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Alberta courts sent a strong message in 2011 that workplace health and safety must not be compromised. The penalty total of more than $3.4 million is the second highest ever, doubling the $1.7 million collected in 2010.
The Alberta government is forecasting that employment levels will remain strong over the next decade in the province with thousands of jobs generated, while challenges to grow the labour force will remain.
The new Occupational Demand and Supply Outlook 2011-2021 forecasts that Alberta will generate more than 606,000 jobs and roughly 492,000 new workers will join the labour force by 2021.
The results of a recent focused inspection campaign on residential construction sites in Alberta show there continues to be room for safety improvements.
From September 12 to October 11, over 600 initial and follow-up inspections involving 387 employers resulted in 394 orders issued, including 83 stop work orders. A lack of fall protection, or a fall protection plan, accounted for 131 orders, about one-third of all orders issued.
View the results of the residential construction inspection campaign.
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