Minimum First Aid Requirement Calculator

This calculator will allow you to quickly learn how the minimum requirements for first aid have changed on your worksite as of November 1st, 2024. 

First Aid Requirements Calculator

This is the maximum number of employees that will be working together on one jobsite.

This is the amount of time it would take a vehicle to travel from an Ambulance base to your jobsite under regular traffic patterns. You can use an online mapping tool to estimate this travel time during regular working hours.

Your jobsite will be classified as less-accessible if any of the following conditions apply:

  • Backcountry spots only accessible by ATVs, snowmobiles, or similar vehicles.
  • Areas where access involves steep or slippery slopes or embankments without proper walkways.
  • Rough or complex terrain.
  • Areas with significant risks like avalanches, landslides, floods, or other natural hazards.

Your jobsite will also be classified as less-accessible if any of the following conditions apply and there are no specific alternative provisions in place to safely rescue workers from the hazardous areas:

  • Confined spaces or areas with a risk of being trapped.
  • Underground work sites.
  • Excavation zones.
  • Areas that can only be reached using ladders, scaffolding, or temporary platforms.
  • High-angle work areas or places with a risk of falling.
  • Jobs on or over water.
  • Spaces that require special protective equipment or where there might be hazardous air conditions.
  • Other Hazardous Areas not accessible by BCEHS Paramedics.

AT FUNDAMENTAL FIRST AID, YOU'RE IN GOOD COMPANY

FUNDAMENTAL FIRST AID COURSES – VANCOUVER

206 – 1868 Glen Drive
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6A 4K4

604-841-2541
info@fundamentalfirstaid.ca

Fundamental First Aid Ltd. acknowledges that it is situated on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

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