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Meet your first aid requirements

As an employer, you must ensure that workers can receive first aid treatment if they are injured or become ill on the job.

This includes providing:

  • Appropriate equipment, facilities, and first aid attendants
  • Clear and accessible first aid procedures
  • Transportation to medical treatment when needed

To know which first aid requirements you need to meet, you must complete a first aid assessment or refer to your written first aid assessment.

If a WorkSafeBC officer inspects your workplace, they will want to know how you are meeting your first aid requirements.

First aid kits and equipment

First aid kits must be kept fully stocked, clean, dry, and easy to access. Learn more about the requirements for different first aid kits and their contents.

First aid attendants

Most workplaces are required to have first aid attendants onsite. Different workplaces need different numbers of attendants with different levels of certification.

First aid facilities

First aid facilities have requirements around size, equipment, location and access, and more. Learn more about the different first aid facilities and their requirements.

Emergency transportation

Emergency transportation vehicles have requirements around equipment, vehicle design and operation, location and access, and more. Learn more about the different emergency transportation vehicles and their requirements.

First aid procedures

First aid procedures must be written down and easily found and understood by first aid attendants and all workers. They must contain information about first aid attendants, equipment and supplies, calling for first aid, responding to first aid calls, and more. Learn more about first aid procedures.

First aid drills

First aid drills test the effectiveness of your first aid procedures and give people a chance to practise first aid roles and responsibilities. There are requirements around the timing and frequency of drills, and guidelines around what to include in a drill and how to document the results. Learn more about first aid drill requirements.