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This is general information about the duties of workers in the workplace. Please refer to the legislation for complete details.
A worker is:
Under The Saskatchewan Employment Act, workers are responsible for:
Refer to Part III, Division 3 of The Saskatchewan Employment Act to see the general duties of workers.
You have three basic rights under The Saskatchewan Employment Act.
Your three rights – and your ability to exercise them – are protected under The Saskatchewan Employment Act.
You have the right to know about any hazards, or potential hazards, which may be found in your place of employment. It is also your right to receive instruction, information, training and supervision necessary for you to do your job safely.
A hazard is anything that is likely to cause harm or injury in certain circumstances.
Make sure you know what the hazards are at your workplace.
Other examples of information you have a right to know include:
You have the right to participate in workplace health and safety.
Every Saskatchewan workplace with 10 or more workers must have an occupational health committee (OHC). At least half of the committee members must represent workers who are not management.
Members representing workers need to be elected by the workers they represent or selected by their union. Members representing the employer are designated by the employer.
The OHC must:
The duties of committees include:
Under the Regulations, prescribed workplaces with five to nine workers must have an occupational health and safety representative (OHS representative).
The duties of OHS representatives include:
If your supervisor is unable to help you with your safety concerns, discuss the concerns with your occupational health committee or occupational health and safety representative.
You have the right to refuse to perform any specific job or task which you have reasonable grounds to believe is unusually dangerous. The danger may be to you or to any other person at your workplace. An unusual danger could include:
If your supervisor/employer asks you to perform a specific job or task that you have grounds to believe is unusually dangerous, you have the right to refuse to do the task.
Follow these steps to resolve a work refusal:
Refer to Part III, Division 5 of The Saskatchewan Employment Act for the Right to Refuse Dangerous Work; Discriminatory Action.
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