Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)
Sets out the rights and duties of workers, supervisors, employers and others for safe and healthy workplaces
As a worker, you have the right to:
• Know about workplace hazards
• Refuse unsafe work
• Participate in addressing workplace health and safety issues
Some examples of employer duties are to:
• Provide basic health and safety awareness training to workers and supervisors
• Provide information, instruction and supervision to workers on how to work safely
• Do everything reasonable in the circumstances to protect workers from being hurt or getting a work-related illness
There are a series of training tools to help you learn how to work safely – several available in different languages at ontario.ca/learntoworksafe
For more information: ontario.ca/HealthAndSafetyAtWork, email: webohs@ontario.ca, or call: Health and Safety Contact Centre toll-free at 1-877-202-0008