Should Alberta Update Workplace Harassment and Safety Committee Rules?
Official title: OHS regulations consultation
Alberta asked workers and employers how to implement new workplace harassment and violence rules. The province also wanted input on requirements for health and safety committees. This consultation shaped regulations that took effect in June 2018.
Why This Matters
Work somewhere with 5 or more people? These rules affect you. Employers must now protect workers from harassment and violence. Larger worksites need safety committees where workers have a voice.
What Could Change
The regulations are now in effect. Worksites with 20+ workers must have joint health and safety committees. Those with 5-19 workers need a safety representative. Employers must investigate harassment and violence incidents.
Key Issues
- What specific rules should govern workplace harassment and violence prevention?
- How should joint health and safety committees be established and trained?
- What should be the operational requirements for safety committees?
How to Participate
- This consultation closed on April 9, 2018. Review the new OHS regulations that resulted from this engagement.
- Learn about health and safety committees and representatives requirements for your workplace.
- Review workplace harassment and violence prevention plans requirements.
What Happened
Feedback from this consultation was used to develop new OHS regulations. The regulations came into effect on June 1, 2018, establishing requirements for workplace harassment and violence prevention, as well as health and safety committees.