Analyze the importance of rights and responsibilities in relation to workplace safety.

Indicators for this outcome
(a)

Describe and reflect on the three basic rights that all workers have under Part III – Occupational Health and Safety in The Saskatchewan Employment Act, 2019:

  • the right to know - the hazards at work and how to control them;
  • the right to participate - in finding and controlling workplace hazards; and,
  • the right to refuse - work that you believe is unusually dangerous.
(b) Research employer and worker responsibilities with respect to health and safety standards as required by law in Saskatchewan.
(c) Discuss steps that can be taken to refuse potentially unsafe work.
(d) Role-play scenarios to demonstrate how to properly refuse potentially unsafe work.
(e)

Explain the purpose of The Saskatchewan Employment Act, 2019 and associated Regulations, and how they affect safe workplace practices.

(f) Investigate how workers can participate in and support health and safety activities in the workplace. (e.g., Occupational Health and Safety Committees, professional development, training and following safety procedures).
(g) Discuss the importance of reporting workplace incidents, dangerous occurrences, injuries, or illnesses immediately and the proper procedure to do so.
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