First Aid Policies of School Boards

Algoma District School Board
REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA FEBRUARY 26, 2019
The Health and Safety Office monitors First Aid Training and informs workplaces of the number of qualified “first aiders” present in each location. The Board encourages staff to attend Standard First Aid / CPR courses and as a result, 107 employees attended training during the 2017-2018 school year. In total, the ADSB has over 250 qualified first aid staff members.

Bluewater District School Board ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AP 3890
Bluewater District School Board, as an employer, is required to provide First Aid coverage, based on the number of employees at a workplace, as specified in Regulation 1101. The Regulation also identifies the requirements of a “First Aid Station”, the contents of First Aid boxes or kits and the number of first Aid stations to be established.

Halton Board of Education
HDSB Provision of First Aid
The allocation of First Aiders per school/administrative facility are:
• 2 full time employees for each elementary school
• 3 full time employees of secondary school
• 2 full time employees of each administrative facility
Reference: https://www.hdsb.ca/our-board/Policy/ProvisionOfFirstAid.pdf

Red River Valley School Division
First Aid based on Number of workers per shift 1 to 10 workers = FA1 11 to 40 workers= FA1* FA2* 41 to 100workers= FA1 2 FA2’s 101 to 199 workers= 2 FA1’s 2 FA2’s 200 or more 3 workers= FA1’s 3 FA2’s *FA1 – Emergency First Aid with CPR Level C and AED FA2 - Standard First Aid with CPR Level C and AED Reference: EBBD First Aid Training Toronto District School Board
Handbook for Community Partners Toronto District School Board
6.4 First Aid Training
It is strongly recommended that your staff/ volunteers receive training in:

- Basic first aid
-CPR and the use of on-site AEDS (defibrillators)
-Epi-pen use See Operational Procedure - PR.563 Anaphylaxis
Reference: Handbook for Community partners Toronto District School Board

Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
KAWARTHA PINE RIDGE DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Limestone District School Board
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE 140
For each Board building, at least two staff members or 20% of the staff, whichever is greater, shall hold current first aid qualifications.

Simcoe County District School Board
Safety Procedures
At least two staff members in every school are trained in first aid and CPR. All Simcoe County District School Board schools have Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).

Waterloo Region District School Board
Waterloo Region District School Board Administrative Procedure 3150 FIRST AID
Each WRDSB site is required to have an appropriate number First Aid Responders. The criteria for determining the number of mandated First Aid Responders is based on the current staff and student enrolment numbers at each work site.
School Population (Staff + Students) Under 400 = 2 Mandated First Aid Responders
School Population (Staff + Students) 400 - 600 = 3 Mandated First Aid Responders
School Population (Staff + Students) over 600 = 5 Mandated First Aid Responders
Reference: Waterloo Region District School Board Administrative Procedure 3150 FIRST AID

York Region
News Release CPR Awareness Month
YRDSB takes the safety and well-being of students, staff, families and community members very seriously. The Board continues to provide training to ensure that each school or workplace has at least two staff members trained in CPR and standard first aid.