Jurisprudence Application for Occupational First Aid
Terms and Conditions of Certification
The attendant must
(a)
follow the principles of first aid treatment as outlined in the Board’s
Occupational First Aid training programs that are provided to the attendant
when he or she participates in the training program,
(b)
comply with the OHSR, and the other responsibilities of attendants in this
standard, and
(c)
comply with any other terms and conditions provided to the attendant by the
training agency when granted certification or provided to the attendant by
the Board at any other time.
Including:
The first aid certificate holder must not engage in inappropriate conduct, not restricted to
but including:
smoking while assessing or treating an injured or ill worker and/or
while handling oxygen therapy equipment, or permitting others to do
so;
failure to use the assessment and injury treatment techniques
outlined in first aid training courses unless conditions precluded
them;
conduct that poses an unreasonable threat to the safety and well-
being of other workers or the public;
removing themselves from being able to see or hear any
summons for first aid at a workplace;
abandonment of an injured worker after beginning assessment or
treatment;
refusal to treat an injured worker when acting as the
designated attendant; or
treating or transporting an injured worker while impaired or under the
influence of drugs or alcohol.