Aviation Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

9.6 (1) An organization that wants to obtain the approval of the Minister for offering courses or instructional courses in first aid must apply for it in writing to the Minister.

(2) The application shall be accompanied by a description of the proposed courses.

(3) If an application is for approval for offering a course or an instructional course in specialized first aid, including first aid training for flight attendants, it shall be accompanied by a report from the employer, prepared in consultation with the policy committee or, if there is no policy committee, the work place committee or the health and safety representative, that identifies the first aid training requirements.

(4) The Minister shall approve an application by an organization to offer courses or instructional courses in basic and standard first aid if the organization’s training program contains the applicable elements set out in Schedule 1 to this Part.

(5) The Minister shall approve an application by an organization to offer courses or instructional courses in specialized first aid, including first aid training for flight attendants, if the organization’s training program is appropriate for the work place, having regard to the training requirements identified in the report referred to in subsection (3).

(6) Subject to subsections (7) and (8), a letter of approval from the Minister is valid for a period of five years starting on the date of issue.

(7) The Minister may cancel the approval of an organization under subsection (4) if the organization’s training program no longer contains the applicable elements set out in Schedule 1 to this Part.

(8) The Minister may cancel the approval of an organization under subsection (5) if the organization’s training program is no longer appropriate for the work place.