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July 1, 2022
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Explains the meaning of working alone as defined in Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Code, as well as the legislated requirements for employers of workers working alone.
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June 26, 2020
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An approval allows for a statutory Director to approve a process, equipment, standard, course or training agency, or an alternative to strict compliance with a specific legislated provision....
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May 21, 2020
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Outlines steps employers and workers must take to ensure fire-damaged buildings are structurally safe for workers to enter.
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May 21, 2020
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Gives information for those performing debris clean-up and demolition of structures involved in wildfires.
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March 12, 2020
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The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code requires that a Code of Practice (COP) describing the selection, maintenance and use of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) be developed...
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October 29, 2019
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Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the agriculture and forestry sector that occurred in November 2017. A worker was in an excavation attempting to expose a...
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October 16, 2019
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Prime contractors play an important role in coordinating health and safety of workers and persons on the work site. The role of the prime contractor is to coordinate, organize, and oversee the...
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October 1, 2019
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An OHS program is a coordinated system of procedures and processes designed to promote continuous improvement in occupational health and safety.
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March 1, 2019
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The purpose of this initiative is to raise awareness of disease and injury areas where workers are most affected or have the greatest risk, so that Alberta's occupational health and safety system...
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March 1, 2019
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Learn comprehensively about the minimum standards for employment in Alberta, including the rules effective January 1, 2018. Includes examples and detailed information on how employment standards...