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Do I need a joint work site health and safety committee or a health and safety representative? : OHS information for workers, employers, and prime contractors

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This bulletin describes joint work site health and safety committees and the role of a health and safety representative, and explains when a workplace would require a health and safety committee... More ≫

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This bulletin describes joint work site health and safety committees and the role of a health and safety representative, and explains when a workplace would require a health and safety committee or a health and safety representative.

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Work laws and your pay stub : a workbook to help you understand rules about your pay [2018]

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Easy Reading Work Laws and Your Pay Stub helps Albertans with lower level literacy or English skills understand employment standards and how they relate to a paycheque. This resource introduces... More ≫

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Easy Reading Work Laws and Your Pay Stub helps Albertans with lower level literacy or English skills understand employment standards and how they relate to a paycheque. This resource introduces the rules about earnings, deductions, benefits, breaks, vacations, holidays, leaves of absence, overtime and notification requirements when leaving a job.

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Work laws and your pay stub : help for advisors [2018]

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This companion guide to Easy Reading Work Laws and Your Pay Stub is for advisors and tutors who work with adults with low literacy skills. The guide helps facilitators support their clients with... More ≫

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This companion guide to Easy Reading Work Laws and Your Pay Stub is for advisors and tutors who work with adults with low literacy skills. The guide helps facilitators support their clients with understanding financial matters about their pay. It includes notes with expanded information on topics for discussion and links to readily available resources.

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2017 Alberta wage and salary survey : nonprofit sector report

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The Alberta Wage and Salary Survey is undertaken by the Alberta Labour to provide current wage rates and skill shortage information on various occupations in Alberta, and in specific industries... More ≫

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The Alberta Wage and Salary Survey is undertaken by the Alberta Labour to provide current wage rates and skill shortage information on various occupations in Alberta, and in specific industries and economic regions. In 2017, a supplemental survey gathered data on the nonprofit/voluntary sector in Alberta.

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Workplace violence in Alberta child welfare

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher. The researcher used the grant to study workplace violence in human service workplaces. This dataset provides some of... More ≫

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher. The researcher used the grant to study workplace violence in human service workplaces. This dataset provides some of the information collected during this study.

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Investigation report : worker fatally injured following collapse of equipment

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the construction and construction trades sector that occurred in September 2014. A worker was doing preparation work related... More ≫

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the construction and construction trades sector that occurred in September 2014. A worker was doing preparation work related to installing a rooftop makeup air unit. The unit's support curbing shifted, causing the unit to fall forward and onto the worker. The worker sustained fatal injuries. See the usage considerations section of this record for more information about OHS work site investigations.

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Investigation report : worker fatally injured in motor vehicle incident

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the mining and petroleum development sector that occurred in December 2014. A heavy haul truck struck and ran over a light... More ≫

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the mining and petroleum development sector that occurred in December 2014. A heavy haul truck struck and ran over a light duty vehicle that was parked on the side of a mine haul road. The collision resulted in the light duty vehicle occupant’s death.

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Investigation report : worker fatally injured after fall from pump-jack scaffold

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the construction and construction trades sector that occurred in December 2016. The owner of an exterior siding company fell... More ≫

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the construction and construction trades sector that occurred in December 2016. The owner of an exterior siding company fell from a pump-jack scaffold on a new residential construction project. He suffered fatal injuries. See the usage considerations section of this record for more information about OHS work site investigations.

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Investigation report : worker fatality by drowning

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Presents findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the construction and construction trades sector that occurred in March 2014. A worker was operating an excavator on an ice... More ≫

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Presents findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the construction and construction trades sector that occurred in March 2014. A worker was operating an excavator on an ice surface in a borrow pit when the excavator broke through the ice. The operator was trapped inside the cabin and drowned.

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Investigation report : worker fatally injured in trench collapse

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the transportation, communication and utilities sector that occurred in April 2015. A labourer working for a landscaping... More ≫

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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the transportation, communication and utilities sector that occurred in April 2015. A labourer working for a landscaping company was in a trench connecting a new sewer line from the municipality’s drainage system to a residential site under construction. While the labourer was in the trench, the south wall of the trench collapsed trapping and fatally injuring the labourer.

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