Modified Worker – Bill 47
Bill 47: Another Safety Law for Alberta Late last year, the Alberta government passed Bill 47, which will create a completely new occupational safety act, the 2nd rewrite in under three years. So what will change and how will it affect most Alberta businesses? We had...
AGSA – Modified Worker – Bill 47
Benefits of Modified Work In every business, the most valuable asset is the employees. After all, not much can get done without them. While we may take steps to protect employees at work, sometimes things can still go wrong, and unfortunately, injuries can still...
Health & Safety Committee Training
After releasing new OHS laws last June, of which a major requirement was the establishment of a Joint Health and Safety Committee, the Alberta government has finally begun releasing the official training for Joint Worksite Health and Safety Committee members. Some key...
Workplace Violence and Harassment
One of the main focuses in the June 2018 update to Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety legislation concerned harassment and violence in the workplace. The new act details actions that need to be taken by all employers: Create and communicate Workplace Harassment...
Hazard ID vs Near Miss vs Incident
As your safety program evolves, we start to become more proactive. Instead of reacting to incidents that have already happened, what we really want is to find and report hazards before they injure someone or cause other damage. Often, this results in the boss asking...





