RELEASE FROM LIABILITY AND WAIVER OF ALL CLAIMS AND  ASSUMPTION OF RISKS 

WARNING: BY ACCEPTING THIS DOCUMENT YOU GIVE UP THE RIGHT TO SUE, AND ASSUME BOTH RISK  AND EXTRAORDINARY RISKS INHERENT TO FIRST AID PROGRAMS 

 

TO: Solid Medical & Safety Systems Ltd. (the “Training Agency”) 

1. I am aware of and acknowledge that the accident simulations and participation in the First Aid Program, indoors and  outdoors, have dangers and risks, sometimes extreme, some of which include but are not limited to: 

a) Slippery Terrain - wilderness areas with steep slopes in their natural state have many obstacles and extreme hazards. These  areas may not have been traveled before and may not be regularly patrolled or examined. Participants may become lost or  separated from the Training Staff or other participants in locations where communication could be difficult and rescue and  medical treatment may not be available. 

b) Manmade or Natural Falling Objects – Falling objects may frequently occur in wilderness terrain used for outdoor accident  simulation sites due to natural forces including steepness of slopes or by changing weather conditions, or both. It is often  difficult or impossible to predict when or where falling objects may or may not occur. 

c) Coastal Terrain - wilderness areas bordering or crossing water bodies with slopes in their natural state have many obstacles  and extreme hazards. Hazards such as strong currents and waves may lead to risks which include, but are not limited to, hypothermia and drowning. Many of these areas may not have been traveled before, are not regularly patrolled, or examined.  Participants may become lost or separated from the Training Staff or other participants in locations where communication  could be difficult and rescue and medical treatment may not be available. 

d) Weather - weather or weather conditions may be inclement and extreme and can change rapidly without warning. Proper  clothing and equipment is necessary for safety and comfort. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have adequate clothing  and equipment. 

e) Marine and Ground Vehicle Travel - additional risks are posed by boat transportation in marine areas, in the variable  weather conditions associated with these areas, and in vehicle travel on highways, roads, back-country roads, and roads that  are not maintained.  

f) Conduct of the Training Agency - the conduct, including negligence and poor judgment, of the Training Agency, or  Training Staff, the conduct of other wilderness area users, and the conduct of fellow class participants.  

g) Performing first aid procedures – additional risks are posed when practicing first aid techniques on fellow class participants  or Training Staff and by having such techniques practiced on you. Techniques include, but are not limited to touching during  full body exams; pulling, pushing, rough handling on all parts of the body, lifting heavy objects including people, being  carried and strapped in a stretcher or spine board; constrictive bandages; splints including traction splints; handling equipment  such as pressurized oxygen; and sharp objects (scalpels, saws, hypodermic needles etc.) which may not be sterile.  

h) Exposure to Pathogens – Risks of being exposed to pathogens such as bacteria and viruses, including the virus which causes COVID-19, can occur at any time, especially when practicing first aid techniques with or on fellow class participants. 

2. I willingly accept all the risks of first aid training including without limitation the risks described above and the possibility of bodily injury, death, illness or death from pathogens, including but not limited to COVID-19, property damage, loss or expense resulting  therefrom. I acknowledge that the enjoyment and excitement of first aid training is derived in part from either indoor or outdoor, or  both, on what may be difficult or dangerous terrain and that the inherent risks of first aid training contribute to such enjoyment and  excitement. 

3. I hereby agree to indemnify, release, and save harmless the Training Agency, its employees, instructors, agents and  representatives (collectively the “Training Staff”) from any loss or damage whether to the person or to property, arising from  and during my participation in the First Aid Program and furthermore release and forever discharge the Training Agency and  its Training Staff from any and all actions, causes of actions, claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses and compensation  whatsoever which I may hereafter have against the Training Agency which arises out of or is connected with, directly or 

indirectly from my acceptance into the First Aid Program due from any cause whatsoever including but not limited to  negligence or gross negligence on the part of the Training Agency or the Training Staff. 

4. In entering into this agreement I am not relying on any oral or written representations or statements made by the Training Agency or  the Training Staff including those in any brochures to induce me to take a First Aid Program. 

5. I agree that this Agreement is to be interpreted pursuant to the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada. I agree that any  errors and/or omissions accorded in this document will not discount this Agreement and agree that the document will be binding. 

6. I confirm that I am of the full age of nineteen years (eighteen if the course is held in Alberta, Canada) (or attained the age of  majority elsewhere) and that I have read and understood this Agreement prior to signing it and agree that this agreement will be  binding upon my heirs, next of kin, executors, administrators, successors and all members of my family.  

 

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