ACA Submits OHS Review Response to Minister
In August the government of Alberta launched a review of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). At the time the government announced that it would be seeking input from all stakeholders. ACA in response has submitted a response calling into question the need for the review and the objective the government is seeking. ACA believes that […]
OHS and WCB Reviews Have Alberta’s Construction Associations Concerned
Over the past year the Government of Alberta has been working towards a total overhaul of the legislation surrounding employers and workers. Reviews and legislation from employment standards, to Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB), to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) are coming thick and fast. The WCB and OHS Reviews in particular will reduce funds employers […]
OHS Review Survey
As part of the ongoing government review of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation the province has released a survey for Albertans to fill out. We are encouraging all of our members to fill in the survey so they can have their opinions known by government for this crucial piece of legislation. ACA has once […]
Alberta Government Announces OHS Review
On Wednesday August 16, the Government of Alberta announced it is launching a review of the province’s occupational health and safety system. This comes on the heels of a review of the WCB and Labour Code. Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act sets the minimum standards for workplace health and safety, and outlines the […]
ACA Expresses Industry Concerns About Marijuana and Workplace Safety
ACA attended a July 25th workshop hosted by the Alberta Government. On behalf of members, ACA expressed the following concerns: Employers need legislative certainty that protection of workplace safety trumps privacy and human rights. Perhaps this takes the form of OHS, privacy, and human rights legislation all being amended to confirm statutory protection of employers […]
Government Responds to ACA Concerns
Because of concerns raised by members over Employment Standards legislation in May, the Labour Deputy Minister sat down with ACA leadership on June 1 to explain what the Employment Standards changes would mean to the industry. The government responded to ACA concerns and indicated that no changes will be made to construction industry provisions in […]
OHS Announce an Employers Guide For Worker’s Exposure to Silica
The guide is intended to provide direction on how to complete a worker exposure assessment to determine compliance with the Alberta occupational exposure limit (OEL) for silica. ACA is working with the Alberta Construction Safety Association to develop awareness and supervisor training for 2017. Once these practices are well established on Alberta jobsites, ACA plans […]
ACA Letter to the Task Force on Marijuana Legalization and Regulation
On September 21st, ACA sent a letter from our Chair Paul Verhesen expressing concerns regarding the legalization of recreational use of marijuana in 2017. ACA recommended the following be in place prior to legalization: Legislation should be enacted to: Confirm that, provided appropriate scientific, medical, assessment, rehabilitation, protection of privacy, and investigative programs are in […]
Labour Minister Meets With ACA
On July 14, ACA Chair Paul Verhesen, and Executive Director Ken Gibson met with Labour Minister Christina Gray at the Legislature. At the meeting ACA complimented the government regarding their work previously on Prompt Pay. Also, they discussed the work that had been done on Silica. ACA expressed our concerns about the WCB review process […]
ACA Creates Silica Guidelines
In the fall of 2013 the Occupational Health and Safety presented to the ACA Safety WCB Committee on Silica exposure sampling. OHS worksite sampling found many vertical sites and workers across numerous occupations exposure higher than the limit. Awareness was low and in many instances safe procedures were not in use. With that in mind […]