Table of contents
- Approved training
- Compliance and enforcement
- Concerns and incidents
- Education and resources
- Investigations
- Legislation
- Permits and certificates
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Prevention
- First responders’ mental health grants
- Get a Certificate of Recognition (COR)
- Health and safety program
- Impairment in the workplace
- Health and safety committees
- Obligations of work site parties
- OHS Futures Research Grants
- OHS prevention initiative
- Partnerships in Injury Reduction
- Workers’ Memorial Grant
- Working in extreme temperatures
- Workplace harassment and violence
- Young worker safety
Overview
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) officers have authority to enter provincially regulated work sites, conduct inspections, and require regulated parties to take steps to comply with the requirements of the OHS Act, Regulation and Code.
How inspections are done
OHS inspections are usually done with no prior notification.
During an inspection, an officer may conduct activities to establish facts about a work site. Some examples include:
- taking measurements, samples, photos or recordings
- speaking with witnesses
- asking for and making copies of documentation
Workers, employers and other regulated parties must provide identification when an OHS officer asks. Employers must also identify their workers if requested to do so by an officer.
- What to expect in an OHS inspection – For employers
- What to expect in an OHS inspection – For workers
Under the OHS Act, every person on a work site must co-operate with an officer.
Compliance tools
OHS officers use a wide range of enforcement and education tools during a work site inspection.
These may include:
- meeting with staff or management
- health and safety presentations
- issuing orders
- serving violation tickets
In case of any inconsistency between this information and the OHS Act, Regulation or Code, the legislation will always prevail.
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
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