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A handbook for Alberta employers and workers: Hazard Assessment and Control

BP018

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

PUBLISHED: May, 2020

Connect with Occupational Health and Safety and Employment Standards

INFO001

Contact information for Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Employment Standards.

UPDATED: July 2020

Health and safety committee/health and safety representative - Approved training agencies

EDU009

A list of approved HSC/HS representative trainers. The list is updated when trainers are approved.

UPDATED: March 2020

Health and safety committees and representatives

LI060

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

Mandatory health and safety committee and representative training

LI054

Information about mandatory health and safety committee and health and safety representative training.

PUBLISHED: October 2019

Occupational health and safety and the internal responsibility system

LI051

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

UPDATED: August 2019

Occupational health and safety starter kit

BP035

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

OHS Code Explanation Guide

LI001

Explains the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Code 2018, in plain, easy‐to‐understand language, presenting information to clarify the intent or application of each rule or section of the OHS Code. ***This guide has no legislative sanction. Consult the OHS Code for all purposes of interpreting and applying the law.

UPDATED: July 31, 2020

Oil and gas work sites defined

LI063

Defines oil and gas worksites for the purposes of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act section 10(1).

PUBLISHED: July 2020

Supervisor Roles and Responsibilities: an occupational health and safety handbook

BP020

*** New occupational health and safety laws came into effect on June 1, 2018. The OHS resource below may not have been updated to reflect the current legislation. For more information on the new requirements, visit OHS website.***

Explains the roles and responsibilities of a supervisor, includes references to related legislation.

PUBLISHED: March 2015