Your Right to refuse unsafe work - Basic Worker Rights In Canada

How To Exercise Your Right to refuse unsafe work.

In this video I want to expand on what I mentioned in an earlier episode of 7 Minutes Of Safety - Basic Worker Rights In Canada. I talked about a worker's right to refuse unsafe work, sometimes called dangerous work. In the previous episode I talked about the process mostly from the employer standpoint in how to ensure the worker is aware of the process. In this video I want to ensure the worker, or viewer, is aware of their basic right to refuse dangerous work and how the process typically works across Canada.

*Edit*

Added some informative links for refusing unsafe work in the US:

OSHA Right To Refuse - https://www.osha.gov/right-to-refuse....
OSHA Exercising Any Right Afforded By The Act -
https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regula...)


OHS Authority Contact Information in Canada:

Alberta
Occupational Health and Safety
General Inquiries: (780) 415-8690
Workplace Health and Safety Call Centre: 1-866-415-8690
https://www.alberta.ca/occupational-h...

British Columbia
WorkSafeBC
General Inquiries: (604) 273-2266
Health & Safety Questions: (604) 276-3100; 1-888-621-7233
After hours safety and health emergency reporting: (604) 273-7711; 1-888-621-7233
http://www.worksafebc.com/

Manitoba
SAFE Manitoba
http://safemanitoba.com/
Workplace Safety and Health: (204) 957-7233; 1-866-929-7233

New Brunswick
WorkSafeNB
Telephone: (506) 632-2200; 1-800-999-9775
http://www.worksafenb.ca/

Newfoundland and Labrador
Occupational Health and Safety Branch, Service NL
Information 1-800-563-5471
http://www.workplacenl.ca/

Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Incident and injury reporting - Toll Free: (800) 661-0792
http://www.wscc.nt.ca/

Nova Scotia
Occupational Health & Safety Division
Telephone: 1-800-952-2687
http://novascotia.ca/lae/healthandsaf...

Ontario
Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
Telephone: 1-877-202-0008 (in Ontario only)
http://www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-l...

Prince Edward Island
Safe Workplaces
Workers' Compensation Board
General Inquiries: 1-800-237-5049 (in Atlantic Canada only)
http://www.wcb.pe.ca

Quebec
Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST)
Telephone: 1-844-838-0808
http://www.csst.qc.ca/en/

Saskatchewan
WorkSafe Saskatchewan
Telephone: 1-800-667-7590
To report a dangerous work situation: 1-800-567-7233
http://www.worksafesask.ca/

Yukon
Occupational Health and Safety Branch
General Inquiries: 1-800-661-0443
http://wcb.yk.ca

Rights to Refuse Dangerous Work in Canada
Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-s...
BC - https://www.worksafebc.com/en/health-...
Alberta - https://www.alberta.ca/refuse-dangero...
SK - https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/...
MB - https://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/safety/w...
Ontario - https://www.ontario.ca/document/guide...
QC - https://www.csst.qc.ca/en/prevention/...
NB - https://www.worksafenb.ca/workers/hea...
NS - https://novascotia.ca/lae/healthandsa...
PEI - http://www.wcb.pe.ca/Workplace/Rights...
NL - https://workplacenl.ca/site/uploads/2...
YK - https://wcb.yk.ca/QuestionResults/OHS...
NWT and NT - http://www.wscc.nt.ca/content/steps-r...
(Thanks CCOHS!)

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