Legislative roundup: Changes in OHS laws and regulations from West to East

4 more components added to Alberta's OHS plan • New program for OHS on the farm in Manitoba • Direct deposit service available Jan. 1, 2011 in Ontario • Changes to Ontario's labour market re-entry program • WorkSafeNB announces premium rates for 2011 • Northwest Territories/Nunavut assessment rates for 2011

ALBERTA

4 more components added to OHS plan

With four items on the 10-point occupational health and safety plan completed, the Alberta government is adding the following four new initiatives to its occupational health and safety plan.
•Identifying new ways to reduce work-related motor vehicle incidents, including a new best practices guide and e-learning program.
•Identifying new ways to reduce work-related diseases such as the province’s department of employment and immigration establishing an occupational disease prevention program.
•Formalizing the process to ensure family input is sought on each and every occasion that involves a creative sentence.
•Making the enforcement system even stronger including hiring an additional eight OHS officers to bring the total to 102.

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