As an employee, you have rights that protect you against health and safety hazards on the job. You have the right to participate in workplace health and safety issues and to know about any potential hazards. You also have the right to refuse work that you believe is dangerous and to stop working in certain circumstances.
These rights may be guaranteed by provincial laws, by federal laws or by union contracts. Sometimes an employee's rights may be guaranteed by both provincial and federal laws.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1990, (OHSA) is the Ontario law that governs health and safety in the workplace.