Alberta Occupational Health and Safety

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Alberta OHS Update 1 – Mandatory Committees

Starting June 1, health and safety committees and representatives will be mandatory for all workplaces (committees for workplaces with 20 or more workers, and representatives for those with between five and 19 workers). Learn more about the roles and responsibilities of committees and reps.

Alberta OHS Update 2 – Your Rights and Employer Duties

The purpose of Alberta’s new health and safety Act includes new language about promoting and maintaining worker health and safety. The new Act also enshrines basic rights, including the right to not be punished for speaking up. Learn more about your rights – and your employer’s duties.

Alberta OHS Update 3 – Expanded Employer Duties and Health and Safety Programs

The new Alberta health and safety legislation significantly expands employers’ responsibilities to include the safety and welfare of workers and other persons in the vicinity of the workplace. Learn more about the expanded duties of Alberta employers.

Alberta OHS Update 4 – Right to Refuse

Starting June 1, there will be new rules and new processes around the right to refuse dangerous work in Alberta. The onus is no longer on the worker to refuse unsafe work, and there are new measures to prohibit employers to require work in a situation known to be dangerous to worker health and safety. Learn more.