SUMMARY
DEPARTMENT
There are no new recommendations to the Department of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour in
this report.
OUTSTANDING RECOMMENDATIONS
DEPARTMENT
The following recommendations are outstanding and not yet ready for follow-up audits:
Occupational health and safety: Work Safe Alberta planning and reporting—April 2010, p. 43
We recommend that the Department of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour improve its planning
and reporting systems for occupational health and safety by:
- obtaining data on chronic injuries and diseases to identify potential occupational health and safety risks
- completing the current update of the Work Safe Alberta Strategic Plan
- measuring and reporting performance of occupational health and safety programs and initiatives that support key themes of the plan
Occupational health and safety: Promoting and enforcing compliance—July 2012, no. 12, p. 83 (Originally April 2010, no. 3, p. 39)
We again recommend that the Department of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour enforce compliance with the law by high-risk employers and workers.
Management has identified this recommendation as implemented—to be confirmed with a follow-up audit:
Occupational health and safety: Certificate of Recognition—April 2010, p. 48
We recommend that the Department of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour improve its systems to issue Certificates of Recognition by:
- obtaining assurance on work done by Certificate of Recognition auditors
- consistently following up on recommendations made to certifying partners
