THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

Part II PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY ST. JOHN'S, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2006 NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 45/06

Extraordinary Gazette June 1, 2006 3 NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 45/06 Occupational Health and Safety First Aid Regulations (Amendment) under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (O.C. 2006-230) (Filed May 31, 2006) Under the authority of

section 65 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act , the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations. Dated at St. John’s, May 30, 2006. Robert C. Thompson Clerk of the Executive Council REGULATIONS Analysis 1. S.2 Amdt.

Definitions 2. S.3.1 Added First aid certificates 1.

(1) Paragraph 2(

b) of the Occupational Health and Safety First Aid Regulations is repealed and the following substituted: (b) "advanced first aid certificat e" means a certificate that meets the criteria established by the commission under

section 3.1 CNLR 1148/96 as amended

Occupational Health and Safety First Aid Regulations (Amendment) 45/06 Extraordinary Gazette June 1, 2006 4 with respect to advanced first aid certificates referred to at paragraph 3.1(1)(a);

(2) Paragraph 2(

e) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted: (e) "emergency first aid certif icate" means a certificate that meets the criteria established by the commission under sec- tion 3.1 with respect to emerge ncy first aid certificates re- ferred to at paragraph 3.1(1)(b);

(3) Paragraph 2(

j) of the regulations is repealed and the fol- lowing substituted: (j) "standard first aid certificat e" means a certificate that meets the criteria established by the commission under

section 3.1 with respect to standard first aid certificates referred to at paragraph 3.1(1)(c). 2. The regulations are amende d by adding immediately after

section 3 the following: 3.1

(1) The commission shall establish the education, practical train- ing and other criteria required for a person to be issued a certificate of (

a) advanced first aid; (

b) emergency first aid; and (

c) standard first aid.

(2) Where a course or program is offered by a person or organi- zation that provides the education, practical training and other criteria that the commission considers to be equivalent to that required under subsection (1), the commission may de signate that course or program as offered by that person or orga nization as acceptable for the purpose of that subsection. First aid certificates

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(3) In this

section "commissi on" means the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission continued under

section 3 of the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act. ©Earl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer

7 ST. JOHN'S, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2006 Index Title of Act and Subordinate Legislation CNLR or NL Gazette made thereunder NL Reg. Amendment Date & Page No. Occupational Health and Safety Act Occupational Health and NLR 45/06 Ame nds Extra. June 1/06 p. 3 Safety First Aid Re gulations CNLR 1148/96 (Amdt) (In force June 1/06) S. 2 Amdt S. 3.1 Added