Workplace First Aid Training
We have the experience and the equipment to provide first aid training on-site at your workplace. For groups from 3 up to a maximum of 12 we can train and certify your employees at your convenience and in your place of business. Instruction is hands-on and interactive and is supported by a variety of training materials, including CPR mannequins, AED trainers, bandages and splinting materials, barrier devices, auto-injector trainers, inhalers, and more.
Listed below are the initial course offerings for our Workplace Training. Contact us for a quote to provide this service at your workplace.
Advanced First Aid (Formerly Level 3)
WorksafeBC Level 3 Equivalent.
Advanced First Aid (also known as OFA Level 3 in regional occupational standards like WorkSafeBC) is the highest tier of workplace first aid training. It is a comprehensive ~70-hour (10 day) program designed for designated attendants in high-hazard, large-scale, or remote worksites located far from immediate medical help
Advanced First Aid covers advanced patient assessment, airway & respiratory management, CPR & AED use, trauma & injury care, medical & environmental emergencies and patient packaging & transport.
This course is meant for: First Aid Attendants working in remote locations or in high hazard industry worksites.
Click here for course contents:
- Primary and secondary casualty assessments
- CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) usage
- Managing unresponsive casualties and recovery positions
- Major medical emergencies (heart attacks, strokes, seizures, asthma, and anaphylaxis)
- Trauma, severe/catastrophic bleeding, and tourniquet use
- Fractures, head and spinal injuries, shock, and minor injuries/burns
Next class: Tentatively scheduled for Nov 23 to Dec 4
Ten Day course for $1125.00
We have 12 seats for each class
Contact Us to book your seat: info@bcfirstaidservices.com
Intermediate First Aid (Formerly Level 2)
WorksafeBC Level 2 Equivalent.
Intermediate First Aid is a 16-hour (2 day) first aid course primarily designed for the first aid attendant whose workplace is low risk or within 20 minutes of a hospital and/or is applicable whenever the WorkSafeBC Regulations require Intermediate certification.
Intermediate First Aid covers the basics of airway, breathing and circulation which includes how to deal with obstructed airways, breathing distress, bleeding control, Shock and one person CPR. In addition, patient assessment, upper limb splinting and minor wound care are covered.
This course is meant for: First Aid Attendants, police, first responders, lifeguards, ski patrol and caring citizens.
Click here for course contents:
- Roles and Responsibilties
- Adult Resuscitation
- Mild Choking
- Medical Condition
- Emergency Scene Management – Trauma
- Severe Bleeding and Amputation
- Internal Bleeding
- Minor Wound Care
- Burns
- Sprains and Strains
- Secondary Survey
- Chest/Abdominal Injuries
- Poisioning
- Eye Injuries
- Written Examination
NEW CLASSES: TBA
Two Day course for $245.00
We have 16 seats for each class
Contact Us to book your seat: info@bcfirstaidservices.com
Basic First Aid
Previously known as WorksafeBC OFA Level 1 hands-on and interactive one day course teaches workers how to deal with the most common occupational first-aid emergencies. At the end of this course the successful candidate will be a WorkSafeBC Basic First Aid (OFA Level 1) First-Aid Attendant.
Basic First Aid certification is suitable for a variety of jobs, and is a great addition to your resume if you’re looking for work. Applicant must be able to understand and perform the first aid skills required to complete the learning tasks. No previous first aid training is required. Certification is valid for three years from the date of completion of the Basic training course. To renew a Basic First Aid certificate a candidate must successfully retake the basic course.
Click here for course contents:
- Apply the Priority Action and modified action Approach
- reposition an injured worker
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of a designated first aid attendant
- assess soft tissue injuries
- make appropriate medical referral decisions
- first aid record keeping
- identify and correct breathing emergencies
- learn CPR and AED’s
- identify and manage common medical emergencies/conditions
- identify/manage shock
- severe bleeding management
NEW CLASSES: TBA
One Day course for $135.00
We have 12 seats for each class
WE ARE ALSO NOW BOOKING T.E. CLASSES AFTER THE BASIC CLASSES
Contact Us to book your seat: info@bcfirstaidservices.com
Transportation Endorsement
This one-day (8 hour) course prepares Basic previous Level 1 (or equivalent) and Intermediate previous Level 2 (or equivalent) first aid attendants with the skills and knowledge needed to transport injured or ill workers to medical aid. Participants are required to perform spinal immobilization and patient transport skills as outlined in the WorkSafeBC OFA Transportation Endorsement Instructor Guide and Training Manual.
Prerequisites:
Must be age 16 or older, present a valid government issued photo ID and a current Basic Level (1) or Intermediate (2) certificate in order to receive certification after successful completion of the course.
Click here for course contents:
- Role of the First Aid Attendant
- Priority Action Approach
- Principles of Transportation
- Packaging a Responsive Casualty with Spinal Motion Restriction
- Packaging a Responsive Casualty without Spinal Motion Restriction
- Packaging an Unresponsive Casualty
- Caring for a Casualty While in Transport
NEW CLASSES: TBA
One Day course for $160.00
We have 12 seats for each class:
Contact Us to book your seat: 250-565-4597
Dates are tentative based on minimum bookings.