Resources

The following offer valuable information on specific safety hazards in the workplace and information on workplace health and safety.

Safety Resources

• Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulation and Code
• Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
• Alberta Asbestos Abatement Manual (PDF)
• Back Care and Lifting
• Biological Hazards
• Chemical Hazards
• Confined Spaces (PDF)
• Employing Young Workers (PDF)
• Ergonomics
• Ergonomics/Human Factors
• Fatigue, Extended Work Hours and Safety in the Workplace (PDF)
• Fire and Explosion Hazards
• First Aid (PDF)
• Hantavirus: Information for Employers and Workers (PDF)
• Indoor Air Quality (PDF)
• Joint Worksite Health and Safety Committee Handbook (PDF) 
• Joint Worksite Health and Safety Committee Member's Guide (PDF) 
• Noise in the Workplace (PDF)
• OH & S Employers Guide (PDF)
• OH & S Workers Guide (PDF)
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Physical Hazards
• Preparing for Emergencies: Pandemic
• Preventing Violence and Harassment at the Workplace (PDF)
• Safety Hazards – Equipment Operations, Workplace Conditions
• Scaffolding
• Tools, Equipment and Machinery
• Using Pesticides Safely (PDF)
• Violence in the Workplace: Awareness
• Welders Guide (PDF)
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
• Working Alone (PDF)

Training and Educational Resources

• Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Legislation Awareness Program
• Hazard Assessment and Control – Web Based Awareness Program
• Incident Investigation – Web Based Awareness Program
• Recognizing Workplace Hazards – See it Again for the First Time
• Safety Resources Listed by City (PDF)
• TDG Training

Other Occupational Health and Safety Links

• Alberta Safety Council
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• Canadian Society of Safety Engineering
• Government of Canada – Public Safety
• Industrial Accident Prevention Association
• Job Safety Skills Society
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• National Safety Council
• National School Safety Center
• Provincial Safety Councils of Canada
• Queen’s Printer
• Workers’ Compensation Board – Alberta
• Workers’ Compensation Board – BC
• Work Safe Alberta Information Sharing Network