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Tips on selecting an OHS consultant : OHS information for employers

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Tip sheet for employers when considering hiring an occupational health and safety consultant.

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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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Tips on selecting an occupational health and safety (OHS) consultant

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Under the OHS Act, Regulation and Code, employers are required to protect the health and safety of their workers and other workers at the worksite. Often, employers rely upon themselves or their... More ≫

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Under the OHS Act, Regulation and Code, employers are required to protect the health and safety of their workers and other workers at the worksite. Often, employers rely upon themselves or their employees to ensure the worksite is healthy and safe. In some situations, an employer may choose to hire a consultant to assist them, such as when special expertise would be beneficial in addressing an issue that is complex or technical in nature.

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Manually energizing power systems after an unplanned outage : an Alberta electric utility best practice

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The purpose of this Best Practice is to standardize, to the extent possible, the minimum steps that an electric utility must include in its own practices for manually energizing a power system... More ≫

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The purpose of this Best Practice is to standardize, to the extent possible, the minimum steps that an electric utility must include in its own practices for manually energizing a power system after an unplanned outage. This Best Practice is not meant to eliminate all manual recloses. It is intended to balance the risks to public safety resulting from a loss of power versus the potential risk of injury to non-utility workers or members of the public as a result of a manual reclose.

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Best practices - vibration at the work site

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This guide was prepared to help workers understand vibration hazards in the workplace, and to provide guidance on how to identify, assess, and control these hazards.

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Securing pipe and other cargo on vehicles

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The Occupational Health and Safety Code places obligations on both the employer and worker in workplace situations where there is a potential danger because of equipment or materials becoming... More ≫

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The Occupational Health and Safety Code places obligations on both the employer and worker in workplace situations where there is a potential danger because of equipment or materials becoming dislodged or moving. This safety bulletin looks at the responsibilities of each and presents recommended practices for securing cargo on vehicles.

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Guarding of commercial dough and food preparation mixers

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Presents information specific to the guarding of commercial dough and food preparation mixers to prevent unintentional worker contact with rotating shafts and attachments.

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Servicing tires safely

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Discusses requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Code that apply to employers and workers involved in tire servicing. Employers must ensure that only competent workers – workers who... More ≫

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Discusses requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Code that apply to employers and workers involved in tire servicing. Employers must ensure that only competent workers – workers who are appropriately trained, qualified and with sufficient experience to do the work safely – are allowed to service, inspect, disassemble and reassemble a tire or tire and wheel assembly.

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Ten questions to ask your employer

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This bulletin presents 10 questions employees can ask to help determine a potential employer’s commitment to safety in the workplace.

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