OHS Online Incident Reporting Service
New webinar for Reporting and Investigating a Potentially Serious Incident is now available online!
Alberta Health and Safety Conference 2020
The MHSA team would like to send a huge THANK YOU to the Alberta Health and Safety Conference for another year of amazing hospitality.
Respiratory Viruses and the Workplace
OHS has released a bulletin regarding Respiratory Viruses and the Workplace.
Insurance Requirements for Farms and Ranches
The Alberta government recently introduced new legislation that impacts workplace insurance requirements for farms and ranches. These changes will take effect January 31, 2020.
Right to Refuse Dangerous Work - Resource
Alberta Labour and Immigration has provided a new information bulletin about the Right to Refuse Dangerous Work.
WCB-Alberta Annual Return Deadline
The deadline to file your WCB-Alberta annual return is Feb. 29, 2020
Are you an employer with workers? If so, you’re required to fill out an annual return reporting your workers’ assessable earnings paid in the last year along with what earnings you expect to pay in the upcoming year…
Requirements for Health and Safety Committees and Representatives have CHANGED
Health and safety committee (HSC) and representative (HS representative) requirements have changed.
Key changes:
Employer-based rather than site-based requirements for HSCs and HS representatives. Employers have until January 31, 2020 to comply.
Eliminating the Part 1 prerequisite HSC/HS representative training. This change is effective immediately.
WCB Alberta - WorkSight November Newsletter
The November issue of the WCB WorkSight Newsletter is full of great information and resources regarding the benefits of working with a Safety Association or Certifying Partner (CP).
November is Family Violence Awareness Month
November is Family Violence Awareness Month.
Alberta Labour and Immigration has a new information bulletin about domestic violence as a workplace hazard.
Guidelines for Safety Training of Overhead Crane Operators and Supervisors
Here is a link to Guidelines for Safety Training of Overhead Crane Operators and Supervisors - OHS information for workers, supervisors and employers.
These guidelines present minimum recommended operator training requirements for ensuring the safe and efficient operation of overhead cranes.