Ontario Workplace Naloxone Program
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Free Workplace Naloxone Training in Ontario
Even though the Province of Ontario’s Workplace Naloxone Program has ended, we're still offering 4 FREE training spots to groups that register for our Online Naloxone Training Program.
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Key Features
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Fully Online with Ease of Access
Train your employees fast - UNDER 1 HOUR - with our rapid, self-paced online program. Learn from anywhere at anytime.
Fun & Engaging
Our program includes engaging multimedia content, videos, and animations to demonstrate the proper administration of naloxone.
Step by Step
Clear, step-by-step tutorials guide participants through the process of recognizing an opioid overdose, administering naloxone, and providing post-administration care.
Maximum Retention
Visual aids enhance understanding and retention of crucial information, so that you'll respond correctly when it counts.
Built for Understanding
These tutorials ensure that participants understand the correct procedures thoroughly. It's not designed as a "test," it's designed as a learning experience.
Meets all Ontario Naloxone Regulations
covers all workplace requirements
Starting June 1, 2023, the Occupational Healthand Safety Act (OHSA) will require employers to provide and maintain naloxonekits in the workplace if the employer becomes aware, or ought reasonably to beaware, that there may be a risk of a worker opioid overdose at a workplacewhere that worker performs work for the employer.
Our course is fully compliant with all 2023OHSA guidelines and is approved by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development.
HOW TO USE A NALOXONE KIT
Employers are responsible for ensuring their workplace meets all health and safety standards.
Now, those employers must also ensure that, at any time there are workers in the workplace, the naloxone kit is in the charge of a worker who:
• works in the vicinity of the kit, and
• has received training to recognize an opioid overdose, to administer naloxone and to acquaint the worker with any hazards related to the administration of naloxone.
DIGITAL CERTIFICATION & TRACKING
Participants who successfully complete the online naloxone program will receive a digital certification issued to the email address provided upon registration.
Our online platform tracks participants' progress and completion status, and certification records are maintained for a minimum of 3 years.
This is perfect for employers to ensure that their workforce is adequately trained in naloxone administration, and up-to-date certification records are always available in case of need.
In less than 1 hour, you'll have everything you need to save a life!
Ontario's Workplace Naloxone Program
FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME
For a limited time, Ontario’s Workplace Naloxone Program will provide initial support to employers who are required to comply with the naloxone requirements in the OHSA by providing free naloxone training for up to two workers per workplace and/or one free nasal naloxone kit per workplace.
Para-Mentors is a proud program training provider for the Ontario Workplace Naloxone Program. Our role is to support employers that are required under the OHSA to provide a naloxone kit in their workplace by offering free workplace naloxone training for up to two workers.
Program Developed by Paramedics
Frontline active Paramedics tailor-made this program to provide a realistic experience without real-world consequences, improving participants' confidence and skills.
It also incorporates many essentials from Standard First Aid Care as well as CPR skills.
Vetted & Approved
Our course is approved by The Government of Ontario, and designed with a strong foundation that has been vetted by multiple Health Care Professionals.
Built to Work
Paramedics respond to opioid overdoses on a daily basis. Our course is built upon the thousands of experiences shared by Paramedics, and it's built to be effective.
Naloxone Kit Delivery
We can help you get a Naloxone Overdose Kit for your workplace through our program.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Naloxone Training
Here are the most common questions about Naloxone Training in Ontario.
Ontario’s Workplace Naloxone Program
Ontario’s Workplace Naloxone Program, which ended in March 2024, provided initial support to employers who are required to comply with the naloxone requirements in the OHSA by providing free naloxone training for up to four workers per workplace and/or one free nasal naloxone kit per workplace.
Para-Mentors was a proud program training provider for the Ontario Workplace Naloxone Program. Our role is to support employers that are required under the OHSA to provide a naloxone kit in their workplace by offering free workplace naloxone training for up to four workers.
Even though the Workplace Naloxone Program has ended, we've continued offering four FREE spots for groups enrolling in our Online Naloxone Training Program!
Starting June 1, 2023, the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) will require employers to provide and maintain naloxone kits in the workplace if the employer becomes aware, or ought reasonably to be aware, that there may be a risk of a worker opioid overdose at a workplace where that worker performs work for the employer.
Those employers must also ensure that, at any time there are workers in the workplace, the naloxone kit is in the charge of a worker who:
• works in the vicinity of the kit, and
• has received training to recognize an opioid overdose, to administer naloxone and to acquaint the worker with any hazards related to the administration of naloxone.
Learn more about how employers can determine if they need to provide naloxone in the workplace.
You can find exactly what you need, by law, in a Naloxone Kit in the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Here is a link to Section 25.2 of the Occupational Health & Safety Act https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90o01#BK49
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Best practice is to have the worker trained in Naloxone also trained in first aid, or accompanied by someone who is trained in first aid.
Official guidance in Ontario is provided directly by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development.
Below are links to visit the Ontario government website for Naloxone in the Workplace, including Guidance on Naloxone in the Workplace.
EN: https://www.ontario.ca/page/naloxone-workplace
FR : https://www.ontario.ca/fr/page/la-naloxone-sur-le-lieu-de-travail
Shortlink:
EN : ontario.ca/WorkplaceNaloxone
FR: ontario.ca/NaloxoneAuTravail
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