Alberta’s Occupational Health Nurses provide integrated occupational health and safety services to employers and employees.

An Occupational Health Nurse (OHN) is a registered nurse with additional education in the field of occupational health and safety who provides services for employer organizations.

OHN’s are guided by professional practice standards, competencies, and legislation in providing services to employers

OHN’s benefit employers by providing and planning:

• disability management, modified work, and return to work programs
• increased compliance to Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
• emergency response, including first aid
• pulmonary function tests
• drug and alcohol programs
• employee health assessments
• health and safety audits
• Immunizations
• hearing conservation programs
• hazard assessment and control
• health promotion
• employee education
• ergonomic assessments
• injury reduction programs