In addition to requiring businesses to have first aid kits, the New Brunswick Occupational Health and Safety Act now stipulates the following:

8(1) An employer shall ensure that each employee who is designated as a first aid provider is trained to the minimum level as set out in subsection (2) and holds a valid certificate issued by an agency referred to in subsection (3) in respect to training.

8(2) The minimum level of training consists of:

• the 10 compulsory modules and any 2 to 5 elective modules of the Workplace Standard First Aid Course as set out in Schedule b, and
  
• a minimum of 16 hours of classroom and practical training.

8(7) An employer shall ensure that a first aid provider has a minimum of 6 hours practice on first aid skills each year during which he or she holds a valid certificate.