Right to Refuse Dangerous Work - Resource

Alberta Labour and Immigration has provided a new information bulletin about the Right to Refuse Dangerous Work.

A few keys points from the bulletin include:

• Workers have a right to refuse work that creates a dangerous condition.

• Dangerous conditions involves health and safety hazards not normal to the job.

• Employers and workers are required to work together to remedy the dangerous condition.

• A work refusal does not entitle the worker to abandon the work site unless necessary for health and safety reasons.

For more information on the employer and worker obligations, as well as the work refusal process, please view the information bulletin. It can also be found on the OHS Resource Portal.