WorkSafe BC First Aid Training Requirements

WorkSafe BC First Aid Training
Training Requirements

WorkSafe BC First Aid course training requirements for Canadian Red Cross Emergency First Aid and Standard First Aid courses conducted in Kelowna, BC to meet Level 1 Occupational First Aid certification equivalency requirements.

Canadian Red Cross Emergency First Aid and Standard First Aid certificates are considered equivalent to Level 1 Occupational First Aid in accordance with WorkSafe BC. In order to secure this OFA equivalency, WorkSafe BC requires that Canadian Red Cross Instructors follow some supplemental training guidelines when teaching Canadian Red Cross Emergency First Aid and Standard First Aid courses in BC.

These conditions of First Aid course delivery are in addition to those outlined in the Canadian Red Cross First Aid Program Standards, and in some cases overrule them. Some of those WorkSafe BC guidelines include...

The WorkSafe BC First Aid Course Training Requirements document is only accessible through the First Aid Programs Tools section of your MyRC Profile, and those guidelines are not required for any Canadian Red Cross courses other than Emergency First Aid, Standard First Aid and Marine First Aid taught in BC.

                                                   

How to Download the First Aid Training Requirements

First Aid Training Requirements
Download Instructions
  1. Login to your MyRC Profile
    (click here for instructions to activate your MyRC Profile, if you haven't already done so)
  2. Select "Tools"
  3. Select "First Aid Programs"
  4. Select "BC Only - Workplace First Aid"
  5. You will see a number of downloads and resources listed on the BC Only - Workplace First Aid page
  6. Download the WorkSafe BC requirements for Red Cross training document as located near the top of the page
  7. You may also want to review the BC Training Partner Bulletin - Workplace First Aid - December 2019 on the same page