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Explains the legal requirement to establish and implement a health and safety program. Gives an overview of what a health and safety program can include.

UPDATED: January 2023

Introduces requirements for worker participation in health and safety that apply to small businesses (fewer than 20 workers).

UPDATED: January 2023

Information about joint health and safety committee and representative requirements at Alberta work sites.

UPDATED: January 2023

This bulletin talks about reporting injuries, illnesses and incidents, and potentially serious incidents to Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). It also addresses employer and OHS officer investigations.

UPDATED: February 2023

Introduces - in general terms - OHS legal requirements that will apply if employers choose to authorize naloxone administration as part of an opioid overdose emergency response. Provides related links, including to Government of Alberta requirements.

UPDATED: February 2023

Explains what harassment and violence are and the legal obligations of employers to protect their workers.

UPDATED: February 2023

Sample policies and procedure templates that you can customize for your workplace harassment and violence prevention plans. MS Word format.

UPDATED: February 2023

This resource gives a step-by-step approach to formal hazard assessment that employers can customize to suit their business operations. This is a best practice document. It also introduces hazard assessment, elimination and control requirements in the OHS Code.

UPDATED: February 2023

Please note: Print copies of the previous (March 2022) version of this resource are available.
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Helps employers understand some of the basic requirements of Alberta’s occupational health and safety laws. Guides those who need to develop a health and safety program from the ground up or are looking to grow and improve upon their existing program, culture and performance.

UPDATED: February 2023

Templates and sample forms from the 'Occupational health and safety starter kit' in MS Word format so you can adapt them to your organization's needs.

UPDATED: February 2023

Formal and site-specific hazard assessment and control templates from the 'Hazard assessment and control: A handbook for Alberta employers and workers" in MS Word format so you can adapt them to your organization's needs.

UPDATED: February 2023

Provides employers with information about some key occupational health and safety requirements related to emergency response planning. The kit also provides a step-by-step approach to planning, that employers can customize to their own work site.

UPDATED: February 2023

These are Word template versions of the sample forms in the "Emergency response planning: an occupational health and safety tool kit" pdf. Employers can customize these templates to suit their work site.

UPDATED: February 2023

Fall protection plan information sheet for residential roofing. Contains a fall protection plan template.

UPDATED: February 2023

This customizable fall protection plan template can be used as the basis for developing a fall protection plan.

UPDATED: February 2023