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Overview
An administrative penalty is a monetary penalty issued by Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) for non-compliance with OHS legislation.
Preventive in nature, penalties encourage compliance and are issued by OHS for serious or repeated non-compliance with OHS legislation.
When an OHS officer observes a contravention of OHS legislation or non-compliance with an order, acceptance or approval at a work site, the officer may refer a regulated work site party for an administrative penalty.
Penalty amounts
Administrative penalty amounts are a maximum of $10,000 per day, per contravention.
Who can receive penalties
Administrative penalties can be issued to any work site party listed under part 1 of the OHS Act:
- prime contractors
- contracting employers
- employers
- workers
- suppliers
- supervisors
- service providers
- owners
- temporary staffing agencies
How penalties are determined
Administrative penalties are determined by OHS on a case-by-case basis. Some of the factors that are considered in deciding an administrative penalty are:
- the severity of the contravention
- risk of harm resulting from the contravention
- the compliance history of the work site party, including:
- orders
- violation tickets
- other interactions with OHS
- whether there is a demonstrated commitment to health and safety
How penalties are issued
OHS follows the principles of administrative fairness in issuing administrative penalties, including providing notice in writing of the penalty and offering recipients the opportunity to appeal an action with Alberta Labour Relations Board.
Disclaimer: In case of any inconsistency between this information and the OHS Act, Regulation or Code, the legislation will always prevail.
Administrative penalties issued
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2023
Penalized: Ponoka Stampede and Exhibition Association
Sector: Exhibition associations
Location: Ponoka
Date penalty laid: April 2, 2023
Amount of penalty: $5,000
Violation: Section 3(1) OHS ActPenalized: Ken Van Raay Inc.
Sector: Feed lots
Location: Lethbridge
Date penalty laid: March 13, 2023
Amount of penalty: $5,000
Violation: Section 3(1) OHS Act -
2022
Penalized: Synergy Projects Ltd.
Sector: Construction
Location: Edmonton
Date penalty laid: December 13, 2022
Amount of penalty: $5,000
Violation: Section 33(9) OHS ActPenalized: Standard General Inc.
Sector: Road construction
Location: Calgary
Date penalty laid: December 12, 2022
Amount of penalty: $2,500
Violation: Section 194(1) OHS CodePenalized: IMT Standen’s GP Inc. o/a Standen’s Ltd.
Sector: Manufacturing
Location: Calgary
Date penalty laid: November 8, 2022
Amount of penalty: $10,000
Violation: Section 310(2) OHS CodePenalized: Bond Camp Maintenance & Plumbing Ltd.
Sector: Oilfield, construction camp maintenance
Location: County of Grande Prairie
Date penalty laid: October 18, 2022
Amount of penalty: $2,500
Violation: Section 33(1) OHS ActPenalized: Sead Cehic
Sector: Construction trade services
Location: Edmonton
Date penalty laid: June 10, 2022
Amount of penalty: $500
Violation: Section 36(1) OHS CodePenalized: Marmit Plastics
Sector: Manufacturing
Location: Grande Prairie
Date penalty laid: June 6, 2022
Amount of penalty: $3,025
Violation: Section 21(1) OHS CodePenalized: Dennis’ Dirtworx Ltd.
Sector: Mobile equipment operations
Location: Coaldale
Date penalty laid: June 3, 2022
Amount of penalty: $1,000
Violation: Section 448(1) OHS Code -
2021
Penalized: Tourmaline Oil Corp
Sector: Upstream oil and gas
Location: Calgary
Date penalty laid: December 10, 2021
Amount of penalty: $10,000
Violation: Section 10(5) OHS CodePenalized: Solution Services Ltd.
Sector: Pipefitting, vacuum waste removal
Location: Sexsmith
Date penalty laid: December 10, 2021
Amount of penalty: $10,000
Violation: Section 16(1) OHS CodePenalized: Burnco Rock Products Ltd.
Sector: Production of aggregate rock products
Location: Calgary
Date penalty laid: October 27, 2021
Amount of penalty: $5,000
Violation: Section 12 OHS CodePenalized: Kikino Metis Settlement
Sector: Metis Settlement operation
Location: Calgary
Date penalty laid: October 7, 2021
Amount of penalty: $33,750
Violation: Section 40 OHS ActPenalized: Agrium Canada Partnership
Sector: Fertilizer manufacturing
Location: Calgary
Date penalty laid: July 21, 2021
Amount of penalty: $35,000
Violation: Sections 7(1), 9(1), 215.4(5), 228(1)(a)(l) OHS Code, Section 3(1)(a)(l) OHS ActPenalized: Fountain Tire (Oyen) Ltd.
Sector: Tire repair shop
Location: Edmonton
Date penalty laid: June 24, 2021
Amount of penalty: $1,000
Violation: Section 12(d) OHS CodePenalized: IMT Standen’s GP Inc. o/a IMT Standen’s Ltd.
Sector: Manufacturing
Location: Calgary
Date penalty laid: June 8, 2021
Amount of penalty: $5,000
Violation: Section 6(2) OHS CodePenalized: Old Spaghetti Factory (Edmonton) Ltd.
Sector: Restaurant
Location: Edmonton
Date penalty laid: April 29, 2021
Amount of penalty: $500
Violation: Section 40(1) OHS ActPenalized: Mystique Mechanical Ltd.
Sector: Plumbing, steam, gas fitting
Location: Calgary
Date penalty laid: March 26, 2021
Amount of penalty: $10,000
Violation: Sections 7(1)(2), 119(1) OHS Code -
2020
Penalized: Phoenix Indoor Range & Gun Shop Ltd.
Sector: Gun range, retail sales
Location: Edmonton
Date penalty laid: November 6, 2020
Amount of penalty: $6,000
Violation: Section 387(1) OHS CodePenalized: S.E. Johnson Management Ltd.
Sector: Plumbing, steam, gas fitting
Location: Calgary
Date penalty laid: October 29, 2020
Amount of penalty: $2,500
Violation: Section 314 OHS CodePenalized: Centennial Foodservice
Sector: Wholesale food distribution
Location: Calgary
Date penalty laid: October 1, 2020
Amount of penalty: $2,500
Violation: Section 139(1) OHS CodePenalized: Renewall Projects Inc.
Sector: Construction trade services
Location: Airdrie
Date penalty laid: April 23, 2020
Amount of penalty: $1,000
Violation: Section 13(4) OHS RegulationPenalized: Coventry Homes
Sector: Residential contractor
Location: Edmonton
Date penalty laid: April 20, 2020
Amount of penalty: $2,500
Violation: Section 40(1) OHS ActPenalized: D. Owen Construction Ltd.
Sector: Asbestos abatement
Location: Calgary
Date penalty laid: February 11, 2020
Amount of penalty: $2,500
Violation: Section 12 OHS Code -
2019
Penalized: Chancelot Concrete Restoration Ltd.
Sector: Industrial coating
Location: Edmonton
Date penalty laid: June 11, 2019
Amount of penalty: $1,500
Violation: Section 3(1) OHS Act
Contact
Connect with OHS:
Phone: 780-415-8690 (Edmonton)
Toll free: 1-866-415-8690
TTY: 780-427-9999 (Edmonton)
TTY: 1-800-232-7215