{"id":3651,"date":"2019-10-11T19:22:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T19:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.healthandsafetyhelp.ca\/?page_id=3651"},"modified":"2025-01-09T14:30:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T14:30:02","slug":"duties-to-employers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/healthandsafetyhelp.ca\/ab\/employer-advice\/duties-to-employers\/","title":{"rendered":"Duties of Employers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Duties of Employers<\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to maintaining a safe workplace, Alberta\u2019s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation, holds employers responsible for doing everything within reason to protect the health and safety of their employees.<\/p>\n<p>An employer\u2019s responsibility to health and safety can include, but is not limited to, the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Establishing safe workplace practices and ensuring they are followed<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring all workers are properly trained<\/li>\n<li>Providing the necessary safety equipment for all staff<\/li>\n<li>Notifying all employees of the health and safety hazards present in their workplace<\/li>\n<li>Looking into serious accidents in the workplace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Still have questions on your responsibilities under the OHS Act?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We exist to help employers! For more information on duties of employers, give our complimentary employer helpline for small businesses a call. 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