HANDI-GUIDE to Alberta’s OHS Act, Regulation and Code, 2025 Edition
The 2025 edition provides fresh commentary about important regulatory developments on the Alberta OHS scene as of April 2025, plus a forward look at anticipated regulatory changes later in 2025 and beyond.
The 2025 edition offers updated commentary on the impact of the OHS Act, Regulation and Code on Alberta workplaces and OHS compliance in the province. It also offers:
Insight on a range of compliance and enforcement topics, such as prosecution examples, orders (compliance orders, stop work, and stop use orders), inspections and investigations by OHS officers.
Updated information about online services and resources, such as online forms, statistics, OHS penalties/convictions, applying for an acceptance or approval, OHS incident reporting (including serious incidents and potentially serious incidents), filing OHS-related concerns or complaints, Ask an OHS Expert, and reporting on compliance with an OHS order.
Full review of the OHS legislative framework in Alberta, including:
employers with more than 20 workers must establish an OHS program
employers (with more than 20 workers) must establish a joint work site health and safety committee
provisions on the reporting of serious incidents and potentially serious incidents
provisions on the right to refuse dangerous work and a prohibition on disciplinary action
requirements to provide workers with readily available OHS information, such as legislation, practices, and procedures
The HANDI-GUIDE is a practical tool for workers, supervisors, and employers. Throughout, the HANDI-GUIDE provides timely insights and interpretation on the scope of Alberta’s OHS legislation.The 2025 edition provides fresh commentary about important regulatory developments on the Alberta OHS scene as of April 2025, plus a forward look at anticipated regulatory changes later in 2025 and beyond.
The 2025 edition offers updated commentary on the impact of the OHS Act, Regulation and Code on Alberta workplaces and OHS compliance in the province. It also offers:
Insight on a range of compliance and enforcement topics, such as prosecution examples, orders (compliance orders, stop work, and stop use orders), inspections and investigations by OHS officers.
Updated information about online services and resources, such as online forms, statistics, OHS penalties/convictions, applying for an acceptance or approval, OHS incident reporting (including serious incidents and potentially serious incidents), filing OHS-related concerns or complaints, Ask an OHS Expert, and reporting on compliance with an OHS order.
Full review of the OHS legislative framework in Alberta, including:
employers with more than 20 workers must establish an OHS program
employers (with more than 20 workers) must establish a joint work site health and safety committee
provisions on the reporting of serious incidents and potentially serious incidents
provisions on the right to refuse dangerous work and a prohibition on disciplinary action
requirements to provide workers with readily available OHS information, such as legislation, practices, and procedures
The HANDI-GUIDE is a practical tool for workers, supervisors, and employers. Throughout, the HANDI-GUIDE provides timely insights and interpretation on the scope of Alberta’s OHS legislation.