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Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) focused inspection project : residential construction

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Alberta Human Services (HS), Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) identified Residential Construction as an area for focused inspections in the 2012-13 fiscal year. The purpose of the focused... More ≫

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Alberta Human Services (HS), Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) identified Residential Construction as an area for focused inspections in the 2012-13 fiscal year. The purpose of the focused inspections was to raise awareness of specific known workplace hazards, and ensure compliance with the OHS Act, Regulation and Code. The overall goal was to enhance the awareness of employers, contractors and prime contractors as to their responsibility to protect the health and safety of workers on residential construction sites by identifying and controlling known hazards associated with their work or the work of their subcontractors.

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