Right to Refuse Dangerous Work. An employee shall have the right to refuse to work in dangerous situations.
Right to Refuse Dangerous Work. An Employee may refuse to work or to do particular work at a work site in accordance with Part 4 of the Act.
Right to Refuse Dangerous Work. An employee shall have the right to refuse work in dangerous situations.
a) An employee may refuse to do any particular act or series of acts at work which the employee has reasonable grounds to believe are dangerous to the employee’s health or safety or the health or safety of any person at the place of employment. The employee shall first report such a situation to Supervision. The Company will follow the process set out in the Canada Labour Code. The employee may continute to refuse until sufficient steps have been taken to satisfy the employee, or until the Safety Officer representing Labour Canada has investigated the matter and advised the employee that the matter has been resolved.
b) No loss of wages or disciplinary action shall be taken against any employee who exercises the right conferred upon the employee in (a) above.
Right to Refuse Dangerous Work. 29.01 An employee shall have the right to refuse work in dangerous situations.
(a) An employee may refuse to do any particular act or series of acts at work which the employee has reasonable grounds to believe are dangerous to the employee’s health or safety or the health or safety of any person at the place of employment. The employee shall first report such a situation to supervision. Failing resolution by the supervisor, a joint investigation will be conducted by the Union Health and Safety representative, the supervisor and the employee. If the matter cannot be resolved internally, it shall be referred to the Department of Labour under section 129 of the Canada Labour Code. The employee may continue to refuse until sufficient steps have been taken to satisfy the employee, or until the safety officer representing Labour Canada has investigated the matter and advised the employee that the matter has been resolved.
(b) No loss of wages or disciplinary action shall be taken against any employee who exercises the right conferred upon the employee in (a) above.
29.02 Once an employee has invoked the right to refuse work and has informed the Company and/or the Health and Safety representative, the Company will not assign someone else to do the job that the employee has refused to do unless: • the other employee is qualified to do the job; • the other person is informed about the refusal and the reason(s) the employee refused the job; and • the Company is satisfied that the other employee will not be put in danger.
Right to Refuse Dangerous Work. An employee shall have the right to refuse to work in dangerous situations.
(a) An employee may refuse to do any particular act or series of acts at work which he has reasonable grounds to believe are dangerous to his health or safety or the health or safety of any other person at the place of employment until sufficient steps have been taken to satisfy him otherwise, or until the NWT Safety Officer or his designated representative has investigated the matter and advised him otherwise.
(b) No loss of wages or discriminatory action shall be taken against any worker by reason of the fact that he exercised the right conferred upon him in this section. No other employee shall be assigned to use or operate any machine, device, material or thing or perform any part of the work which is being investigated pending resolution of the situation.
Right to Refuse Dangerous Work. Employees have the right to refuse dangerous work without risking discipline, remuneration or in any way prejudice to future job status. An employee must have reasonable cause to believe that their use or operation of equipment or a condition in the work place will result in a danger to themselves or other employees.
16.3.1 Employees exercising the right to refuse dangerous work must report the refusal immediately to their supervisor and to a member of the Health and Safety Committee.
Right to Refuse Dangerous Work. An Employee's rights shall be respected in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act. No Employee shall be discharged, penalized or disciplined for refusing to perform any dangerous work which the Employee has reasonable and probable grounds to believe presents a danger to the health and safety of any Resident, Employee, or member of the public.
Right to Refuse Dangerous Work. Employees may refuse to do any particular act or series of acts, where they have reasonable grounds for believing it could be unusually dangerous to their health and safety or that of their co-workers, until steps have been taken to resolve the matter or until the Occupational Health and Safety Committee or an Occupational Health and Safety Officer has investigated and advised otherwise. The worker may not be discriminated against by reason of the fact that she/he has exercised this right. An Employer may, however, temporarily assign the Employee alternate work, at no loss in pay, until the matter has been resolved.
Right to Refuse Dangerous Work. An employee shall have the right to identify a potentially dangerous or hazardous work situation, to advise his supervisor immediately, and to refuse to work in that situation until the matter has been properly addressed and remedied.
Right to Refuse Dangerous Work. In accordance with the legislation, employees may refuse work if they believe on reasonable grounds that the work constitutes a danger to themselves or others. An employee who refuses work on these grounds shall promptly notify their supervisor. If the dangerous condition is not immediately remedied, then the supervisor shall immediately inspect the workplace in the presence of the employee and the Union Co-Chair (or designate). The supervisor shall take any action necessary to remedy any dangerous condition. The employee or the Union Co-Chair may recommend a solution to the problem. The employee may continue to refuse the work until the condition is remedied. Another employee may not be asked to perform the work unless they have been advised of the first employee=s refusal and the reasons for it.
