You have a right to a safe and healthy workplace.
- The Occupational Health and Safety Act say's employers must do everything they can to protect your health and safety.
Obligations of employers, workers, etc.
2(1) Every employer shall ensure, as far as it is reasonably practicable for the employer to do so,
(a) the health and safety of
(i) workers engaged in the work of that employer, and
(ii) those workers not engaged in the work of that employer but present at the work site at which that work is being carried out, and
(b) that the workers engaged in the work of that employer are aware of their responsibilities and duties under this Act, the regulations and the adopted code.
(2) Every worker shall, while engaged in an occupation,
(a) take reasonable care to protect the health and safety of the worker and of other workers present while the worker is working, and
(b) co-operate with the worker's employer for the purposes of protecting the health and safety of
(i) the worker,
(ii) other workers engaged in the work of the employer, and
(iii) other workers not engaged in the work of that employer but present at the work site at which that work is being carried out.
- You also have the right to refuse unsafe work.
