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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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Health Professions Act handbook

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This guide to the Health Professions Act provides an overview of key features of the legislation for regulated health care professionals, employers and others. Examples of topics covered include... More ≫

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This guide to the Health Professions Act provides an overview of key features of the legislation for regulated health care professionals, employers and others. Examples of topics covered include the role of regulatory colleges, registration as a health professional, access to information, the complaints process, and continuing competency programs.

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Information sharing guide for social-based service design and delivery

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This guide introduces an overarching approach for accountable and effective information sharing that supports program design and delivery in the social-based services sector. It is intended for... More ≫

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This guide introduces an overarching approach for accountable and effective information sharing that supports program design and delivery in the social-based services sector. It is intended for decision-makers, information and privacy practitioners, policy development staff and program advisors, and legal advisors in government programs and services, health care organizations, contracted service provider agencies and other community agencies. It is recommended this guide be used with the companion Information Sharing Toolkit to understand how to operationalize information sharing best practices. (See RELATED tab for a link to the toolkit.)

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Information sharing toolkit for social-based service design and delivery

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This toolkit contains resources such as themed frequently asked questions and checklists and complements the Information Sharing Guide. (See RELATED tab for a link to the Guide.) These two... More ≫

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This toolkit contains resources such as themed frequently asked questions and checklists and complements the Information Sharing Guide. (See RELATED tab for a link to the Guide.) These two documents provide resources to help reduce the complexity that arises when applying different privacy legislation while planning and designing social-based services and programs. This toolkit is designed to support decision-makers and frontline service delivery staff within government organizations, health care organizations, contracted service provider agencies and other community agencies.

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A health care worker’s guide to health and safety on the job

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This guide is a resource for anyone working in Alberta’s health care industry. It addresses some of the basic provincially legislated requirements of employers and workers. It also provides... More ≫

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This guide is a resource for anyone working in Alberta’s health care industry. It addresses some of the basic provincially legislated requirements of employers and workers. It also provides at-a-glance information about some common health and safety issues people working in health care should know — and think about — every day on the job. Within this handbook the term “health care worker” includes anyone who provides care or services related to health care. That includes everyone from medical professionals, management, administrators, support workers and volunteers in both public and private health care-related settings.

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Guide to information sharing under the Children First Act

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This guide provides recommendations on how to share personal and health information between government departments, educational bodies, health care bodies, police services, parents or guardians,... More ≫

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This guide provides recommendations on how to share personal and health information between government departments, educational bodies, health care bodies, police services, parents or guardians, and others under the Children First Act. It is to be used with the Decision Tree - Information Sharing under the Children First Act.

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Best practices for the assessment and control of physical hazards : best practices guidelines for occupational health and safety in the healthcare industry

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This volume is a companion document to the No Unsafe Lift Workbook, where the features of safe patient handling are described. Patient handling is the predominant physical hazard in the healthcare... More ≫

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This volume is a companion document to the No Unsafe Lift Workbook, where the features of safe patient handling are described. Patient handling is the predominant physical hazard in the healthcare sector. Together, the two documents combine to provide a comphrehensive summary of best practices that have been shown to be effective in controlling the leading physical hazards in the healthcare sector.

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Best practices for the assessment and control of biological hazards : best practices guidelines for occupational health and safety in the healthcare industry

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Provides information to assist with identifying, assessing and controlling biological hazards in healthcare workplaces. This is not meant to be a definitive text on the nature of biological... More ≫

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Provides information to assist with identifying, assessing and controlling biological hazards in healthcare workplaces. This is not meant to be a definitive text on the nature of biological hazards. It is a summary of practices that have been shown to be successful in reducing the health and safety risks for health care workers.

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Best practices for the assessment and control of chemical hazards : best practices guidelines for occupational health and safety in the healthcare industry

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Best practices for controlling exposure to chemical hazards in healthcare are reviewed. The document is not meant to be a definitive text on all chemical hazards present, but rather a summary of... More ≫

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Best practices for controlling exposure to chemical hazards in healthcare are reviewed. The document is not meant to be a definitive text on all chemical hazards present, but rather a summary of practices that have been shown to be successful for healthcare workers in reducing the health and safety risks related to working with chemicals.

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Overview of best practices in occupational health and safety in the healthcare industry : best practices guidelines for occupational health and safety in the healthcare industry

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Highlights general health and safety issues in the healthcare environment by considering: how current challenges in the industry impact OHS; legislated roles and responsibilities for all workforce... More ≫

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Highlights general health and safety issues in the healthcare environment by considering: how current challenges in the industry impact OHS; legislated roles and responsibilities for all workforce parties for ensuring the health and safety of the workplace; strategies to create and maintain safe and healthy work environments; a framework for identifying and controlling hazards; common elements of occupational health and safety programs; and the importance of worker participation in program development and implementation.

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