Alberta construction safety leaders will meet in Edmonton on October 28–29, 2026, to discuss how employers coordinate safety when they share a work site. The Alberta Construction Safety Association’s conference will bring together contractors, owners, researchers and safety specialists.

Key Takeaways

  • Sessions will cover critical risks, serious injury prevention and lessons from incident investigations.
  • Ledcor, Bird, Graham and Dow are among the companies leading case studies.

Alberta construction safety priorities

The conference will examine how organizations manage common hazards, schedules and site conditions across company boundaries. The agenda includes implementation of a national critical-risks guideline and Energy-Based Safety, an approach to preventing serious injuries and fatalities.

Other topics include psychological health and safety, learning from incident investigations and a review of a serious arc flash incident by Alberta Occupational Health and Safety.

Sessions and awards in Edmonton

On October 28, Ledcor and Bird are scheduled to discuss the Canadian Construction Safety Council’s Critical Risks Guideline. On October 29, Graham will cover serious injury and fatality prevention, while Dow will discuss learning from incident investigations.

The conference is scheduled at the JW Marriott ICE District. A safety excellence awards presentation on October 28 will include the first Dave Hagen Construction Safety Scholarship.

Next milestone

The conference is scheduled to open at 8:30 a.m. on October 28, followed by a keynote address from Lisa Nakamura at 9 a.m.

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