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Health & Safety

Health & Safety Legislation

Occupational Health & Safety Code of Alberta
http://www.employment.alberta.ca/SFW/295.html

Explanation Guide .Occupational Health & Safety Code of Alberta. 2009
http://employment.alberta.ca/SFW/3969.html

Bulletins, Manuals and Booklets. Government of Alberta
http://employment.alberta.ca/SFW/136.html

Publications, Work Safe BC
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/

A FREE information service provided by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety CCOHS
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/

Health & Safety publications.Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
http://www.capp.ca/library/publications/healthSafety/Pages/default.aspx#DE1O7TDVCkLe

Incident Investigation

Basic incident Investigation procedures. Source OSHA

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/accidentinvestigation/index.html


Interactive Incident Investigation. Source: Work Safe
Alberta

http://employment.alberta.ca/whs/learning/Incident/Incident.htm


How to Investigate an Incident.

Source Ontario Safety Association for Community & Healthcare

http://www.osach.ca/products/ffacts_e/lap_132.pdf


Incident Cost Calculation

The Workplace Health and Safety Incident Cost Calculator
http://employment.alberta.ca/SFW/373.html

What does an accident really cost? Source: Work Safe BC

http://www2.worksafebc.com/sc/tours/default.htm

Incident Cost Calculation for Small Business (industries)

http://www.iapa.ca/Main/Micro/sbc/incidents/default.htm

Occupational Health & Safety Management System

Occupational Health and Safety Management System. Source: York University

http://www.yorku.ca/dohs/documents/OHSMangSys.pdf


Certificate of Recognition

What is a certificate of Recognition?, (COR). Government of Alberta
http://employment.alberta.ca/SFW/334.html

Certificate of Recognition (COR) Process. Alberta Construction Safety Association ACSA
http://www.acsa-safety.org/COR/tabid/60/Default.aspx


The Certificate of Recognition (COR).Canadian Home Builder's Association. 
http://chbaalberta.ca/COR

What is a Certifying Partner?
http://employment.alberta.ca/SFW/337.html

OSHA

Occupational Health & Safety Publications. OSHA

http://www.osha.gov/pls/publications/
 

WHMIS

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Course.
http://www.whmiscourse.ca/coursecontent/index.html
Source: http://www.quantumsystems2000.com/

WHMIS. Work Safe BC
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/whmis/default.aspOccupational Hygiene

Occupational Hygiene

Occupational Hygiene. Work Safe BC
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/occupational_hygiene/default.asp

Hearing Loss Prevention. Work Safe BC
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/hearing_conservation/default.asp

Confined Space. Work Safe BC
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/confined_space_entry/default.asp

Equipment & Machinery
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/equipment_and_machinery/default.asp

Controlling airborne contaminants at work. A guide to local exhaust ventilation (LEV)
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg258.pdf

Construction

Publications. Work Safe BC
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/construction/default.asp

Health and safety in the construction industry
http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/

Safety Talks.The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) Ontario
http://www.csao.org/t.tools/t5.products/safety_talks.cfm

Generic Safe Work Practices. Alberta Construction Safety Association ACSA
http://www.acsa-safety.org/Library/tabid/57/Default.aspx

Confined Space. The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) Ontario
http://www.csao.org/t.tools/t6.news/confined_space.cfm

Fall Protection. The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) Ontario
http://www.csao.org/t.tools/t14.fallprotection/

Heavy Equipment. The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) Ontario
http://www.csao.org/t.tools/t6.news/heavy_equipment.cfm 

Trenching & Excavation.The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA)Ontario
http://www.csao.org/t.tools/t6.news/trenching.cfm

Electrical Hazards.The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA)Ontario
http://www.csao.org/t.tools/t6.news/electrical.cfm

Tagging & Lockout Procedures.The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA)Ontario
http://www.csao.org/t.tools/t6.news/electrical.cfm

Asbestos.The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA)Ontario
http://www.csao.org/t.tools/t6.news/asbestos.cfm

Motor Vehicle Incidents.The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA)Ontario
http://web.thsao.on.ca/motorvehicletips.html

The Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD).The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA)Ontario
http://www.csao.org/t.tools/t6.news/msd.cfm

Return to Work.The Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA)Ontario
http://www.csao.org/t.tools/t6.news/return_to_work.cfm

Personal Protective Equipment. Work Safe BC.
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/personal_protective_equipment/default.asp

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Emergency Preparedness and Response Requirements for the Petroleum Industry. Energy Resources Conservation Board. Alberta, canada
http://www.ercb.ca/docs/documents/directives/Draft_Directive071.pdf

Chemicals

Chemicals Management Plan.Government of Canada 
http://www.chemicalsubstanceschimiques.gc.ca/plan/index_e.html

Flammable Environments Guideline. Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

http://www.capp.ca/getdoc.aspx?DocId=81688&DT=NTV

Physical Agents

Ammonia in refrigeration Systems
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/assets/pdf/ammonia_refrigeration_bk1.pdf

Health & Safety in Cleaning Companies

Clean Sweep.Work Safe BC
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/assets/pdf/clean_sweep.pdf

Dealing with Latex Allergies at Work.Work Safe BC
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/assets/pdf/latex_allergies.pdf

Floor Mopping
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/bulletins/msi/assets/pdf/msi5_floor_mopping.pdf

Room Cleaning. Work Safe BC
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/bulletins/msi/assets/pdf/msi4_room_cleaning.pdf

High Pressure Washing, Work Safe BC
http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/assets/pdf/bk123.pdf

Carpet cleaners, Carbon Monoxide. Work Safe BC
http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Posters.asp?reportid=34979

Pipeline Safety
 
The Department of Transportation's (
DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA)
http://http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipelineEnvironmental


Environmental

Federal Environmental Legislation

The Canadian Environmental Protection Act
http://www.ec.gc.ca/CEPARegistry/the_act/

Environmental regulations, Canadian Environmental Protection Act. CEPA.
http://www.ec.gc.ca/CEPARegistry/regulations/

Environment Canada, Code of Practices. Emissions, Contaminated Sites, Pollution Prevention, Waste.
http://www.ec.gc.ca/CEPARegistry/guidelines/Codes.cfm

Environment Canada. Publications
http://www.ec.gc.ca/CEPARegistry/publications/publications.cfm

Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/c-15.2/text.html

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=AD827B50-1

Basics of Environmental Assessment
http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=B053F859-1

Directive 038: Noise Control. Energy Resources Conservation Board. Alberta, canada
http://www.ercb.ca/docs/documents/directives/Directive038.pdf

The National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)
http://www.ec.gc.ca/inrp-npri/default.asp?lang=En&n=4A577BB9-1

Environmental Assessment Program.  Province of Alberta

Alberta’s Environmental Assessment Process

http://environment.gov.ab.ca/info/library/6964.pdf

Environmental Legislation Province of Alberta
http://www.environment.alberta.ca/01495.html

Carbon Capture

Carbon Capture and Storage
http://www.worldcoal.org/

CO2 Emissions by Source in Canada. Environment Canada
http://www.ec.gc.ca/pdb/ghg/onlinedata/DataAndReports_e.cfm

Global Environmental Concerns. Questions & Answers. Bureau of Energy Efficiency
http://www.bee-india.nic.in/QuestionBank/1.9%20Global%20env.concerns.pdf

Guides and Practices Around Sour Gas, Flaring and Venting.
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
http://www.capp.ca/library/publications/sourGasFlaringVenting/Pages/default.aspx#MOkALuISAQ8I

Waste Management

Anatomy of a Landfill.Waste Management of Canada

http://www.wm.com/wm/environmental/documents/Anatomy_of_a_Landfill.pdf

Environment Canada. Waste Management
http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=6B993ED0-1

Pollution and Waste publications .Environment Canada
http://www.ec.gc.ca/pollution/Default.asp?lang=En&n=1BB199B9-0

Energy

Publications. Energy Resources Conservation Board. Alberta. Canada
http://www.ercb.ca/

Power Headlines. Penn Energy
http://newsletters.pennnet.com/pennenergyenl/99029454.html

Renewables

Renewable Energy news. Power Gen Worldwide Magazine.
http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/renewable-energy.html

Coal Fired

Renewable Energy news. Power Gen Worldwide Magazine.
http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/coal-fired-power-generation.html

Gas Fired

Renewable Energy news. Power Gen Worldwide Magazine.
http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/gas-fired-power-generation.html

Publications. Fuel Gas Best Management. Gas Processing Association of Canada
http://www.gpacanada.com/education/publications.php

Emissions

Renewable Energy news. Power Gen Worldwide Magazine.
http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/emissions-and-environment.html

How is NOx Formed
http://www.energysolutionscenter.org/boilerburner/Workshop/BoilerFrameSet.htm

What is NOx

http://www.energysolutionscenter.org/boilerburner/Workshop/BoilerFrameSet.htm

Distributed Generation

Renewable Energy news. Power Gen Worldwide Magazine.
http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/distributed-generation.html

Nuclear

Renewable Energy news. Power Gen Worldwide Magazine.

http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/nuclear-power.html

Canadian Nuclear Industry Capabilities Guide
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/mse-epe.nsf/eng/ep00124.html

Worldwide News

Renewable Energy news. Power Gen Worldwide Magazine.

http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/world-regions.html

Gasification

Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC)
http://www.energy.siemens.com/us/en/energy-topics/publications/technical-papers/igcc.htm

Integrated gasification Combined Cycle
http://www.clean-energy.us/facts/igcc.htm

The Gasification Technologies Council (GTC)
http://www.gasification.org/

Combustion

Flares. John Zink's combustion and environmental systems
http://www.johnzink.com/elibrary/ShowFiles.aspx?catguid=269f63b4-a0a3-4e95-a56f-d8a32e168bf5

Process Burners. John Zink's combustion and environmental systems
http://www.johnzink.com/elibrary/ShowFiles.aspx?catguid=d0af4bc1-fc87-4431-96d4-2e127aa5506d

Thermal Oxidizers. John Zink's combustion and environmental systems
http://www.johnzink.com/elibrary/ShowFiles.aspx?catguid=b092b3d0-e813-4b1e-9b00-236fae43792c

Flare Gas Recovery. John Zink's combustion and environmental systems
http://www.johnzink.com/elibrary/ShowFiles.aspx?catguid=e7c1f800-b0f7-4166-a8a5-f5703b9319f3

Bio Gas/Landfill Flares. John Zink's combustion and environmental systems
http://www.johnzink.com/elibrary/ShowFiles.aspx?catguid=cb4fb2c1-fd39-4f30-8481-03ff97487514


Boilers

Boilers Introduction

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/equipment/boilers/index.cfm?attr=24

Boilers: How Much will we save?
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/equipment/boilers/savings.cfm?attr=24


Boiler System Energy Losses

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/technical-info/tools/boilers/losses.cfm?attr=24


Boiler Efficiency Calculator – Sample Results

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/technical-info/tools/boilers/output.cfm?attr=24#excel

Stack Losses – General Methodology

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/technical-info/tools/boilers/calculations.cfm?attr=24  

Stack Losses
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/technical-info/tools/boilers/losses.cfm?attr=24

Stack Losses for Natural Gas
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/technical-info/tools/boilers/natural-gas.cfm?attr=24

Stack Losses for Heavy No. 6 Fuel Oil

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/technical-info/tools/boilers/heavy-fuel.cfm?attr=24


Stack Losses for Low Sulphur Diesel Oil

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/technical-info/tools/boilers/light-diesel.cfm?attr=24

Stack Losses for Low-sulphur No. 6 Fuel Oil

http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/technical-info/tools/boilers/heavy-low-sulphur.cfm?attr=24  

Radiation‚ Convection‚ and Other Losses
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/technical-info/tools/boilers/other-losses.cfm?attr=24

Steam Distribution System
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/equipment/steam/operation.cfm?attr=24#insulate


Typical fuel analyses‚ lb/lb fuel
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/technical-info/tools/boilers/background.cfm?attr=24

Boilers Operation & Maintenance tips
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/industrial/equipment/boilers/operation.cfm?attr=24


Boilers Types
http://www.energysolutionscenter.org/boilerburner/Workshop/BoilerFrameSet.htm


Boiler Efficiency
Cell Fuel

Fuel Cell Information Resource
http://www.fuelcells.org/

Energy Management

Energy management & audit. Questions & Answers. Bureau of Energy Efficiency
http://www.bee-india.nic.in/QuestionBank/1.3%20energy%20management%20and%20audit.pdf

General Aspects of Energy Management and Energy Audit. Bureau of Energy Efficiency
http://www.bee-india.nic.in/index.php?module=tri&id=4

Energy Action Planning . Questions & Answers. Bureau of Energy Efficiency
http://www.bee-india.nic.in/QuestionBank/1.5%20energy%20action%20planning.pdf

Energy Balance

Material & Energy Balance Questions & Answers.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency
http://www.bee-india.nic.in/QuestionBank/1.4%20material%20and%20energy%20balance.pdf

Energy Monitoring

Energy Monitoring Target . Questions & Answers. Bureau of Energy Efficiency

http://www.bee-india.nic.in/QuestionBank/1.8%20energy%20monitoring%20and%20targeting.pdf

Energy Efficiency in Utilities

Energy Efficiency in Thermal Utilities. Bureau of Energy Efficiency
http://www.bee-india.nic.in/index.php?module=tri&id=4

Energy Efficiency in Electrical Utilities. Bureau of Energy Efficiency
http://www.bee-india.nic.in/index.php?module=tri&id=4

Energy Performance Assessment for Equipment and Utility System. Bureau of Energy Efficiency
http://www.bee-india.nic.in/index.php?module=tri&id=4

Tips for Energy Conservation for Industries and other useful articles
http://www.bee-india.nic.in/useful_downloads.php

Industrial Management

Energy Efficiency as Industrial Management Practice: The Ford Production System and Institutionalizing Energy Efficiency
http://industrial-energy.lbl.gov/node/281

Industry operations, Best Management Practices and the Environment. Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
http://www.capp.ca/library/publications/industryOperations/Pages/default.aspx#Tl3hBRE4g4TB

Business

Renewable Energy news. Power Gen Worldwide Magazine.

http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/business.html

Risk Management


Risk Management of Carbon Capture and
Storage: Overview and Future Steps.
A paper prepared for the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment, and Economy (ISEEE) University of Calgary
http://iseee.ca/files/iseee/LeissCCS-RMfinal.pdf

Engineering Economics
 

Financial Management .Questions & Answers. Bureau of Energy Efficiency
http://www.bee-india.nic.in/QuestionBank/1.6%20Financial%20management.pdf

Project Management

Project Management.Questions & Answers. Bureau of Energy Efficiency
http://www.bee-india.nic.in/QuestionBank/1.7%20Project%20management.pdf

Project Management. Free Management Library
http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/project/project.htm

Quality Management. Free Management Library

http://www.managementhelp.org/quality/quality.htm

Operations Management. Free Management Library
http://www.managementhelp.org/ops_mgnt/ops_mgnt.htm

Facilitation. Free Management Library

http://www.managementhelp.org/grp_skll/resource.htm

                 




Carlos Batista M.Sc. P.Eng. CCEA
Telephone/Fax  1-403-245-8505
batistacr@cbaengineer.com