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First aiders and first aid coordinators: role and responsibilities
First aid coordinators:
- Coordinate communication between first aiders in a work area
- Allocate duties to first aiders
- Help with first aid assessments for a work area
- Maintain first aid kits, supplies and equipment and monitor associated record keeping
- Liaise with the local OHS&E committee and OHS Branch
First aiders:
- Provide first aid as needed, always working within their skill level
- Record all treatment, however minor, in a first aid injury report
- Arrange referrals for treatment as needed
- Encourage staff to report workplace injuries on an incident report form
- Maintain first aid kits and equipment and restock as needed
- Can access information on an SOS bracelet or similar to attend to a casualty
- Must keep information on casualties confidential apart from reporting requirements and giving medical information to medical staff
- Report any concerns about the first aid service to their first aid coordinator
