| Description | Occupational first aid kits meet regulations required by federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions. For more information regarding federal and provincial first aid regulations, please visit the websites listed on the following pages. Regulations change on a continuing basis. Requirements vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and are dependent on a number of factors including (but not limited to):
Maximum number of employees at the work site (or per shift)
Location of the place of employment/industry
Type of industry and potential hazards
Proximity or travel time to a medical facility ; FEDERAL REGULATION FIRST AID KITS ; Common federal employers include the following interprovincial and international industries:
Banks
Railways, highway and air transport
Ferries, tunnels, bridges and canals
Telephone and telegraph systems
Pipelines
Radio and television broadcasting and cable systems
Shipping and shipping services
Employment in the operation of ships, trains and aircraft
Licensed grain elevators and certain feed mills and feed warehouses, flour mills and grain seed clearing warehouses, flour mills and grain seed clearing plants
Federal public service and persons employed by the public service and Crown corporation and agencies
Indian reserves
Exploration and development of petroleum on lands subject to federal jurisdiction |
