• Don't Let This Happen to You
  Incident Descriptions and recommendations.
   

• How to Work Safely
  Bulletins, manuals and booklets cover various health and safety hazards and issues.

  • Back Care & Lifting
  • Biological Hazards - Bacteria, Viruses and Other Hazards
  • Chemical Hazards - Gases, Liquids and Dusts
  • Ergonomics
  • Fire and Explosion Hazards
  • Good Practices and Procedures to Improve Safety
  • Impairment
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Physical Hazards - Noise, Radiation, Temperature Extremes
  • Safety Hazards - Equipment Operation, Workplace Conditions
     
• How to Stay Healthy
  Publications address health issues in a workplace and medical guidelines for health professionals.
   
  
  • Understanding Health Effects
  • Advice to Give Your Health Professionals
  • Preparing for Emergencies
     
• Explanations of OHS Legislation
  Plain language explanations of OHS Act, Regulation and Code

• Temporary Foreign Workers - For Employees and Employers

Document Title and Description	Date (dd/mm/yy)	Format
Don't Let This Happen to You
Air Powered Grinders and Exploding Cup Stones (AL017)	01/01/00
Anchoring Emergency Escape Lines (AL018)	01/01/00
Bypass of Crown Saver Ends in Fatality (AL029)	01/01/04
Chemical Cutting Tool Discharges at Surface (AL022)	01/08/00
Clothing Caught in Machinery Amputates Worker's Arm (AL028)	01/10/04
Collapse of Truck Mounted Cranes (AL005)	01/10/04
Concrete Pumping Truck - Boom Failure (AL031)	01/04/05
Cut-Off Wheel Fractures During Use: Worker Killed (AL024)	01/09/00
Employer Alert: High Pressure Sales Tactics Providing Misleading Information About Workplace Training (AL035)	14/04/08
Hook Failures (AL008)	01/10/04
Installation of Vehicle Suspension Lift Ends in Injury to Mechanic (AL036)	07/08/08
Neon Tube Bombarding Leads to Electrocution (AL033)	17/08/07
Off-Gassing From Packing Foam Can Be Deadly (CH057)	01/03/04
Oil Storage Tank Explosions and Fires (AL030)	01/02/05
Over Pressuring Wellhead Components (AL004)	01/10/04
Securing Well Site Piping During Servicing Operation (AL003)	01/12/00
Service Rig Fire and Explosion (AL001)	01/10/04
Welding Gas Explosion on Service Truck (AL026)	01/05/04
Worker Injured in Horseplay Incident (AL032)	01/11/05
Worker Injured When Lifting Clamp Fails (AL020)	01/11/00
Worker Killed During Nitrogen Freeze Plug Procedure: Safety Issues and Injury Prevention (AL015)	01/08/99
Worker Killed in a Hoisting Operation (AL007)	01/10/04
Worker Killed in Elevating Work Platform Accident (AL006)	01/08/04
Worker Killed in Fall: Advice on the Proper Use and Selection of Anchors (AL014)	01/10/04
Worker Killed in Snowmobile Accident at Ski Resort (AL016)	01/10/04
Worker Seriously Injured Servicing a Plunger Lift System (AL034)	24/05/07
Worker Seriously Injured While Using Cathead (AL023)	01/10/04
Workers Die in Falls from Service Rigs (AL002)	01/10/04
How to Work Safely Top
Back Care and Lifting Top
How Much Can I Lift? (ERG013)	01/11/04
Let's Back Up a Bit - Some Truths About Back Belts (PH003)	01/04/04
Lifting and Handling Loads - Part 1, Reviewing the Issues (BCL001)	01/08/00
Lifting and Handling Loads - Part 2, Assessing Ergonomic Hazards (BCL002)	01/08/00
Lifting and Handling Loads - Part 3, Reducing Ergonomic Hazards (BCL003)	01/08/00
Lifting and Your Back - Some Fresh Ideas (BCL004)	01/04/04
Sitting and Preventing Back Pain (ERG014)	01/03/04
Seven Myths About Back Pain (BCL005)	01/09/02
There's Only One Right Way to Lift, Right? (BCL006)	20/08/08
Bacteria, Viruses and Other Hazards Top
AIDS Information for Correctional Facility Workers (BH009)	01/11/04
AIDS Information for Funeral Workers (BH006)	01/10/04
AIDS Information for Health Care Workers (BH003)	01/10/04
AIDS Information for Laboratory Workers (BH004)	01/10/04
AIDS Information for School Workers (BH008)	01/10/04
Do I Have a Workplace Mould Problem? (BH018)	31/10/06
Hantavirus: Information for Employers and Workers (BH015)	01/03/98
Precautions for Workers Exposed to HIV (BH002)	01/10/04
Prevention of Brucellosis in Meat Packing Plant Workers (BH013)	01/06/92
West Nile Virus and Workers (GH013)	05/08/08
Chemical Hazards - Gases, Liquids & Dusts Top
Ammonia at the Work Site (CH027)	28/03/07
Asbestos at the Work Site (CH019)	31/10/06
Asbestos Containing Materials in Buildings to be Demolished (ASB003)	01/01/06
Asbestos Notification Form (EMP3910)	14/06/07
Benzene at the Work Site (CH065)	01/07/05
Carbon Monoxide at the Work Site (CH031)	07/08/07
Chlorine at the Work Site (CH067)	28/03/07
Coal Dust in the Workplace (CH063)	01/07/04
Control of Asbestos During Brake Maintenance and Repair (CH021)	31/10/06
Crystalline Silica in the Workplace (CH059)	01/07/04
Drycleaners Beware (CH022)	05/08/08
The Effect of Unusual Work Schedules and Concurrent Exposures on Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) (CH055)	01/04/04
Guidelines for Workers Applying Insecticides (CH056)	01/06/04
H2S - "The Killer" (CH026) Copies of this publication may be ordered from the Contact Centre at 1-866-415-8690	02/02/06
Handling Sulphur (CH044)	07/11/06
Health and Safety Issues Associated with the Ozone-Friendly Refrigerant HCFC-123 (CH043)	16/11/06
Hydrogen Sulphide at the Work Site (CH029)	01/01/06
Isocyanates at the Work Site (CH005)	15/11/06
Lead in the Workplace (CH061)	01/07/05
Mercury at the Work Site (CH003)	04/04/07
Methanol at the Work Site (CH033)	04/04/08
Perchloroethylene at the Work Site (CH069)	02/05/08
Reduced Sulphur Compounds: Focus on Thiols (CH060)	02/09/02
Solvents at the Work Site (CH013)	07/08/07
Styrene in the Workplace (CH064)	01/04/04
Use of Methyl Methacrylate-Containing Products for Fingernail Sculpting (CH062)	01/07/03
Use of Flammable Hydrocarbon Mixtures as Freon Substitutes in Vehicle Air Conditioning Systems (CH058)	01/02/04
Ergonomics Top
All Shook Up - Understanding Vibration (ERG026)	01/05/04
Anti-Fatigue Matting (ERG005)	01/03/04
Determining the Size of an Access Opening (ERG037)	25/10/07
Exercise Balls Instead of Chairs? Maybe Not. (ERG036)	13/02/07
Exhausted or Drunk - Behind the Wheel It Makes No Difference (ERG027)	01/03/04
Fatigue and Safety at the Workplace (ERG015-1)	01/06/04
Fatigue, Extended Work Hours, and Safety in the Workplace (ERG015)	01/06/04
Focus on Human Performance Part 1: Sleep Inertia (ERG034)	01/05/05
Focus on Human Performance Part 2: Working in the Cold (ERG035)	01/10/05
Good Product Design - Avoiding the Average (ERG030)	01/05/03
How to Use Wrist Rests (ERG029)	01/01/03
MSIs and the Stages of Injury (ERG031)	01/10/03
Musculoskeletal Injuries - Part 1, Alberta Injury Statistics and Costs (ERG017)	01/08/00
Musculoskeletal Injuries - Part 2, Symptoms and Types of Injuries (ERG018)	01/08/00
Musculoskeletal Injuries - Part 3, Biomechanical Risk Factors (ERG019)	01/08/00
Musculoskeletal Injuries - Part 4, Workplace Risk Factors (ERG020)	01/08/00
Musculoskeletal Injuries - Part 5, Assessing Ergonomic Hazards (ERG021)	01/08/00
Musculoskeletal Injuries - Part 6, Reducing Ergonomic Hazards (ERG022)	01/08/00
New Thinking About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (ERG039)	25/10/07
Preventing Lower Back Pain (ERG038)	25/10/07
Proper Height of Work Surfaces (ERG016)	01/03/04
Push It or Pull It? (ERG033)	01/08/04
Putting the "I" in Ergonomics (ERG040)	25/10/07
Selecting Hand Tools (ERG023)	01/05/04
Slips, Trips and Falls (PH015)	01/05/04
That Hurts! Contact Stress at Work (ERG032)	01/07/04
Wrist Splints and MSIs (ERG025)	01/04/04
Fire and Explosion Hazards Top
A Code of Practice for Firefighters (FEX003)