Welcome to the First Aid Room section for the Province of Ontario.
This section will outline all the regulatory items to set up a regulation First Aid Room within your organization. Regulations listed below are current; however, please visit the Ontario website for possible updates. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us.
Notice: All persons making use of this section are reminded that it has no legislative sanction and has been provided for convenience of reference; and that the original Act should be consulted for all purposes of interpreting and applying the law.
Every employer employing 200 or more workers in any one shift at a place of employment shall provide and maintain a first aid room equipped with:
| Equipment Supplies Minimum Requirements | Recommended Products |
|---|---|
| (a) a current edition of a standard St. John Ambulance First Aid Manual, |
1 x FA02458 - St. John Ambulance, First On The Scene (English)
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| (b) instruments consisting of, | |
| (i) 1 dressing scissors, |
1 x FA19161 - Scissors, Bandage, 14 cm
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| (ii) 1 dressing forceps |
1 x FA19522 - Thumb Dressing Forceps, 14 cm
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| (iii) safety pins, |
1 x FA02026 - Safety Pins, Assorted Sizes
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| (iv) graduated medicine glass, |
1 x FA14415 - Medicine Cups, Plastic, 30 mL
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| (v) tongue depressors, and |
1 x FA14184 - Tongue Depressors, Senior, 1.9 x 15.2 cm
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| (vi) applicators, cotton tipped; |
1 x FA20140 - Cotton Tipped Applicators, 15.2 cm, Single-End
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| (c) denatured ethyl alcohol; |
1 x FA14356 - Instrument Sterilizing Solution, 2% Glutaraldehyde, 4 L
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| (d) dressings consisting of, | |
| (i) adhesive dressings, individually wrapped, |
1 x FA03026 - Fabric Bandages, 2.2 x 7.6 cm, Heavyweight &
1 x FA03041 - Plastic Bandages, 1.9 x 7.6 cm
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| (ii) sterile gauze pads of assorted sizes, individually wrapped, |
1 x FA03085 - Gauze Pads, 7.6 x 7.6 cm, Sterile &
1 x FA03143 - Gauze Pads, 5.1 x 5.1 cm, Sterile &
1 x FA03222 - Gauze Pads, 10.2 x 10.2 cm, Sterile
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| (iii) gauze bandages of assorted sizes, |
1 x FA02018 - Gauze Bandage Roll, 5.1 cm x 4.6 m &
1 x FA02022 - Gauze Bandage Roll, 10.2 cm x 4.6 m &
1 x FA02102 - Gauze Bandage Roll, 2.5 cm x 4.6 m
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| (iv) adhesive plaster, |
1 x FA03533 - Fabric Bandages, Large Patch, 5.1 x 7.6 cm, Heavyweight
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| (v) absorbent cotton, |
1 x FA20107- Absorbent Balls
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| (vi) triangular bandages, |
1 x FA02031 - Triangular Bandage, 101.6 x 101.6 x 142.2 cm (40" x 40" x 56"), Compressed, 3/Unit Box
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| (vii) splints of assorted sizes, and |
1 x FA02103 - Splint Set, Wood, Assorted Sizes
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| (viii) splint padding; and |
1 x FA02029 - Splint Padding, 10.2 x 20.3 cm (4" x 8"), 2/Unit Box
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| (e) furnishings consisting of, | |
| (i) hot and cold running water, | |
| (ii) 3 wash basins, preferably stainless steel, |
3 x FA12483 - Wash Basin, Stainless Steel, 3 L
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| (iii) 1 instrument sterilizer, |
1 x FA19627 - Instrument Tray w/Cover, 20.3 x 30.5 x 6.4 cm, Stainless Steel
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| (iv) 1 cabinet for surgical dressings, |
1 x FA01034 - Metal Cabinet, #6, w/Imprint, 36.8 x 46.5 x 16.2 cm (14-1/2" x 18-5/16" x 6-3/8")
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| (v) 1 enamel foot bath, |
1 x FA12414 - Foot Basin w/Handles, Stainless Steel, 9 L
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| (vi) 1 sanitary disposal receptacle with lid, |
1 x FA14457 - Waste Receptacle, Step-On, 17L, White
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| (vii) 1 first aid box containing as a minimum the items required by subsection 9 (1), for use by the attendant at the scene of an accident before the patient is moved to the first aid room or general hospital |
1 x FAKIT50430 - Ontario, Section 9, 36 Unit, Metal Cabinet w/Gasket, Unitized
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| (viii) 1 couch |
1 x FA26155 - Recovery Couch w/Headrest with
1 x FA26160 - Privacy Screen, 3-Panel, Mobile or
1 x FA26279 - Cot, Rollaway w/Mattress, 76.2 x 188 cm (30") with
1 x FA26160 - Privacy Screen, 3-Panel, Mobile or
1 x FA26638 - Cot, Rollaway w/Mattress, 99.1 x 188 cm (39") with
1 x FA26160 - Privacy Screen, 3-Panel, Mobile
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| (ix) 1 stretcher, and |
1 x FA26153 - Stretcher, Single-Fold, Aluminum Poles
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| (x) 2 blankets. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1101, s. 11(1), |
2 x FA26154 - Blanket, Multi-Fibre, Grey, 152.4 x 213.4 cm
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| (2) The employer shall ensure that the first aid room is in the charge of, | |
| (a) a registered nurse; or | |
| (b) a worker who, | |
| (i) is the holder of a valid St. John Ambulance Standard First Aid Certificate or its equivalent, | |
| (ii) works in the immediate vicinity of the first aid room, and | |
| (iii) does not perform other work of a nature that is likely to affect adversely his or her ability to administer first aid | |
| (3) The certificate referred to in subclause (2)(b)(i) shall be prominently displayed in the first aid room |
