Starting in 2019, the Alberta Government introduced a prevention initiative that outlines priorities for the OHS system. The purpose of the Prevention Initiative is to gain cooperation and synergy from all OHS system players through system alignment and coordinated actions.
Through this initiative, several resources related to winter slips, trips, and falls have been developed to help raise awareness of common hazards and their controls. Winter-related slips, trips, and falls have a significant impact on Alberta workplaces and workers each year, and OHS is encouraging employers, supervisors, and workers to be extra vigilant and bring attention to this to help prevent this trend from continuing.
These current slip, trip, and fall resources that focus during the winter months can be found on the OHS website and come in two formats:
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Bulletins – A two-or-more page resource document that offers a summary of focused information of a particular topic area or areas.
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MicroLearnings – Shorter than a bulletin and single-item focused that are one-page and poster-like and can be printed and posted at work sites or handed out at meetings. They are quick to be shared on tablets or phone screens at toolbox/job site meetings, and/or can be attached to an email about a similar topic.
It is through this government initiative of which AMHSA has aligned itself in our injury reduction campaigns offerings with a focus on municipal operations.
