First Aid
Security must be notified for all first aid incidents or requirements
Security personnel are available on campus on a 24 hour basis with an established
communications system. First aid attendants from the security service shall provide the primary
coverage. Security personnel providing coverage for the campus shall be a minimum Level 2
certified.
The purpose of the UNBC first aid policy is to positively affect the outcome of work-related illness and accidental injury. This requires the capability to administer to a range of afflictions from minor injuries to those which are lethal.
Please be reminded that First Aid provided at UNBC is for a first response treatment only it is not intended to be utilized as a "walk-in clinic". Individuals seeking medical consultation or non-emergency treatment are encouraged to consult with their family physician or the walk-in clinic in the Spruceland Mall.
This policy applies to all UNBC locations, all other University owned property, University leased space and temporary field locations and field trips that are under the control of the University operations and staff.
Requirements for Provision of First Aid UNBC
- First aid equipment, supplies, facilities and services shall be readily accessible to
- employees or workers during working hours and to students at the Prince George Campus
- through the first aid service and operation of the UNBC First Aid Room.
- An employee or worker who is assigned to work alone, more than 20 minutes travel time
- from first aid supplied by the employer, shall be provided with a personal first aid kit.
- Signs clearly indicating the location of and how to call for first aid shall be:
- posted conspicuously throughout the workplace, and
- effectively communicated to employees and workers at the workplace and during orientation.
- Every employee and worker shall be made aware of the location of first aid for the
- workplace and how to call for the attendant, if one is required.
Associated Links
If you need to sign out a first aid kit, please contact the Risk & Safety Management Office at (250) 960-5020 or email safety@unbc.ca.
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