Certified First Aid Attendant

Certified Occupational First Aid

Certified First Aid Attendant

First off, as a trained and experienced, Certified First Aid Attendant, OFA III, it's well recognised that conducting First Aid on a worker means the safety program has failed. Being a Site Safety Professional, my first duty is the prevention of Accidents, Incidents and Worker Injuries. This is achieved by utilizing over n30 years of construction experience, additional training and Certifications and a exceptional aptitude for the task. However, understanding that nothing is 100% perfect, if  worst case scenario  occurs, your working crew will be well taken care of with my OFA III Experience, Knowledge and Passion for the Health and Safety of Workers. 

Legal Requirements

As a result, the business owner and /or employer, are obligated to follow the regulations. Hence, WorkSafe BC Regulations 3.16 states you have to provide for each workplace such as equipment, supplies, facilities, first aid attendants, and services as are adequate and appropriate. Schedule 3-A Minimum Levels of First Aid will illustrate the Occupational First Aid Level 3 requirements needed for your site. Consequently, the required supplies and criteria for your facility can be exhausting to develop and coordinate. Finally, I can help mitigate some or all of that responsibility. 

3.21 First aid attendant responsibilities

As per the WorkSafe BC Regulations

(1) The first aid attendant must

(a) promptly provide injured workers with a level of care within the scope of the attendant's training and this Part,

(b) objectively record observed or reported signs and symptoms of injuries and exposures to contaminants covered by this Regulation, and

(c) refer for medical treatment workers with injuries considered by the first aid attendant as being serious or beyond the scope of the attendant's training.

(2) A first aid attendant must be physically and mentally capable of safely and effectively performing the required duties, and the Board may at any time require the attendant to provide a medical certificate.

(3) The first aid attendant is responsible, and has full authority, for all first aid treatment of an injured worker until responsibility for treatment is accepted

(a) at a place of medical treatment,

(b) by an ambulance service acceptable to the Board, or

(c) by a person with higher or equivalent first aid certification.

(4) The first aid attendant does not have authority to overrule a worker's decision to seek medical treatment or the worker's choice of medical treatment.

Services What I can provide, but not limited to 

  1. Fully Trained and Certified: OFA III (12 years)
  2. Office  (in your rental structure)  
  3. First Aid Room Supplies: Bed, Medical Supply Storage (stocked), Dressing Station, Storage Shelving, Office Table and Chairs 
  4. Portable Individual Rescue Gear: Jump Bag with Oxygen, Splints, Spine Board, etc.  
  5. Complete and Secure Digital and Hard Copy Record Keeping
  6. Communications: Cell Phone, Portable Radios, Signaling Horns, Laminated Notices and Signage
  7. Office: Computer, Printer/Scanner/ Fax, Laminator, Supplies/Paper/File Folders/Pens etc. 

Certified First Aid Attendant , OFA III

Or maybe you require a combination of a Safety Professional and First Aid

 

Mobile Site Safety Office and First Aid Facility 

If you need a fully functioning First Aid Room with Attendant in conjunction with a Site Safety Office and Safety Professional, then look no further. This could be a huge expense for contractors. Why not make a phone call and order one already up and running. FreeBird Safety has now added this service. For Hire is our 1 Ton Cube Van with a 16b foot box converted into a  self-contained First Aid Room and Site Safety Office. Within 10 minutes of arriving on location, it's up and running, and fully stocked. 

Suppliers

Computer and Secondary Screens   

Printer

All the office supplies needed

All the First Aid supplies needed

Two-way Radios for Emergency Communications

Bed and Treatment Chair

Power Hook Up Connections

Gas Generator for Remote Locations

Projector for Digital Presentations

Laminator for Site Specific Signs

Complete OHS Manual, Documents for Safety Board Postings and Every Form required for a Construction Site

and so much more               

See More Here Occupational First Aid Level 3, Mobile First Aid Facility

Security 

In some circumstances, the site safety professional / First Aider Level 3 has the ability to stay in this truck overnight thereby acting as site security overnight as well.  This can also be a large cost-saving measure. We all know those traditional stories and have seen the results. Security guards only drive by a few times a night. Most won't walk through a site after dark as well. Not to mention they rarely have the proper PPE for such an undertaking. What happens next, materials and tools go missing. With high powered LED flashlights and the new See Me Now LED Hard Hat, security at night is a well-lit up affair.    

 

 

 

2 Comments

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  2. I like how you listed down what a first aid attendant should possess in any event and promptly delivers care to patients within the scope of the knowledge and training of an aid.

    My partner and I are looking for a first aid attendant we can call in anytime we need emergency assistance at the site; I’m glad I came across this article and read about the things we may consider when looking for one.

    I will share this with my partner and see how this can help us decide who and when to call an aid for our health matters.

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