Workers' rights under the OSH Act

Workers' rights under the OSH Act

Workers are entitled to working conditions that do not pose a risk of serious harm. To help assure a safe and healthful workplace, OSHA also provides workers with the right to:

§  Ask OSHA to inspect their workplace;

§  Use their rights under the law without retaliation and discrimination;

§  Receive information and training about hazards, methods to prevent harm, and the OSHA standards that apply to their workplace. The training must be in a language you can understand;

§  Get copies of test results done to find hazards in the workplace;

§  Review records of work-related injuries and illnesses;

§  Get copies of their medical records;

Pose: pose

Assure: assegurar

Retaliation: retalhação

Done: feito

medical records: registros medicos