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Worker deconditioning following an absence from the workplace : OHS information for employers and workers

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Lack of activity can lead to a loss of fitness or ability, which can increase the chance of injury. Workers resuming work after a period away may need to take additional steps to limit the... More ≫

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Lack of activity can lead to a loss of fitness or ability, which can increase the chance of injury. Workers resuming work after a period away may need to take additional steps to limit the potential for injuries.

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Director Order [alignment of requirements with the National Health and Safety Reconciliation Agreement (personal protective equipment and first aid kits)]

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With this order, standards listed in the attached schedule for the following equipment and personal protective equipment meet compliance requirements on work sites regulated by the Government of... More ≫

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With this order, standards listed in the attached schedule for the following equipment and personal protective equipment meet compliance requirements on work sites regulated by the Government of Alberta: • Personal protective equipment for hearing protection, eye protection, footwear, protective headwear, personal flotation devices and lifejackets and first aid equipment. • First aid kit contents. Inter-jurisdictional Recognitions provide flexibility by recognizing standards adopted in different Canadian jurisdictions. These may be issued where another jurisdiction’s standard appropriately protects the health and safety of workers in Alberta while also supporting interprovincial trade and labour mobility.

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Director order [OHS allowance to permit use of confined space remote monitoring systems]

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The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code places an obligation on employers to have a tending worker physically located outside a confined space, at or near the entrance, who is not to leave... More ≫

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The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code places an obligation on employers to have a tending worker physically located outside a confined space, at or near the entrance, who is not to leave the area until all workers have left the confined space or another tending worker is in place. Confined Space Remote Monitoring System (CSRMS) technology is an engineered system that allows workers inside a confined space to be monitored remotely; meaning a tending worker does not have to be physically located at or near the entrance to a confined space. This allowance is issued for subsections 56(3) and 56(5) of the OHS Code, permitting work sites to use CSRMS technology. A work site will have the flexibility to either follow the original rule in the OHS Code or follow this allowance.

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Do you know how to refuse dangerous work?

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Poster overview of a worker's right to refuse work that is a serious and immediate threat to health and safety. Introduces workers to key steps in the work refusal process.

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Director Order [alignment of requirements with Pan Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Reconciliation Agreement (fall protection)]

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With this order, standards listed in the attached schedule for the following equipment and personal protective equipment meet compliance requirements on work sites regulated by the Government of... More ≫

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With this order, standards listed in the attached schedule for the following equipment and personal protective equipment meet compliance requirements on work sites regulated by the Government of Alberta: • Personal protective equipment for full body harness, lanyard, shock absorber, connectors, carabiners and snap hooks, fall arresters, self-retracting devices, and life safety rope. • Inter-jurisdictional Recognitions provide flexibility by recognizing standards adopted in different Canadian jurisdictions. These may be issued where another jurisdiction’s standard appropriately protects the health and safety of workers in Alberta while also supporting interprovincial trade and labour mobility.

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Guide to OHS : employers [2022]

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This guide introduces Alberta’s occupational health and safety laws and the role of an employer in ensuring health and safety at the work site.

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OHS approval : rubber-tired self-propelled machines

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OHS Director’s approval to allow use of all rubber tired self-propelled machines with a GVW of more than 32 000kg at a mine site. The approval applies to all Alberta employers who are subject to... More ≫

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OHS Director’s approval to allow use of all rubber tired self-propelled machines with a GVW of more than 32 000kg at a mine site. The approval applies to all Alberta employers who are subject to OHS Code section 573(1) and is effective from January 6, 2022 to January 6, 2026.

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Discriminatory action complaints : OHS information for employers and workers

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This bulletin explains the complaint process for discriminatory (disciplinary) actions that took place prior to December 1, 2021. It references Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act SA 2017 cO-2.1.

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Disciplinary action complaints : OHS information for employers and workers

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Explains the disciplinary action complaint process Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) follows. Includes what complaints OHS can accept, steps in the process and how to file a complaint.

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Director order [OHS allowance for OHS Code 391.1]

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Director’s order that allows work site parties to vary from one of the OHS Code 391.1 requirements pertaining to sharing of work site investigation reports with parties other than an OHS officer.

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