NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 68/20

CNLR 1148/96
as amended

1. (1) Section 2 of the Occupational Health and Safety First Aid Regulations is amended by adding immediately after paragraph (d) the following:

(d.1) "CSA" means the Canadian Standards Association;

(2) Section 2 of the regulations is amended by deleting the word "and" at the end of paragraph (i), by deleting the period at the end of paragraph (j) and substituting a semi-colon, by adding the word "and" at the end of paragraph (j), and by adding immediately after that paragraph the following:

(k) "Type 1: Personal first aid kit" means a first aid kit that meets the requirements of a Type 1: Personal first aid kit specified in CSA Z1220 "First Aid Kits for the Workplace"; and

(l) "Type 3: Intermediate first aid kit" means a first aid kit that meets the requirements of a Type 3: Intermediate first aid kit specified in CSA Z1220 "First Aid Kits for the Workplace".

2. Subsection 4(1) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Duties of employer

4. (1) An employer shall

(a) provide and maintain

(i) first aid kits, associated supplies and equipment in a workplace in accordance with CSA Z1220 "First Aid Kits for the Workplace", and

(ii) other first aid supplies, services and equipment required by these regulations; and

(b) ensure so far as is reasonably practicable the application of the kits, supplies, equipment and services referenced in paragraph (a) towards prompt and effective first aid.

3. Subsection 5(3) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

(3) A first aid room required under this section shall be kept sanitary at all times and shall contain the equipment and supplies described in the Schedule to these regulations in the quantities that may be reasonably necessary to provide adequate first aid.

4. Section 8 of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Conveyance

8. A conveyance used by or under the control of the employer for transporting workers to and from workplaces shall be equipped with a Type 3: Intermediate first aid kit, the contents of which are to be determined based on the legal seating capacity of the conveyance in accordance with CSA Z1220 "First Aid Kits for the Workplace".

5. Sections 16, 17 and 18 of the regulations are repealed.

6. Section 19 of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Type 1 personal first aid kit

19. A Type 1: Personal first aid kit shall be provided by an employer and made readily accessible to

(a) all mine forepersons employed underground;

(b) all forepersons engaged in logging and sawmill operations;

(c) all supervisors of workers where the nature of the work or the location of the workplace would make it reasonable to be so equipped; and

(d) all workers who work in isolation or who do not otherwise have access to a workplace first aid kit.

7. Section 20 of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Existing first aid kits

20. Existing first aid kits and their associated contents shall be presumed to comply with these regulations until January 1, 2022.

8. Schedules A, B, C, D and E of the regulations are repealed and the following substituted:

Schedule

First Aid Room

FURNISHINGS

Hot and cold water

Permanent sink installations (knee or elbow controls preferred)

1 refuse pail with cover

1 treatment chair with arm rests

1 bed with pillows, sheets and blankets, the whole to be covered with a plastic sheet

1 cabinet suitable for storing dressings and instruments

EQUIPMENT

1 advanced first aid safety oriented manual, current edition

1 first aid record book

1 pair bandage scissors, 13.9 cm

1 dressing forceps, 12.5 cm

1 splinter tweezers, blunt nose

1 dozen safety pins, assorted

2 wash basins (stainless steel or polypropylene)

1 nail brush

1 package paper towels

1 package of disposable paper cups

1 eye lamp

1 cold sterilizer or equivalent, with a supply of non-rusting germicidal solution to keep instruments sterile

1 kidney basin, polypropylene or stainless steel

1 carrying stretcher with 3 blankets

1 set wooden or air splints, assorted sizes

3 splints - x-ray transparent or equivalent

1 Type 3: Intermediate first aid kit for large workplaces (51-100 workers) and flashlight for use outside the first aid room at the scene of the accident

Those other supplies, in addition to those required under these regulations, as the first aid attendant in consultation with a physician considers necessary.

Commencement

9. These regulations come into force on January 1, 2021.