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Below is a letter from Rob Feagan, executive director, OHS Prevention Services (Alberta Labour and Immigration), regarding the collaboration with Certifying Partners (CPs) on initiatives to modernize and improve the COR Program

Alberta OHS released a new OHS legislation search tool which amalgamates the Dec 2021 versions of the OHS Act, Regulation and Code into a new interactive, online tool. The tool enables employers and workers to more efficiently search, access and apply the current legislation to the business and its employees.

Dave Elniski

AMTA Industry Advisor, Safety & Compliance

This article has been accepted for publication by CVSA’s Guardian magazine; their digital editions can be accessed at this link.

Research is interesting. With the exception of discoveries that are completely new to humankind, there are two ways we research: working independently to repeat someone else’s prior discovery, or asking those who already know.

Most day-to-day research a carrier’s interested in is where the company is trying to learn what someone else already knows. For example, a safety professional may be looking for a solution to reduce the rate of falls that occur in the yard when the ground is icy. Other safety professionals already know ways to address this concern. There are likely best practices in existence. In this example, the first safety professional just needs to find the right person to ask.

Dave Elniski

AMTA Industry Advisor, Safety & Compliance

This article has been accepted for publication by Western Canada Highway News; their digital editions can be accessed at this link.

There is a feel that I get during the fall that I can trace back to my elementary school days. It’s a nice feeling, but it is also a longing feeling, sort of like a nostalgia that comes flooding in all at once. I’d call it a foggy fall feeling if I had to name it. Nostalgia can hit me at any time, but this feeling is tied to autumn.

The Alberta Motor Transport Association’s (AMTA) Board of Directors has proposed key changes to its bylaws so the Association can continue to lead and govern effectively, operate with modern practices, and comply with provincial laws.

In today’s workplaces, it’s especially critical that employers consider the psychological safety of their workforce. The potential consequences of not doing so could result in increased WCB premiums through the acceptance of psychological injury claims; discrimination claims through a Human Rights Tribunal and the associated financial and reputational costs; or a violent event resulting from events at the workplace.

CTA: (TORONTO, June 14, 2022) — Government of Canada announced today that the mandatory vaccination mandate at the land border remains in place for all travelers entering the country, including truck drivers crossing the border.