K-12 school re-entry

How to carry out hazard assessments and control workplace hazards to meet legislated requirements.

PUBLISHED: May, 2020

Guidelines for reporting to OHS with respect to COVID-19 exposure in the workplace.

UPDATED: January 2021

Explains the Occupational Health and Safety Act as it applies to employers, and addresses the employer's role in ensuring health and safety at the work site.

UPDATED: June 2020

Explains the Occupational Health and Safety Act as it applies to workers, and addresses the worker's role in ensuring health and safety at the work site.

UPDATED: June 2020

This recorded webinar provides employers, supervisors and workers with information about hazard assessments and controls. Topics include: why do a hazard assessment types of hazard assessments the formal hazard assessment.

UPDATED: August 14, 2020

This information session provides an overview of the new requirements for joint work site health and safety committees (HSC) and health and safety representatives (HS representatives). New requirements comes into effect on January 31, 2020. OHS staff will answer questions throughout the webinar.
Topics will include:
•the new requirements for HSCs and HS representatives
•establishing an HSC or HS representative
•training requirements for HSCs and HS representatives
•where to find additional information

UPDATED: February 2020

Basic information about joint work site health and safety committee (HSC) or health and safety (HS) representative requirements at Alberta work sites.

PUBLISHED: June 2020

This webinar provides basic information about the internal responsibility system (IRS) – the basis of Alberta’s OHS Act, Regulation and Code. Topics include: key components of an effective IRS the appropriate action to ensure compliance the balance between duties and control worksite parties and their responsibilities as identified in the act.

PUBLISHED: September 2019

Explains how the internal responsibility system works as the basis of Alberta's OHS legislation.

UPDATED: August 2019

This bulletin gives a brief overview of respiratory virus as a hazard and high level information about OHS legislation as it relates to workers’ key rights and responsibilities.

UPDATED: July 1, 2021

This starter kit provides information and tools to help employers know and understand some of the basic requirements of Alberta’s occupational health and safety (OHS) laws. It is designed to help employers who need to develop an OHS program from the ground up. It may also benefit those looking to grow and improve upon their existing health and safety program, culture and performance. This kit includes templates and sample forms that are also available in MS Word format (search BP035TMP or see Related resources on the starter kit's product page).

PUBLISHED: January 2020

Respiratory viruses, including influenza and coronaviruses, can cause common colds, seasonal flu and public health outbreaks. This bulletin gives employers, supervisors and workers information about controlling respiratory virus hazards in the workplace.

UPDATED: July 1, 2021

This recorded webinar gives employers, supervisors, and workers information about minimizing risk from respiratory viruses in the workplace.

UPDATED: July 2021