart attack, stroke
- Bleeding: wounds, control of bleeding and bandaging
- Barrier devices to prevent the transmission of pathogens
- Shock: signs and symptoms
- Abdominal injuries: system review by quadrant
- Stabilization: head, spine and pelvis injuries
- Upper and lower extremity injuries
- Medical emergencies: epilepsy, diabetes
- Assessment and treatment of burns
- Assessment and treatment of poisonings and acute effects of abused drugs Problems of heat and cold
- Emotional problems
- Movement of a casualty
- Situation simulations, reporting on the patient to higher-level trained personnel
- Understanding of
and familiarity with relevant provisions of The Occupational Health
and Safety Regulations, 1996.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training course:
Course duration: 4-6 hours
Course Content:
- Risk
factors
- Signals and actions of heart attack and stroke
- Airway obstruction: prevention, causes, recognition
- Entrance into the emergency medical services system
- One rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (adult)
- Treatment of an adult with an obstructed airway
- Turning of the casualty into the recovery position.
Minimum Requirements for Class B Qualification:
Course duration: 60-80 hours (It is recommended that the review and practice time should be at least 20 hours)
Course content:
- Roles and responsibility: knowledge of emergency medical system, the place of the first aid attendant in the system, other skill levels in the system
- The different phases of emergency medical care
- Adequate training in the use of first aid equipment
- The medico-legal aspects of first aid
- Anatomy and physiology appropriate to the course
- Primary and secondary survey of the casualty
- Monitoring and assessment of vital signs
- Bleeding: wounds, control of bleeding and bandaging
- Barrier devices to prevent the transmission of pathogens
- Airway management and use of relevant equipment (eg. bag valve, mask resuscitator, oxygen equipment)
- Assessment and treatment of common medical emergencies
- Assessment and treatment of shock
- Trauma to head, spine, chest, abdomen and pelvis
- Injuries to extremities
- Environmental emergencies
- Crisis intervention: provision of psychological support
- First on the scene management skills, triage
- Assessment and treatment of burns
- Obstetrics: emergency delivery and post-partum haemorrhage
- Recognition of the acute signs and symptoms of drug abuse and treatment of the casualty
- Assessment and treatment of the acute (eg. distended or tender) abdomen Basic extrication of the casualty from immediate danger
- Record keeping: preservation of information necessary for subsequent action
- Understanding of
and familiarity with relevant provisions of The Occupational Health
and Safety Regulations, 1996.
Course duration: 8-10 hours
Course content:
- Risk factors
- Signals and actions of heart attack and stroke
- Airway obstruction: prevention, causes, recognition
- Entrance into the emergency medical services system
- One rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Two rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Treatment of an adult with an obstructed airway
- Mouth-to-mask resuscitation
- Spinal injuries
- Turning
of the casualty into the recovery position.
Eastside Safety First Aid Courses
that meet the Requirements of the Saskatchewan OHS
(Occupational Health and Safety Regulations)
First Aid - Emergency Level (EFA)
This course meets the requirements for diverse groups of people and occupations. The course content has 6 mandatory components, and numerous optional topics that may be chosen to meet the needs of the group. Following the Federal Labour Code Part II mandatory teaching components, this course meets the requirements of a First Aid Attendant requiring Basic First Aid.
- 1 day
First Aid - Occupational Health and Safety Level (OHSFA)
The Occupational Health and Safety Legislation in the provinces set the standards for first aid components to be lawfully compliant in the workplace. Following these requirements, the student is issued a First Aid Certificate with an OHS compliant notation that the instructional standards have been met. The OHS First Aid Course meets the First Aid Attendant requirements of both provincial OHS and the Federal Labour Code Part II requirements.
The Standard first aid course is different from the OHS First Aid in that it has 6 mandatory components, and the remainder of the components are optional - depending upon the needs of the students.
- 2 days
- 18-22 hours
This course reinforces the basic skills taught in first aid, and builds on them with additional advanced skills. The course teaches more in depth understanding of basic first aid concepts and techniques. Additionally, spinal movement reduction, oxygen administration, patient extrication with numerous practice scenarios are covered during this course. The Occupational Health and Safety Legislation of the provinces recognize this level of advanced training.
- 80 hours
Links to Specific Provincial/Federal OHS First Aid Requirements and Courses
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