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Potentially serious incidents surveillance program guide

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This guide outlines the parameters of Alberta’s Potentially Serious Incident (PSI) Surveillance program, which is established under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act. The OHS Act places... More ≫

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This guide outlines the parameters of Alberta’s Potentially Serious Incident (PSI) Surveillance program, which is established under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act. The OHS Act places an obligation on the prime contractor, or if there is no prime contractor, the employer to investigate PSIs and submit these investigation reports. The guide explains how to submit a PSI investigation report, including the role of the Government of Alberta staff within the process.

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Respiratory protective equipment : an employer's guide

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This bulletin highlights a number of important requirements in Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation for respiratory protective equipment.

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Employers’ guide on how to conduct a worker exposure assessment for silica

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This publication is intended to provide direction on how to complete a worker exposure assessment to determine compliance with the Alberta occupational exposure limit (OEL) for silica.

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Hazard assessment and control : a handbook for Alberta employers and workers [2015]

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The hazard assessment and control process provides a consistent approach for employers and workers to identify and control hazards in the workplace. It allows everyone to focus their efforts in... More ≫

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The hazard assessment and control process provides a consistent approach for employers and workers to identify and control hazards in the workplace. It allows everyone to focus their efforts in the right areas, and to develop worker training, inspections, emergency response plans, etc. specific to the hazards at their work sites. Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety legislation requires employers to conduct hazard assessments, and to either eliminate the hazards identified or put controls in place to protect against them.

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Supervisor roles and responsibilities : an occupational health and safety handbook

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This toolkit is designed to help you understand what Alberta’s legislation expects from you in your role as a supervisor. For the sake of convenience, we’ve included references to related... More ≫

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This toolkit is designed to help you understand what Alberta’s legislation expects from you in your role as a supervisor. For the sake of convenience, we’ve included references to related legislation throughout the handbook. Near the end of this handbook is a short section for employers (Qualities of an effective supervisor). It focuses on the essentials of hiring and supporting supervisors in light of their health and safety responsibilities in the workplace.

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Forklift health & safety : best practices guideline [2014]

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This best practices guideline provides practical guidance to help employers fulfill their obligations to protect the health and safety of workers who operate or work around forklifts.

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Best practice - working safely in the heat and cold

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This publication describes the health risks associated with working in extreme heat and cold situations, and suggests reasonable solutions for workplaces. It is intended primarily for people who... More ≫

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This publication describes the health risks associated with working in extreme heat and cold situations, and suggests reasonable solutions for workplaces. It is intended primarily for people who work outdoors in areas such as road paving, construction, forestry, agriculture, ranching, oil and gas jobs, greenhouse or horticultural work, power line maintenance, and outdoor municipal work. This guidance may also be helpful to workplaces that have hot indoor environments such as kitchens, bakeries, pizza parlours, steam presses, laundries, or dry cleaning businesses. Cold indoor workplaces include those that have walk-in freezers, meat processing, or cold storage facilities.

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WHMIS - information for employers [2013]

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The Letters W-H-M-I-S stand for "Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System." WHMIS was developed to ensure that workers receive adequate hazard information about chemicals that ... More ≫

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The Letters W-H-M-I-S stand for "Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System." WHMIS was developed to ensure that workers receive adequate hazard information about chemicals that are used at their work site. The system requires suppliers and distributors of controlled products to provide specified hazard information to their customers. The customers, acting as employers, must pass that hazard information on to their workers. WHMIS has three elements: Labels, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs), and Worker education.

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Forklift health & safety : best practices guideline [2010]

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This best practices guideline provides practical guidance to help employers fulfill their obligations to protect the health and safety of workers who operate or work around forklifts.

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Best practices on conveyor safety

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The guide is intended to be used as a best practices reference document for safety around conveyor systems. It is directed mainly to workers, technicians, supervisors, joint health and safety... More ≫

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The guide is intended to be used as a best practices reference document for safety around conveyor systems. It is directed mainly to workers, technicians, supervisors, joint health and safety committee members and other interested parties. This guide is composed of two sections. Section I provides definitions, a general idea of conveyor components, an overview of mechanical hazards and information about hazard assessment and reduction. Section II covers safeguards against hazards during operation and maintenance of conveyor systems, and related worker training. Appendices provide details on guard design, applicable Alberta legislation, conveyor safety checklists, inspection guidelines and an overview of conveyor-related accidents in Alberta.

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