Bill C-65 - the Workplace Harassment and Violence Regulations, will come into force, along with the accompanying code provision, on January 1, 2021.

During the winter months, nearly one-third of all work-related crashes result in lost time and injury. In oil and gas, driving injuries are the fifth most common type of WCB claim across all western provinces, and the number one work-related fatality.

Regardless of the economic environment, employers require a workforce that is educated, skilled and productive. Funding for training is available through the Canada-Alberta Job Grant, which helps Alberta employers develop workers with in-demand skills for our labour market.

During the past few months, many energy-related workers have not been working because of the effects of the pandemic. For those accustomed to physically demanding positions, deconditioning—both mental and physical—is often rapid and, in some cases, significant. Others have been working at a slower pace or volume during COVID-19 and are now resuming their normal duties. Each of these scenarios require workers to increase their conditioning.

Workplace injuries directly impact workers and their families and cost employers millions of dollars annually. Parachute’s National Injury Prevention Day raises awareness around the importance of injury prevention.

Occupational disease is a leading cause of workplace-related deaths in the oil and gas industry. This is largely due to exposures to hazards such as chemicals and other hazardous substances. Exposure control plans are vital to worker health and safety.

Health and Safety Committees (HSCs) and Representatives (HSRs) provide a system for workers and employers to identify workplace health and safety issues and find solutions related to COVID-19.

Resources for employers and supervisors to support workers' mental health, as well as their own.

Energy Safety Canada’s response to COVID-19 and helpful resources for businesses.

Site owners want to provide clear, concise training to service providers but when the each does it differently, the opposite occurs. Workers are left confused and questioning the true priorities of the oil and gas industry-more training or actual safe work performance. Broad adoption of the CSO will drive standardization: reduce costs, help to eliminate duplicate training, enable workers to be ready to work safely, and allow them to move easily between work sites.