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Advanced First Aid: WorkSafeBC is the most comprehensive highest level of care Occupational First Aid Course. In this 70-hour advanced level workplace first aid training students learn assessment and treatment skills required to be an OFA attendant who provides first aid care in industry. Three-year certificate. Pick up your books prior to class for pre-reading. No prerequisites. Bring your photo ID to class, and wear closed-toe shoes and long pants. Students may wish to bring knee pads as there is considerable time spent kneeling.

This course covers the basics of airway, breathing and circulation - including how to deal with obstructed airways, breathing distress, bleeding control, shock and one and two-person CPR. In addition, continuing patient assessment, hard collar application, securing a patient to a spine board, upper and lower limb splinting and minor wound care are covered. Completion of records and reports is an integral part of the course.

In BC, workplace first aid attendants must have a certificate that is recognized by WorkSafeBC. Students must: 1) pass a multiple-choice exam with 70% or higher and 2) pass the practical exam with 70% to be successful in obtaining the OFA 3 certification.

Recommended for workplaces located more than 20 minutes from a hospital.

Exams contained in course dates.

** Note:  Candidates must be able to comprehend the information presented and be physically capable of performing the required skills in order to be issued a first aid certificate.

Manuals

Pick up your manuals prior to class for pre-reading. Contact your local campus for information about your manuals.
 
Manuals are extra ($79.95 +GST).

There are two required manuals for this course:

1. Advanced First Aid Reference and Training Manual
2. Advanced First Aid Participant Manual (Binder)

If students wish to purchase them individually, the Reference and Training Manual is $40 +GST, and the Participant Manual (Binder) is $42 +GST.

Access a pdf of the Reference and Training Manual.

Registration Process: How to Get Started

At this level, the role and responsibility of the workplace first aid aider shall be to have competence in the basic training level and to provide a broader scope of emergency workplace first aid care for the injured/ill worker. Learn CPR/AED, how to deal with minor wounds, airway breathing, circulatory emergencies and more. Completion of records and reports is part of the course. Know what to do until the paramedics arrive. This course has 14 instructional hours which includes 7 hours of practical skill demonstration. This course does NOT include airway management and oxygen use.

Successful completion requires 100% attendance, demonstration of critical skills and a 70% pass mark on the 66 question multiple choice written exam.

Once you have passed the course, you will receive an Intermediate First Aid certificate, which is valid for three years.

No prerequisites. Bring your photo ID to class. Wear closed-toed shoes and long pants.

To be eligible for this course, you must be able to understand and perform the first aid required to complete the learning tasks, including being physically and mentally capable of performing basic techniques of first aid as well as a multiple-choice exam.

Students should arrive 15 minutes before class.

PLEASE NOTE:  Red Cross Standard First Aid courses taken after October 31, 2024 are now recognized by WorkSafeBC as equivalent to WorkSafeBC Intermediate First Aid.  Please see here for dates and to register.

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This two-day course includes comprehensive first aid and CPR techniques for emergency response in the home or workplace. Participants practice a variety of topics, from cardiovascular and breathing emergencies and prevention of disease transmission to more severe sudden medical injuries to the head and spine. They also learn to use an automated external defibrillator. 

NOTE:  Red Cross Standard First Aid courses taken after October 31, 2024 are recognized by WorkSafeBC as equivalent to WorkSafeBC Intermediate First Aid.

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Refresh your knowledge of Standard First Aid with CPR C.

Pre-requisite: You MUST bring your CURRENT (i.e., NOT EXPIRED) Standard First Aid with CPR C certificate to class. You will not be permitted to take this course without a current Standard First Aid with CPR C certificate in hand.

Please bring your Red Cross First Aid & CPR manual to class. Manuals are available for an additional fee if required.

Note:  As per the Red Cross and WorkSafe First Aid course curricula, Standard First Aid recertifications are now considered equivalent to WorkSafe Basic and Intermediate First Aid certificates.

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Meet The Trainer

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Open for registration on Friday, January 9 at, 12:30 pm.