1. One person year is equivalent to one full-time worker working 2,000 hours in a year.
   
2. Claims which an occupational injury or disease disables the worker causing either: a) time-lost from work and/or b) modifications of the worker's normal work duties.
   
3. Calculated by dividing the number of disabling injuries by the person-years worked estimate, and multiplying the result by 100.
   
4. "Under Review" indicates data for unreported years are being verified.
   
5. Calculated by dividing the number of lost-time claims by the person-years worked estimate, and multiplying the result by 100.
   
6. Fatalities resulting from motor vehicle and workplace incidents, and occupational diseases, that have been accepted by the WCB for compensation.
   
7. If the table is blank, the employer either has no injury data to report or is not insured by WCB.

This data is for the period between 2020 and 2024.

Year	Person Years Estimate 1	Disabling Injuries 2	DI Rate 3	Lost Time Claims	LTC Rate 5	Motor Vehicle Fatalities 6	Workplace Incident Fatalities 6	Occupational Disease Fatalities 6
2020	6789.018	407	5.99	182	2.68	0	0	0
2021	7316.258	542	7.41	274	3.75	0	0	0
2021	7316.258	542	7.41	274	3.75	0	0	0
2022	7441.533	923	12.4	578	7.77	0	0	0
2023	8567.272	581	6.78	188	2.19	0	0	0
2024	8891.47	598	6.73	183	2.06	0	0	0
2024 Totals
Industry	55,892	2,373	4.25	1,086	1.94	0	1	1
Provincial	2,060,211	49,831	2.42	27,861	1.35	31	60	112

When an OHS officer observes that work is being carried out in a manner that is unhealthy or unsafe for workers, the officer may issue a stop work order. A stop work order requires that work is stopped immediately, and may apply to an entire work site, or to certain activities or areas of a work site. A stop work order is lifted when the requirements of the order are met.

An administrative penalty is a monetary penalty issued by OHS for non-compliance with OHS legislation. When an OHS officer observes either a contravention of OHS legislation or non-compliance with an order, acceptance or approval at a work site, the officer may refer a regulated work site party for an administrative penalty. Administrative penalty amounts are a maximum of $10,000 per day, per contravention.

OHS officers have authority to write immediate, on-the-spot tickets against employers who put health and safety of workers at risk.

Investigation

• Section 34 of Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act offers a way for an employer, contractor or prime contractor who wishes to achieve compliance through a different approach than complying with an existing requirement of the OHS Regulation or Code, to propose an alternative approach to protect the health and safety of workers.
• The OHS Act limits areas that can be considered for an acceptance. Alternative solutions that may be considered are alternatives for (i) tools, (ii) appliances, (iii) equipment, (iv) work processes, (v) first aid services, or (vi) first aid supplies or equipment. For an alternative approach to be acceptable, the proposed alternative MUST provide equal or greater protection to workers than that provided for by the original requirement of the OHS legislation.

An approval allows for a statutory Director to approve a process, equipment, standard, course or training agency, or an alternative to strict complicance with a specific legislated provision. Section 56 of the OHS Act covers approvals.

OHS can charge work site parties who violate Alberta occupational health and safety legislation. As a result of a court proceeding, if a judge determines the work site parties are guilty, the work site parties are convicted of the offence.