In the last 10 years, almost 50% of workplace fatalities in the oil and gas industry were driving related.

Safeguards that have capacity can prevent or minimize serious incidents, even when a person makes an error or mistake.

Some confined spaces are more well-known than others, but all of them pose hazards.

Raising awareness and having discussions about men's mental health can make a difference.

By providing information about the vaccination and establishing supportive policies and practices, employers can help increase vaccine uptake among workers.

Energy Safety Canada’s training certificates demonstrate a worker has been properly trained and is ready to work safely. Employers and workers rely on our certificates to prove a worker has been properly trained. Fraudulent ESC training and counterfeit ESC certificates are a safety hazard.

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.