{"id":6247,"date":"2023-12-07T11:51:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-citation-canada.hrdownloads.com\/?post_type=glossary&p=6247"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:05:33","slug":"the-right-to-refuse-unsafe-work","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/staging-site.citationcanada.com\/fr\/glossary\/health-and-safety\/the-right-to-refuse-unsafe-work\/","title":{"rendered":"The right to refuse unsafe work\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is the right to refuse unsafe work?<\/h2>\n

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All workers have the right to a safe and healthy workplace. To ensure this, occupational health and safety legislation across Canada provides all workers with three key rights: the right to know, the right to participate, and the right to refuse unsafe work.<\/p>\n

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What is the right to refuse unsafe work in Canada?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The right to refuse unsafe work is one of three key health and safety rights employees in Canada have. The right to refuse unsafe work means employees can refuse to undertake work if they have reasonable grounds and sincerely believe the work poses an immediate, imminent, or serious threat to their health and safety or to another person. Work refusals should be based on a real and sincere belief that continuing to perform work is dangerous and may cause injury or even death. There are some professions and instances where work cannot be refused, but these vary across jurisdictions and industries. The other two key rights are the right to know and the right to participate.<\/p>\n

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What is the right to know?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The right to know is one of three key health and safety rights employees in Canada have. Employees have the right to know about health and safety matters in the workplace. This includes but is not limited to:<\/p>\n

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