Mobile Treatment Centres
Medical support where your work takes you
Total Group provides fully equipped Mobile Treatment Centres (MTCs) for remote, industrial and high-risk work environments. Each unit is intended to bring a practical point of on-site medical support closer to the workforce, helping teams manage an injury or illness while the site’s emergency plan is activated.
MTCs can support projects where distance, site layout or changing work fronts make a fixed treatment space impractical. Total Group staffs these units with trained medical professionals, with the service plan shaped around the project scope and the level of care the assigned personnel are authorized to provide.
Plan the unit around the worksite
A useful MTC plan starts with the worksite, not a generic equipment list. Before deployment, the client and service team should confirm the work locations, workforce size and shift pattern, likely hazards, access routes, communications, weather exposure and the nearest health care facility. Those details help determine the unit’s placement, supplies, communications process and escalation arrangements.
- Worksite profile: Identify the work areas, access points, terrain, isolation risks and any changes expected during the project.
- Medical coverage plan: Define how workers request help, how the MTC connects with the site emergency structure and when outside medical services are contacted.
- Transport and access: Confirm how an ill or injured worker can reach the next level of care, including vehicle access, directions, weather contingencies and communication with the receiving facility.
- Records and privacy: Establish a process for required incident or first-aid records and limit access to personal health information to the people and purposes allowed by law.
Regulatory context depends on jurisdiction
Canadian workplace first-aid requirements are not identical across the country. The applicable province, territory or federal framework, the work hazards, the number of workers and the distance to professional medical assistance can affect the required attendants, equipment, facilities, transportation and records. The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety describes these factors as part of workplace first-aid planning. Read the CCOHS first-aid guidance.
For an Alberta worksite, Part 11 of the Occupational Health and Safety Code requires the prime contractor or employer to provide first-aid services, supplies, equipment and facilities that meet the applicable schedule. The Code also addresses temporary or mobile first-aid rooms, access during working hours, emergency communications and a plan for transporting ill or injured workers to the nearest health care facility. Review Alberta OHS Code Part 11.
Federal workplaces follow a different framework under Part II of the Canada Labour Code. Employers in federal jurisdiction must provide the information, training and supervision needed for safe work and maintain a hazard prevention approach. See the Government of Canada workplace-safety overview.
Confirm the governing jurisdiction, required resources and client requirements before finalizing the service plan. The vehicle, assigned personnel and wider emergency arrangements must be considered together.
A practical fit for remote and changing projects
An MTC can give a project a defined place for medical support during construction, maintenance, shutdown, turnaround or other industrial work. It can also help the site team coordinate medical personnel, equipment, communications and access information in one operating plan. The unit does not replace the client’s emergency response program or the public health-care system; it forms one part of the arrangements made for the specific site.
CCOHS recommends building emergency plans around the hazards, available resources, communications and outside agencies that may be involved, then testing and revising the plan as the workplace changes. Read the CCOHS emergency-planning guidance.
Discuss your Mobile Treatment Centre requirements
Share your site location, work activities, workforce pattern, access constraints and planned dates with Total Group. We can discuss whether a Mobile Treatment Centre fits the project and what information is needed to build a site-specific medical support plan.
