On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

12.8 (1) An employee who renders first aid in accordance with this Part shall

• (a) enter the following information in a first aid record:

  • (i) the date and time that the injury, occupational disease or illness is reported,

  • (ii) the full name of the employee who received first aid,

  • (iii) the date on which, and the time and location at which, the first aid was rendered,

  • (iv) a brief description of the injury, occupational disease or illness,

  • (v) a brief description of the first aid rendered,

  • (vi) a brief description of the arrangements made for the treatment or transportation of the employee who received first aid, and

  • (vii) the names of witnesses, if applicable;

• (b) sign the first aid record beneath the information entered; and

• (c) store the first aid record in the first aid kit.

(2) The employer shall keep the first aid record for a period of two years beginning on the day of the last entry.

(3) Persons who have access to first aid records shall keep the information that is contained in the records confidential, except as required for the purposes of meeting reporting obligations under Part XI.

(4) On receiving a written request from a workers’ compensation authority for the province where the work place is located or from a physician, the employer shall provide an employee with a copy of the first aid record pertaining to the employee’s treatment.

(5) The employer shall keep a record of the expiry date of each employee’s first aid certificate and shall make the record readily available to them.