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Workplace injuries, diseases & fatalities in Alberta 2020

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A set of infographics presenting information on workplace injuries, diseases and fatalities in Alberta by industry sector. Data reflects 2020 statistics as accepted and reported by the Workers’... More ≫

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A set of infographics presenting information on workplace injuries, diseases and fatalities in Alberta by industry sector. Data reflects 2020 statistics as accepted and reported by the Workers’ Compensation Board of Alberta and Alberta Labour and Immigration.

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Assessment and control of psychosocial hazards in the workplace : OHS information for work site parties [2022]

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Information about psychosocial hazards, including their effects at the workplace and suggested control measures.

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Driving safety : OHS information for employers and workers

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This bulletin outlines some common driving hazards and controls to help address those hazards.

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Hazardous footwear : OHS information for work site parties

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Explains requirements regarding employer-imposed footwear under the Occupational Health and Safety Code.

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High-pressure WHMIS training sales tactics : OHS information for employers

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This resource is intended to inform employers about high-pressure sales tactics that provide misleading information regarding Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, or WHMIS, training.

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COVID-19 information for employers : selecting respirators and masks

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This bulletin includes information to help employers select respirators and masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on specific legislated OHS requirements.

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Director Order [alignment of requirements with the National Health and Safety Reconciliation Agreement (personal protective equipment and first aid kits)]

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With this order, standards listed in the attached schedule for the following equipment and personal protective equipment meet compliance requirements on work sites regulated by the Government of... More ≫

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With this order, standards listed in the attached schedule for the following equipment and personal protective equipment meet compliance requirements on work sites regulated by the Government of Alberta: • Personal protective equipment for hearing protection, eye protection, footwear, protective headwear, personal flotation devices and lifejackets and first aid equipment. • First aid kit contents. Inter-jurisdictional Recognitions provide flexibility by recognizing standards adopted in different Canadian jurisdictions. These may be issued where another jurisdiction’s standard appropriately protects the health and safety of workers in Alberta while also supporting interprovincial trade and labour mobility.

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Director order [OHS allowance to permit use of confined space remote monitoring systems]

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The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code places an obligation on employers to have a tending worker physically located outside a confined space, at or near the entrance, who is not to leave... More ≫

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The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code places an obligation on employers to have a tending worker physically located outside a confined space, at or near the entrance, who is not to leave the area until all workers have left the confined space or another tending worker is in place. Confined Space Remote Monitoring System (CSRMS) technology is an engineered system that allows workers inside a confined space to be monitored remotely; meaning a tending worker does not have to be physically located at or near the entrance to a confined space. This allowance is issued for subsections 56(3) and 56(5) of the OHS Code, permitting work sites to use CSRMS technology. A work site will have the flexibility to either follow the original rule in the OHS Code or follow this allowance.

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Do you know how to refuse dangerous work?

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Poster overview of a worker's right to refuse work that is a serious and immediate threat to health and safety. Introduces workers to key steps in the work refusal process.

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Workplace health and safety after a flood : OHS information for employers, supervisors and workers [2022]

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Outlines some of the hazards that can be introduced as a result of a flood and ways to address those hazards.

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