WorkSafeBC Basic First Aid (previously OFA Level 1)
WorkSafeBC Basic first aid is a 7-hour program (excluding breaks) designed to provide lifesaving first aid skills to workers in industry.
Prerequisites:
Candidates 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:
To qualify for certification the candidate must participate in a minimum of 7 hours of training and successfully complete the course objectives as taught and evaluated by a person authorized by the Workers’ Compensation Board of B.C. (WorkSafeBC).
Certification is valid for 3 years from the date of completion of the basic training course. To renew a basic certificate a candidate must successfully retake the basic course.
You will learn:
- How to conduct the priority action approach
- The roles and responsibilities of a first aid attendant
- How to make appropriate medical referral decisions
- Identify and manage airway emergencies
- Identify and manage breathing emergencies
- Identify and manage circulatory emergencies
- Perform CPR and use an AED
- Identify and manage bleeding emergencies
- Identify and manage common medical emergencies
- Manage responsive and unresponsive patients
- How to conduct a secondary survey
- Identify and manage a patient in shock
- Identify and manage minor injuries
- Identify and manage burn injuries
Course length:
The duration of the Basic First Aid level course is 8 hours. Peak Occupational Safety Training offers an ideal learning environment with well-appointed facilities and clean and comfortable floors for the hands-on portions of the course. The facility is conveniently located near BCIT.
Cost:
$105 + GST
Course Location:
Peak Safety Training Centre, 3236 Beta Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5G 4K4, Canada
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