Employer responsibilities

Overview

Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation requires employers do everything they reasonably can to protect the health and safety of their employees.

This means:

ensuring your workers have the skills and training needed to do their jobs in a healthy and safe manner
providing competent supervisors
preventing violence and harassment in the workplace
informing your workers of all the health and safety hazards at the job site
setting up safe work practices and ensuring these practices are followed
providing safety equipment and training
properly labelling and storing dangerous chemicals
investigating serious injuries and incidents
investigating potentially serious incidents (PSI)
working with the health and safety committee or representative
meeting OHS and Employment Standards Code requirements

Know that they are:

To help ensure the safety of young workers, employers and supervisors should:

spend ample time training and supervising young and new workers
provide emergency procedure and job-specific safety training before any work is assigned
pair young workers with experienced, safety-conscious workers
regularly check to ensure that everyone follows the health and safety rules
instruct them on how to report dangerous work or health concerns, and explain why immediate reporting of hazards or incidents is important
encourage young workers to ask questions and talk with their supervisors
lead by example – wear protective equipment and demonstrate safe work habits

Alberta’s Employment Standards laws spell out the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers for:

The rules apply to employees of all ages with some restrictions for young workers for their protection.

Connect with OHS:

Phone: 780-415-8690 (Edmonton)
Toll free: 1-866-415-8690
TTY: 780-427-9999 (Edmonton)
TTY: 1-800-232-7215