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Alberta does not currently have specific training requirements for trenching and shoring. In the absence of a specific requirement, employers must comply with general training provisions in the OHS Act to ensure workers are adequately trained in all matters necessary to perform their work in a healthy and safe manner and workers must participate in any training provided by the employer.

Employers in Alberta can use any training or do training in-house to ensure workers have the knowledge to work in a healthy and safe manner. Alberta has no barriers to employers using training from private training providers or other jurisdictions if the employer ensures the training is suitable for the hazards, equipment and environment in their work site.

Alberta does not currently have specific training requirements for rigging and hoisting. In the absence of a specific requirement, employers must comply with general training provisions in the OHS Act to ensure workers are adequately trained in all matters necessary to perform their work in a healthy and safe manner and workers must participate in any training provided by the employer.

For rigging, employers in Alberta can use any training or do training in-house to ensure workers have the knowledge to work in a healthy and safe manner. Alberta has no barriers to employers using training from private training providers or other jurisdictions if the employer ensures the training is suitable for the hazards, equipment and environment in their work site.

For hoisting, Alberta does not have specific training for cranes, however section 64 of the OHS Code requires:

• A lifting device is only operated by a competent worker authorized by the employer to operate the equipment.
• An operator must be able to demonstrate, at the employer’s request, they are competent in the equipment’s operation and knowledgeable about load charts and the code of signals for hoisting operations before operating a lifting device.
• No other worker, other than a competent worker may operate a lifting device.
• Before operating a lifting device, the operator must be familiar with all recent entries in the particular device’s log book.

Alberta does not currently have specific training requirements for entry level construction workers. In the absence of a specific requirement, employers must comply with general training provisions in the OHS Act to ensure workers are adequately trained in all matters necessary to perform their work in a healthy and safe manner and for workers to participate in any training provided by the employer.

Employers in Alberta can use any training or do training in-house to ensure workers have the knowledge to work in a healthy and safe manner. Alberta has no barriers to employers using training from private training providers or other jurisdictions if the employer ensures the training is suitable for the hazards, equipment and environment in their work site.

Alberta does not currently have specific training requirements for construction supervisors. In the absence of a specific requirement, employers must comply with general training provisions in the OHS Act to ensure workers are adequately trained in all matters necessary to perform their work in a healthy and safe manner and for workers to participate in any training provided by the employer.

Employers in Alberta can use any training or do training in-house to ensure workers have the knowledge to work in a healthy and safe manner. Alberta has no barriers to employers using training from private training providers or other jurisdictions if the employer ensures the training is suitable for the hazards, equipment and environment in their work site.

Currently in Alberta, section 141 of the OHS Code outlines requirements for fall protection (working at heights) training. An employer must ensure a worker is trained in the safety use of the fall protection system prior to working at heights and the training must include a review of current Alberta legislation pertaining to fall protection;

• an understanding of what a fall protection plan is;
• fall protection methods a worker is required to use at a work site;
• identification of fall hazards;
• assessment and selection of specific anchors that the worker may use;
• instructions for the correct use of connecting hardware;
• information about the effect of a fall on the human body, including maximum arresting force, the purpose of shock and energy absorbers, swing fall, and free fall;
• pre-use inspection;
• emergency response procedures to be used at the work site, if necessary; and
• practice in inspecting, fitting, adjusting and connecting fall protection systems and components, and emergency response procedures.

Employers in Alberta can use any training or do training in-house to ensure workers have the knowledge to work in a healthy and safe manner. Alberta has no barriers to employers using training from private training providers or other jurisdictions if the employer ensures the training is suitable for the hazards, equipment and environment in their work site.

Alberta provides recognition of the Ontario training course, subject to meeting requirements for work site specific training which apply in addition to basic training.

Currently in Alberta, training for mobile elevated work platform operators must comply with CSA Standard B354.1, B354.2 and B354.4 standards referenced in section 347 of the OHS Code.