FIRST AID KITS
*NEW* WorkSafeBC Level 1 First Aid Kit (2020)
Due to COVID-19, there have been changes made to the first aid kit minimum requirements listed in WorkSafeBC guidelines. First aid kit requirements now include a number of earloop masks and face shields in the Basic, Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 kits (G3.16).
This is the first-aid kit required for most low risk workplaces less than 20 minutes surface travel to the hospital with 11 to 50 workers on shift.
This WorkSafeBC Occupational First Aid Level 1 Kit contains the supplies an Occupational First Aid Level 1 Attendant needs to provide first aid to:
Shifts of 6-30 workers in a workplace with a low risk of injury and that is more than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital
Shifts of 31-50 workers in a workplace with a low risk of injury that is more than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital (also need ETV equipment, and the first aid attendant needs Transportation Endorsement course)
Shifts of 11-50 workers in a workplace with a low risk of injury that is less than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital
Shifts of 2-5 workers in a workplace with a moderate risk of injury that is more than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital
Shifts of 6-15 workers in a workplace with a moderate risk of injury that is more than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital (also need ETV equipment, and the first aid attendant needs Transportation Endorsement course)
Shifts of 6-25 workers in a workplace with a moderate risk of injury that is less than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital
Shifts of 2-5 workers in a workplace with a high risk of injury that is more than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital
Shifts of 6-10 workers in a workplace with a high risk of injury that is more than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital (also need ETV equipment, and the first aid attendant needs Transportation Endorsement course)
Shifts of 2-15 workers in a workplace with a high risk of injury that is less than 20 minutes surface travel time away from a hospital
For more information, please see Schedule 3-A Minimum Levels of First Aid and First Aid Kits: Recommended Minimum Contents on the WorkSafeBC website. If you are not sure of your workplace's hazard rating, please look up your industry Classification Unit here and scroll down to the Hazard rating assignment.
Whenever a WorkSafeBC Occupational First Aid Level 1 Kit is required, at least one employee with their WorkSafeBC Occupational First Aid Level 1 or Canadian Red Cross Emergency First-Aid certificate is required to be on shift.
To register for a WorkSafeBC Occupational First Aid Level 1 or equivalent course, please click here.
Kit contents
- (24) Wound Cleansing Towelette
- (50) Sterile Assorted Adhesive Dressings
- (10) Sterile Gauze Dressing (10cmx10cm)
- (4) Sterile Pressure Dressing
- (2) Crepe Roller Bandage (7.5cmx4.5m)
- (2) Conforming Gauze Bandage (7.5cm)
- (1) Adhesive Tape (2.5cmx4.5m)
- (2) Cotton Triangular Bandage
- (2) Quick Strap
- (1) Windlass Style Tourniquet
- (1) Universal Paramedic Scissors
- (1) Stainless Steel Forceps
- (1) Pocket Mask in Poly Bag
- (6) Earloop Masks
- (6) Pair of Nitrile Gloves
- (2) Face Shield
- (1) Biohazard Waste Bag
- (1) First Aid Record
- (1) Nylon First Aid Bag