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WCB-Alberta worker handbook : your forms & guide to WCB-Alberta injury reporting, benefits and services

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WCB handbook for employees

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Forklift health & safety : best practices guideline [2014]

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This best practices guideline provides practical guidance to help employers fulfill their obligations to protect the health and safety of workers who operate or work around forklifts.

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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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On the road to learning : your learning resource guide [2014]

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A one-stop shop of all the cross-government learning and development supports the APS offers to help employees meet their development goals.

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Lead at the work site

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In this bulletin, information is provided on workplaces that may use lead, health effects due to lead exposure, options for the control of exposure as well as the requirements in Alberta’s... More ≫

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In this bulletin, information is provided on workplaces that may use lead, health effects due to lead exposure, options for the control of exposure as well as the requirements in Alberta’s occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation for lead.

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Best practices guide : recruiting international skilled workers in the trades [2013]

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This guide is designed to help you understand the federal Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program and to provide an overview of the steps involved to hire internationally skilled tradespeople. As... More ≫

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This guide is designed to help you understand the federal Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program and to provide an overview of the steps involved to hire internationally skilled tradespeople. As industries that rely on skilled tradespeople continue to grow, it is expected that local labour supply will not meet employer needs. International tradespeople will be an important source of labour.

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An employer's guide to employment rules [2013]

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When hiring, paying and terminating employees in Alberta, you must follow employment rules set by provincial and federal departments and agencies. An Employer's Guide to Employment Rules provides... More ≫

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When hiring, paying and terminating employees in Alberta, you must follow employment rules set by provincial and federal departments and agencies. An Employer's Guide to Employment Rules provides an overview of the employment legislation you, your managers and your accounting staff need to know—including regulations on employment standards, human rights, workplace health and safety, and information and privacy. It also outlines procedures and requirements for hiring foreign workers, determining and remitting deductions to Canada Revenue Agency, and obtaining valid Social Insurance Numbers. A comprehensive contact list is included.

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Employment standards tool kit for employers [2013]

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This tool kit was developed by the Government of Alberta to help business owners and their employees understand and comply with the Employment Standards Code and Regulation.

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X-treme safety : a survival guide for new and young workers

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This handbook for young, inexperienced workers is packed with information about workplace health and safety regulations, rights and responsibilities. Through personal stories, quizzes and... More ≫

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This handbook for young, inexperienced workers is packed with information about workplace health and safety regulations, rights and responsibilities. Through personal stories, quizzes and checklists, youth gain the information they need to contribute to working in a safe, healthy and fair work environment. The book includes a detachable bookmark that can be used as a reminder for youth to take charge before they take on the job world.

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A guide for midlife career moves

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This book is for those who are 45 years of age or older and looking for work. It will help job seekers explore the skills, knowledge and attitudes best suited to adapt to changing work roles;... More ≫

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This book is for those who are 45 years of age or older and looking for work. It will help job seekers explore the skills, knowledge and attitudes best suited to adapt to changing work roles; discover how skills, knowledge and attitudes can be transferred from one work role to another; understand the concept and meaning of life stages; explore financial and lifestyle needs and their relationship to work; understand how career development is a continuous process with a series of choices; investigate the advantages and challenges of non-traditional work; understand how labour market information can be used to make life and work decisions; explore lifelong learning strategies; connect with further information and resources.

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