Alberta Regulation 210/2000

Occupational Health and Safety Act

GENERAL SAFETY AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 4, 2000

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 376/2000) on October 4,

2000 pursuant to

section 31 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

1 The General Safety Regulation (AR 448/83) is amended by this

Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 14:

Working Alone

14.1(1) In this section, "to work alone" means to work alone at a

work site in circumstances where assistance is not readily available in the

event of an injury, illness or emergency.

(2) When a worker is required to work alone, the employer shall

(

a) first conduct a hazard assessment to identify

existing or potential hazards arising from the conditions and circumstances

of the worker's work, and

(

b) establish an effective means of communication

between the worker and persons capable of responding to the worker's needs.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(b), "effective means of

communication" means radio, telephone or other electronic communication

device.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(b), if an effective means of

communication is not practicable or readily available at the work site, the

employer shall

(

a) visit the worker, or

(

b) ensure the worker contacts the employer

at intervals of time appropriate to the nature of the hazards

associated with the worker's work.

(5) In addition to conducting a hazard assessment under subsection

(2)(a), the employer shall conduct further hazard assessments at intervals

of time appropriate to the conditions and circumstances of the worker's

work.

(6) The employer shall take all reasonable steps

(

a) to eliminate any hazard identified during a hazard

assessment, or

(

b) to control any hazard identified during a hazard

assessment if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate the hazard.

(7) If practicable, the employer shall have the workers affected by

a hazard assessment participate

(

a) in conducting the hazard assessment, and

(

b) in the elimination or control of any hazard

identified during the hazard assessment.

(8) A hazard assessment must be in writing and be communicated to

all workers affected by the assessment.

3 If a worker is required to work alone immediately before this

Regulation comes into force, the employer shall conduct a hazard assessment

under

section 14.1(2) of the General Safety Regulation (AR 448/83) within

90 days of the coming into force of this Regulation and shall conduct

further hazard assessments after that date in accordance with

section

14.1(5) of the General Safety Regulation (AR 448/83).

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Alberta Regulation 211/2000

Municipal Government Act

CENTRAL ALBERTA REGIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

COMMISSION REGULATION

Filed: October 4, 2000

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 385/2000) on October 4,

2000 pursuant to

section 602.02 of the Municipal Government Act.

Table of Contents

Establishment 1

Members 2

Services 3

Operating deficits 4

Sale of property 5

Profit and surplus 6

Conditions 7

Establishment

1 A regional services commission known as the "Central Alberta Regional

Waste Management Commission" is established.

Members

2 The following municipalities are members of the Commission:

(

a) Red Deer County;

(

b) Town of Innisfail;

(

c) Town of Bowden;

(

d) Town of Penhold;

(

e) Village of Elnora;

(

f) Village of Delburne.

Services

3 The Commission is authorized to provide solid waste management

services.

Operating deficits

4 The Commission may not assume operating deficits that are shown on the

books of any of the member municipalities.

Sale of property

5(1) The Commission may dispose of any property whose acquisition was

funded wholly or partly by grants from the Government of Alberta only with

the prior written approval of the Minister.

(2) The Minister may not approve a disposal under subsection (1) unless

satisfied

(

a) as to the repayment of grants from the Government of Alberta

and outstanding debt to the Government associated with the property to be

disposed of,

(

b) that the disposal will not have a significant adverse effect on

the services the Commission provides, and

(

c) that the disposal will be properly reflected in the rates

subsequently charged to the Commission's customers.

Profit and surplus

6 Except with the prior written approval of the Minister, the Commission

must not

(

a) operate for the purpose of making a profit, or

(

b) distribute any of its surplus to its member municipalities.

Conditions

7 The Minister may make an approval under

section 5 or 6 subject to any

terms or conditions considered appropriate.

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Alberta Regulation 212/2000

Municipal Government Act

EVERGREEN REGIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

COMMISSION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 4, 2000

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 386/2000) on October 4,

2000 pursuant to

section 602.02 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Evergreen Regional Waste Management Services Commission Regulation

(AR 31/2000) is amended by this Regulation.

Section 2(

g) is repealed.

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Alberta Regulation 213/2000

Municipal Government Act

EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VICINITY PROTECTION

AREA AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: October 4, 2000

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 387/2000) on October 4,

2000 pursuant to

section 693 of the Municipal Government Act.

1 The Edmonton International Airport Vicinity Protection Area Regulation

(AR 63/81) is amended by this Regulation.

Schedule C is amended in Table 1 under the heading "AIRPORT URBAN USES

(A-U)" under the sub-heading "3. Commercial Uses" by adding the following

after the item dealing with Financial Institutions:

Gaming Establishments P C2 C2 NA NA

Alberta Regulation 214/2000

Agriculture Financial Services Act

AGRICULTURE FINANCIAL SERVICES AMENDMENT

REGULATION, 2000 (No. 3)

Filed: October 6, 2000

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 390/2000) on October 6,

2000 pursuant to

section 53 of the Agriculture Financial Services Act.

1 The Agriculture Financial Services Regulation (AR 174/94) is amended by

this Regulation.

2 The following is added after

section 49.2

Advance compensation payments

49.21 Notwithstanding anything in this regulation, the Corporation

may make advance compensation payments under the Program with respect to a

claim year, subject to the following:

(

a) the applicant must submit a preliminary application

that is in a form and contains the information required by the Corporation;

(

b) the applicant must undertake to report income for

the claim year, and must actually report such income, by filing the

appropriate Federal and Alberta tax returns;

(

c) the applicant must still submit an application for

the claim year as required by

section 49.5;

(

d) on receiving an application under

section 49.5 the

Corporation shall, in determining the amount of the compensation the

applicant is eligible to receive with respect to the claim year, deduct the

amount of all advance payments made to the applicant under this section.