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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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Occupational disease fatalities accepted by the Workers' Compensation Board

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Presents brief summaries of occupational disease fatalities by industry sector for the calendar year. Occupational diseases are usually gradual in onset and result from exposure to work-related... More ≫

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Presents brief summaries of occupational disease fatalities by industry sector for the calendar year. Occupational diseases are usually gradual in onset and result from exposure to work-related conditions that cause disease resulting in the workers’ death. The fatalities listed represent disease claims that have been accepted by the Workers’ Compensation Board as recorded by the month accepted.

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Workplace incident fatalities investigated in [year]

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Workplace incident fatalities are cases where a worker dies at a work site, or as a result of injuries sustained at a work site. This is the type of fatality that Occupational Health and Safety... More ≫

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Workplace incident fatalities are cases where a worker dies at a work site, or as a result of injuries sustained at a work site. This is the type of fatality that Occupational Health and Safety typically investigates. Each summary report lists the workplace incident fatalities investigated by OHS during that year and provides a brief synopsis of the incident.

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Ministerial Order 2015-08 [Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour]

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Occupational Health and Safety Innovation and Engagement Grants Program Criteria for Grant Agreements

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Ministerial Order 2015-11 [Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour]

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Indices and Measurements of Work Site Injury Prevention

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Ministerial Order No. 11/2015 [Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour]

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Indices and Measurements of Work Site Injury Prevention

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Use of methyl methacrylate-containing products for fingernail sculpting

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On May 22, 2003, Health Canada issued an advisory warning Canadians about cosmetic nail preparations containing methyl methacrylate (MMA). The advisory issued because this chemical can adversely... More ≫

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On May 22, 2003, Health Canada issued an advisory warning Canadians about cosmetic nail preparations containing methyl methacrylate (MMA). The advisory issued because this chemical can adversely affect the health of persons exposed to it. Section 16 of Canada’s Food and Drug Act states that no cosmetic may cause injury to the health of the user. As a result, the sale and use of cosmetic nail preparations containing MMA was banned in Canada.

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Leading indicators for workplace health and safety : a user guide [2015]

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This user guide provides an overview of what leading indicators are, and how and why they might be applied to strengthen your organization’s health and safety culture and performance. Some leading... More ≫

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This user guide provides an overview of what leading indicators are, and how and why they might be applied to strengthen your organization’s health and safety culture and performance. Some leading indicators may be more effective than others, depending on an organization’s current level of OHS performance. For that reason, the user guide considers three categories of OHS performance: those that are focused on maintaining compliance with Alberta legislation, those looking for improvement (beyond compliance), and those in pursuit of continuous learning for the highest levels of performance. A tool is provided to help establish which category best describes your organization’s current OHS performance level, as well as sample leading indicators for each performance category — for your consideration.

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Transition from WHMIS 1988 to WHMIS 2015

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The federal Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) legislation was amended February 11, 2015 to align with the Globally Harmonized System for Classifying and Labelling Chemicals... More ≫

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The federal Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) legislation was amended February 11, 2015 to align with the Globally Harmonized System for Classifying and Labelling Chemicals (GHS). Alberta will amend the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code, Part 29 to be consistent with the federal legislation. In the interim, this bulletin is intended to provide Alberta employers and workers with guidance on complying with WHMIS until the provincial OHS legislation is amended.

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Changes to WHMIS legislation

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This document is intended to provide Alberta employers and workers with an update on changes to WHMIS legislation. It is important for employers and workers to be aware of the changes that are... More ≫

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This document is intended to provide Alberta employers and workers with an update on changes to WHMIS legislation. It is important for employers and workers to be aware of the changes that are coming as they will have a significant impact on WHMIS in the workplace.

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