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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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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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Guideline for the development of a code of practice for respiratory protective equipment

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The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code requires that a Code of Practice describing the selection, maintenance and use of respiratory protective equipment be developed whenever... More ≫

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The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code requires that a Code of Practice describing the selection, maintenance and use of respiratory protective equipment be developed whenever respirators are used at the work site.

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