CSA First Aid Kits
First Aid Kits are required to be in accordance with the newly developed Canadian
Standards Association (CSA), CSA Z1220 - First aid kits for the workplace.
CSA Workplace First Aid Kit
Classifications
Workplace first aid kits shall be classified as follows:
Type 1: Personal first aid kit
An organization shall provide a Type 1: Personal
first aid kit to all workers who work in isolation or those who do not otherwise have access to a workplace first aid kit.
Type 2: Basic first aid kit:
small, medium and large
A Type 2: Basic workplace first aid kit is
suitable for most workplaces with a low risk work environment. Basic first aid
kit contains the minimum
content requirements for each of the three sizes of Type 2: small, medium, large and is based on the
number of workers at the workplace per shift.
Type
3: Intermediate first aid kit: small, medium and large
Intermediate first aid kit is suitable
for workplaces with higher risk level work environments. A Type 3 kit contains all of the items in a Type 2 kit in accordance with CSA requirements plus additional items
to meet the needs of workplaces with an
increased risk of first aid events in a higher
risk environment.
Selection of First Aid Kits
Workplace first
aid kit classification
|
1
employee or work in isolation
|
225 workers per shift
|
2650 workers per shift
|
51100 workers per shift
|
Type 1:
Personal
|
1
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Type 2: Basic
|
N/A
|
1 small
|
2 small; or
1 medium
|
4 small; or
2 medium; or
2 small and 1
medium; or
1 large
|
Type 3:
Intermediate
|
N/A
|
1 small
|
2 small; or
1 medium
|
4 small; or
2 medium; or
2 small and 1
medium; or
1 large
|
CSA has provided the following recommendation to help businesses
determine which kit is suitable for their workplace.
To
ensure
that workplace first aid kits are readily accessible to all workers and that
the particular configurations of workplaces can be accommodated, workplace
first aid kits of different sizes (small, medium, and large) may be used in
various combinations in accordance with table above. For workplaces with more than 100 workers,
first aid kits should be proportionally distributed in the workplace.
Note: Workplace first aid legislation differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction in Canada. It is the users responsibility to determine how applicable legislative requirements relate
to this Standard. |