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1. 01▶6:43Written First Aid AssessmentAssessmentNot on WSBC’s videos pageWalks employers through the mandatory two-part written first aid assessment required for every B.C. workplace as of Nov 1, 2024: part 1 sets minimum levels from Schedule 3-A, part 2 adds anything the workplace's unique circumstances need.−

   Key points

   • Every B.C. workplace needs a written first aid assessment (in effect Nov 1, 2024).
   • Part 1 = minimum levels, from four factors: number of workers (all who regularly attend), industry hazard rating of your classification unit, remoteness, and accessibility.
   • Remote = more than 30 minutes' drive from the nearest BCEHS ambulance station; less-accessible = not reachable by land ambulance, or hazardous areas where ambulance attendants cannot safely access/transport a worker.
   • Remoteness + accessibility give the workplace class; class + hazard rating + worker count give the minimums in Schedule 3-A (facilities, equipment, attendants, transportation).
   • Part 2 = consider unique hazards, reasonably expected injury types (first aid records, claims history, industry associations, WSBC statistics), barriers to reaching first aid, and barriers to ambulance response/transport.
   • Complete it in consultation with the joint committee or worker representative (or workers directly in small workplaces, e.g., toolbox talks, phone/video).
   • Review and update annually and whenever a significant change affects it; a fillable First Aid Assessment Worksheet is available.

   Watch on YouTube ↗WSBC page ↗Then: Build your assessment →

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2. 02▶4:17Remote and Less-Accessible WorkplacesAssessmentProcedures, drills & transportDefines 'remote' and 'less-accessible' workplaces for the first aid assessment and explains the employer's resulting duties for rescue and emergency transportation (ground and air).+
3. 03▶3:37First Aid Equipment and TrainingKits & facilitiesTraining & certificationExplains the Nov 1, 2024 alignment of B.C. first aid kit contents and first aid training with the CSA standard, the new course names/durations, EMA licences as an alternative qualification, and how old OFA certificates map to the new levels.+
4. 04▶3:41Reviewing Your First Aid Assessment and Conducting DrillsProcedures, drills & transportAssessmentRecordsCovers the annual (and change-triggered) review of the first aid assessment, the requirement for written first aid procedures, and what an annual first aid drill must test.+

Older videos

Still in WSBC’s library, but made before November 2024. They use the old names (OFA Level 1, 2, 3) and older requirements.