Workplace Overdose Information
Get Trained to Respond to an Overdose at Your Workplace
The Peterborough Overdose Prevention Program is offering FREE training for employees in workplaces that are concerned about responding to a possible onsite overdose. Explore the Question of Care Training Calendar for upcoming
We do not offer individualized in-house
Should your organization carry naloxone in your First Aid kit?
Responding to an Opioid Overdose at Work
Develop policies and procedures to ensure employees are informed when they respond to an overdose
- Developing an Opioid Overdose Response Protocol: Information for Workplaces (PDS, 2018)
- Post this sign in your bathroom to remind staff, clients or patrons how to identify an overdose and that naloxone is available onsite.
Risks of responding to an Opioid Overdose at Work
The risk of inadvertent exposure to fentanyl for staff responding to an opioid overdose in their workplace is extremely low. Routine precautions and overdose prevention training are sufficient for managing the risk of unintended fentanyl exposure while responding.*
*Ministry of Health, British Columbia. (2017). Guidance statement regarding Personal Protective Equipment for Emergency Medical Services and Health Care Workers dealing with overdose victims. Retrieved from: https://www.fentanylsafety.com/wp/content/uploads/UpdatedGuidance-statement-PPE-EMS-HCW-Jan2017.pdf