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CANADA OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS SOR/86-304
FIRST AID ORGANIZATIONS
Source: Govt. of Canada, Department of Justice
Source: Human Resources and Social Development
Part 1 (Interpretation 1.2)
PART 6: LIGHTING (Schedule 3)
PART 10: HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES (Division 3, Laboratories 10.39)
PART 11: CONFINED SPACES (Emergency Procedures & Equipment 11.5)
PART 16: FIRST AID
PART 18: DIVING OPERATIONS (Instruction and Training 18.6)
PART 19: HAZARD PREVENTION PROGRAM (Hazard Identification & Assessment Methodology
19.3, Program Evaluation 19.7)
CANADA SHIPPING ACT, 2001
Canada
Source: Transport Canada
Special-purpose Vessels Regulations (Vessels and Equipment 8.1, Operational Requirements 10.1),
Cargo, Fumigation and Tackle Regulations (Division 3, 218)
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION ACT SOR/79-15
Source: Transport Canada
Railway Act (PART 2, 8.1 f)
TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS ACT
Source: Transport Canada
PART 4: DOCUMENTATION (Additional Documents 4.21 (3) g)
AB
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2006
Source: Govt. of Alberta, Human Resources and Employment
PART 1: DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL APPLICATIONS (“advanced first aider”, “confined space”,
“emergency first aider”, “first aid”, “first aider”, “joint first aid training standards board”, “nurse”,
“standard first aider”)
SOCIAL CARE FACILITIES LICENSING
ACT: CHILD CARE REGULATION
180/2000
Source: Govt. of Alberta
Part 2: Facilities and Their Operation (Health
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PART 5: CONFINED SPACES (Training 46.3)
PART 7: EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE (Contents of Plan 116)
PART 11: FIRST AID
PART 36: MINING (Fire Prevention and Emergency Response 546.2)
SCHEDULE 2: FIRST AID
Additional Information
Care 18)
Part 3: Staffing (First Aid Staffing 36)
LIST OF APPROVED COURSES
Source: Govt. of Alberta, Human Resources and
Employment
QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN
REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRST AID
TRAINING IN ALBERTA WORKPLACES
Source: Govt. of Alberta, Human Resources and
Employment
BC
OHS REGULATION
Source: WorkSafeBC
Workers Compensation Act RSBC 1998
PART 1: COMPENSATION TO WORKERS AND DEPENDANTS (Division 5, 53)
PART 3: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (Division 7 Information and Confidentiality 156
(6), 157 (b), Division 8 Miscellaneous Authority 159, 160, Division 12 Enforcement 187)
PART 3: RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Occupational First Aid
Young or New Workers (Young or new worker orientation and training 3.23)
PART 5: CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (Laboratory Label 1.13)
Emergency Washing Facilities (Table 5-3)
Emergency Procedures (Procedures for evacuation 5.100)
PART 6: SUBSTANCE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Pesticides (Application 6.71, Procedures 6.78)
PART 7: NOISE, VIBRATION, RADIATION AND TEMPERATURE
Heat Exposure (Removal from and treatment for heat exposure 7.32, Removal and treatment 7.38)
PART 17: TRANSPORTATION OF WORKERS
Crew Cars, Buses, and Crummies (Vehicle Design 17.10)
PART 20: CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATION AND DEMOLITION
General Requirements (Coordination of multiple employer workplaces 20.3)
CHILD CARE LICENSING REGULATION
B.C. REG. 332/2007, O.C. 728/2007
Source: Govt. of British Columbia
PART 3: MANAGER AND EMPLOYEE
REQUIREMENTS (First Aid 23)
PART 6: TRANSITION (Transition of
certificates 74)
SCHEDULE C
FIRST AID CERTIFICATES ACCEPTED IN
BC WORKPLACES
Source: WorkSafeBC
LIST OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PROVIDERS
Source: WorkSafeBC
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PART 22: UNDERGROUND WORKINGS
General Requirements (Additional First Aid 22.9)
Working Requirements (Communications 22.35)
PART 23: OIL AND GAS
General Requirements (Coordination of multiple employer workplaces 23.4)
PART 24: DIVING, FISHING AND OTHER MARINE OPERATIONS
Fishing Operations: General Requirements (Dive site equipment 24.15, General Equipment
Requirements 24.53 and 24.59, Contaminated Environments 24.66, First Aid 24.79)
PART 32: EVACUATION AND RESCUE
First Aid 32.7
MB
WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 217/2006
Source: Govt. of Manitoba, Labour and Immigration
PART 1: DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL MATTERS (“first aid services”, “first aid training provider”,
“first aider”, “health care facilities”)
PART 2: GENERAL DUTIES (Sign at construction project site 2.18)
PART 5: FIRST AID
PART 15: CONFINED SPACES (Standby Worker 15.8(2))
PART 38: ELECTRICAL SAFETY (Emergency procedures re contact with energized electrical
equipment 33.3(1))
NB
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT O.C. 91-1035
Source: New Brunswick Attorney General
CHILD CARE FACILITIES LICENSING
REGULATION 17/99
Source: Canadian Legal Information Institute, The Law
Society of Manitoba
Staffing (18.d)
Equipment and Supplies (49.1(b))
DAY CARE REGULATIONS – FAMILY
SERVICES ACT 83-85
PART 7: CONFINED SPACES (266(1))
PART 20: UNDERWATER DIVING OPRATIONS (Diver Training 304(2), Equipment for a Diving
Base on the Surface 330(c), Open Diving Bells 332(f))
PART 21: LOGGING AND SILVICULTURE OPERATIONS (Chain Saws, Brush Saws and Clearing
Saws 351(2))
Source: Canadian Legal Information Institute, The Law
NEW BRUNSWICK REGULATION 2004-130
APPROVED FIRST AID TRAINING
PROVIDERS
Source: Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (WHSCC)
Society of New Brunswick
Day Care Centres (18)
Community Day Care Homes and Family
Day Care Homes (27)
Source: Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation
Commission (WHSCC)
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT RNSL1990 CHAPTER O-3
Source: House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador
(Reporting Accidents 54)
Regulations 65(q)
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 1165/96
Source: House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador
Thermal Environment (10.a)
Supplementary Regulations (23)
Chemical Substances (25.10 j)
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 1148/96
Additional Information
CHILD CARE SERVICES REGULATIONS
2005, 89/05
Source: House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador
Application for Agency Licence (3c)
Application for centre based child care
service licence (4)
Child Care Service Requirements (9b)
Source: House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador
MINES SAFETY OF WORKERS REGULATIONS 1145/96
Source: House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador
110. First Aid Equipment
327. Damaging Equipment
WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION SYSTEM (WHMIS) REGULATIONS
1149/96
Source: House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador
12. Laboratory Labels
NS
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY FIRST AID REGULATIONS AMENDED BY O.I.C. 2001401 N.S. REG. 104/2001
Made under Section 15 of the Day Care Act. Source:
Made under Section 82 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Source: Govt. of Nova Scotia
Govt. of Nova Scotia
DAY CARE REGULATIONS 202/2004
Medical (19.7, 19.8)
NWT/
NU
SAFETY ACT R.S.N.W.T. 1988, C.S-1, LAST AMENDED SI-011-2003
Source: Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission
CHILD DAY CARE REGULATIONS
R.R.N.W.T. 1990, C.C-3, AMENDED BY R005-94
HEALTH AND SAFETY (Duty of Employer 4)
REGULATIONS (Regulations 25 j)
Source: Govt. of Nunavut, Department of Education
CONSOLIDATION OF GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS, SAFETY ACT R.R.N.W.T. 1990,C.S1, LAST AMENDMENT R-079-2000
Hazards and Emergencies (Emergency
Equipment 44.2)
Staff (Qualifications and training 53)
Source: Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission
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INTERPRETATION (1(1) “first aid attendant”, “first aider”, “first aid kit” )
PART 1: APPLICATION (Accident Prevention, Illumination 19(1)(i), Confined Spaces 36(6)(h))
PART 3: FIRST AID SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS S.N.W.T. 1994,C.25, LAST AMENDMENT
FEBRUARY 28, 2003
Source: Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission
PART 7: CERTIFICATION (Issue of Certificates 7.06 c, 7.07 c, Supervisor’s Certificate, Level One
7.21)
PART 8: PERSONNEL SAFETY (Division 4: First Aid)
PART 9: WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND INDUSTRIAL HYGENE (Non-inhalation Exposure: Injury
by Skin Contact 9.28(1), Illumination: Underground Lighting Standards 9.44(1))
PART 15: EXPLORATION (15.02, 15.97(3))
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3.1
ON
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT, R.S.O. 1997, last amendment 2007, c. 8, s. 221
APPROVED FIRST AID TRAINERS
Source: Ministry of Labour
Source: Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
PART 5: RIGHT TO REFUSE OR TO STOP WORK WHERE HEALTH OR SAFETY IN DANGER
(43.2)
ONTARIO REGULATION 632/05 – CONFINED SPACES
ONTARIO REGULATION 213/91 – CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
MINES & MINING PLANTS R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 854
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 851
ONTARIO REGULATION 67/93 - HEALTH CARE & RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE ACT, 1997
Source: Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
PART 2: INJURY AND DISEASE PREVENTION (Functions of the Board 4.10, First Aid
Requirements 10)
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PART 7: EMPLOYERS AND THEIR OBLIGATIONS (Adjustments in Premiums for Particular
Employers 82)
FIRST AID REQUIREMENTS, REGULATION 1101
Source: Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
PEI
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT R.S.O. 1990, LAST AMENDMENT 2007, C. 8, S.
221
Source: Workers Compensation Board
REGULATIONS (Regulations 46.1 p)
GENERAL REGULATIONS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT, R.S.P.E.I. 1988
Source: Workers Compensation Board
PART 9: FIRST AID
PART 41: FOREST OPERATIONS (41.2 d)
QC
AN ACT RESPECTING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (AOHS) R.S.Q., C. S-2.1
Loi sur la santé et la sécurité du travail. Source: Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail
CHAPTER 3: RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS (Division 2: The Employer, Mandatory Disclosure 62.20)
CHAPTER 8: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (Specific Health Program for an Establishment 113)
Source: Govt. of PEI
PART 4: FIRE, EMERGENCY AND
SAFETY (21)
REGULATION RESPECTING CHILDCARE
CENTRES R.Q. C. C-8.2, R.2
Source: Canadian Legal Information Institute
Source: Canadian Legal Information Institute
CHAPTER 1: PERMITS (Division 2: Staff
Member, Childcare Staff , 20)
CHAPTER 3: RECOGNITION OF A
PERSON AS A HOME CHILDCARE
PROVIDER (Division 2: Conditions for
Obtaining Recognition, 44, 47)
CHAPTER 8: TRANSITORY (109.5, 109.6,
109.7, 109.8)
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT, 1993. AS AMENDED BY THE STATUTES OF
SASKATCHEWAN, 1996, C.19; 2001, C.25; AND 2007, C.34.
CHILD CARE REGULATIONS, 2001,
R.R.S. C. C-7.3 REG. 2
Source: Govt. of Saskatchewan
Source: Canadian Legal Information Institute
PART 7: REGULATIONS AND CODES OF PRACTICE (Regulations 44(p))
PART 3: STANDARDS FOR FACILITIES
(Division 3: Health & Safety, First Aid
FIRST-AID MINIMUM STANDARDS REGULATION R.Q. C. A-3, R.8.2
SK
CHILD CARE FACILITIES ACT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 8 OF THE
CHILD CARE FACILITIES ACT R.S.P.E.I.
1988
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS, 1996. AS AMENDED BY
SASKATCHEWAN REGULATIONS 6/97, 35/2003, 112/2005, 67/2007 AND 91/2007.
Source: Govt. of Saskatchewan
PART 1: PRELIMINARY MATTERS (Interpretation 2(g, h, y, z, aa, bb, kkk))
PART 3: GENERAL DUTIES (Training of Workers 19(2))
PART 5: FIRST AID
PART 18: CONFINED SPACE ENTRY (Precautions where safe atmosphere not possible 274(7))
PART 20: DIVING OPERATIONS (Equipment for Diving Base 293(d)
PART 22: CONTROLLED PRODUCTS – WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION
SYSTEM (Laboratory and Sample Labels 324(1))
PART 28: FORESTRY AND MILL OPERATIONS (First Aid Attendant 391)
PART 29: OIL AND GAS (First Aid Attendants 447)
PART 30: ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR ELECTRICAL WORKERS (Emergency Program
467(2))
PART 32: ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FOR FIREFIGHTERS (Interpretation 479(b))
APPENDIX: TABLE 2 (First Aid Services Authorized by Class A Qualification), TABLE 4 (First Aid
Services Authorized by Class B Qualification), TABLE 9 (Summary of First Aid Requirements),
TABLE 10 (Required Content of First Aid Box)
YK
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT
Additional Information
Supplies 30)
PART 4: STANDARDS FOR CENTRES
(Division 1: Staff, First Aid an CPR Training
43)
Source: Govt. of Yukon
CHILD CARE CENTRE PROGRAM
REGULATION, Y.O.I.C. 1995/087
REGULATIONS (Regulations, 51(2) (z))
Source: Canadian Legal Information Institute
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT – MINIMUM FIRST AID REGULATIONS O.I.C.
1986/164
CHILD CARE CENTRE (First Aid
Qualifications 8, Health and Medical
Standards 14(1), Administration and Record
Standards 19(4)(h))
Source: Govt. of Yukon
FAMILY DAY HOME PROGRAM (First Aid
Qualifications 6, Health and Medical
Standards 12(1), Administration and Record
Standards 17(4)(h))
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SCHOOL-AGE PROGRAM (First Aid
Qualifications 8, Health and Medical
Standards 14(1), Administration and Record
Standards 19(4)(h)
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