Your Industry

Below are some health and safety publications and websites that are applicable to your industry.

Please note: The resources below contain links to information created and maintained by other organizations. We do not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of this outside information. Legislative requirements from other jurisdictions may differ from Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulation and Code. Alberta employers and workers must follow Alberta requirements.

• Automotive Shop/Car Dealerships
• Beauty Salons
• Carpentry
• Construction
• Convenience Stores
• Drycleaners
• Hospitality/Restaurants
• Landscaping
• Oil and Gas
• Pest Control
• Truck Drivers

Automotive Shop/Car Dealerships

• Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada (AIAMC)
• Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association (CVMA)
• Carbon Monoxide at the Work Site
  

  (CH031)

• Control of Asbestos During Brake Maintenance and Repair
  

  (CH021)

• Ontario Service Safety Alliance: Vehicle Sales and Service
• Servicing Tires Safely
  

  (GS003)

• Use of Flammable Hydrocarbon Mixtures as CFC and HFC Substitutes in Vehicle Air-Conditioning Systems
  

  (CH058)

• Welder’s Guide to the Hazards of Welding Gases and Fumes
  

  (CH032)

Beauty Salons

• Health and Safety Guide for the Hairdressing, Nail and Beauty Industry
  

  Source: Queensland Government, Australia

• Health and Safety Guidelines for Hairdressers
  

  Source: Workcover, New South Wales Government, Australia

• Use of Methyl Methacrylate-Containing Products for Fingernail Sculpting
  

  (CH062)

Carpentry

• Health Effects from Exposure to Wood Dust
  

  (CH045)

• Respiratory Protective Equipment: An Employer’s Guide
  

  (PPE001)

Construction

• Alberta Asbestos Abatement Manual
  

  Copies of this publication may be ordered from the Alberta Queen’s Printer.

• Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA)
• Asbestos at the Work Site
  

  (CH019)

• Asbestos Containing Materials in Buildings to be Demolished
  

  (ASB003)

• Best Practice – Working Safely in the Heat and Cold
  

  (GS006)

• Construction Owners Safety Association of Alberta (COAA)
• Crystalline Silica at the Work Site
  

  (CH059)

• Lead at the Work Site
  

  (CH061)

• Respiratory Protective Equipment: An Employer’s Guide
  

  (PPE001)

• Slips, Trips and Falls
  

  (PH015)

• Welder’s Guide to the Hazards of Welding Gases and Fumes
  

  (CH032)

• West Nile Virus and Workers
  

  (GH013)

• WHMIS Information for Employers
  

  (CH008) A booklet with WHMIS (workplace hazardous materials information systems) information for employers who use hazardous materials at Alberta work sites.

• WHMIS Information for Workers
  

  (CH007) A booklet with WHMIS (workplace hazardous materials information systems) information for workers to work safety with hazardous materials at Alberta work sites.

Convenience Stores

• Health and Safety Guide for New Retail Workers
  

  Source: BC Retailers

• Lifting and Handling Loads – Part 1, Reviewing the Issues
  

  (BCL001)

• Working Alone Safely: A Guide for Employers and Employees
  

  (WA003)

Drycleaners

• Textile Rental Institute of Alberta (TRIA)

Hospitality/Restaurants

• WorkSafe BC: Hospitality and Tourism
  

  Source: BC Retailers

• Health and Safety Executive: Food and Drink Industry
  

  Source: Britain’s Health and Safety Commission & the Health and Safety Executive

Landscaping

• Best Practice – Working Safely in the Heat and Cold
  

  (GS006)

• Guidelines for Workers Applying Insecticides
  

  (CH056)

• Hantavirus: Information for Employers and Workers
  

  (BH015)

• Using Pesticides Safely
  

  (CH015)

• West Nile Virus and Workers
  

  (GH013)

Oil and Gas

• Appropriate Workwear for Flash Fire and Explosion Hazards
  

  (PPE005)

• Best Practice – Working Safely in the Heat and Cold
  

  (GS006)

• Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
• Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
• Carbon Monoxide at the Work Site
  

  (CH031)

• Controlling the Explosion Hazard in Vessels, Tanks and Piping Systems
  

  (FEX004)

• Enform
• H2S – “The Killer”
  

  (CH026)

• Hydrogen Sulphide at the Work Site
  

  (CH029)

• Manufacturer’s Specifications and the Repair of Blowout Preventers
  

  (PI001)

• Oil Sands Safety Association
• Petroleum Services Association of Canada
• Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada
• Radiation Health and Safety Resources
• Reduced Sulphur Compounds: Focus on Thiols
  

  (CH060)

• Safe Operating Procedures for Seismic Drilling
  

  (IS004)

• Securing Pipe and Other Cargo on Vehicles
  
  (GS001)
• Supplier Material Safety Data Sheets at Oil and Gas Lease Sites
  

  (WMS001)

Pest Control

• Best Practice – Working Safely in the Heat and Cold
  

  (GS006)

• Guidelines for Workers Applying Insecticides
  

  (CH056)

• Hantavirus: Information for Employers and Workers
  

  (BH015)

• Respiratory Protective Equipment: An Employer’s Guide
  

  (PPE001)

• Using Pesticides Safely
  

  (CH015)

• West Nile Virus and Workers
  

  (GH013)

Truck Drivers

• Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA)
• Exhausted or Drunk – Behind the Wheel It Makes No Difference
  

  (ERG027)

• Sharing the Road Safely with Big Trucks
  

  Source: Saferoads, Alberta Transportation & Infrastructure