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Health and Safety Resources
Right to Refuse Unsafe Work
As a worker in Manitoba you have the legal right to refuse unsafe work, according to Section 43 of the Workplace Safety and Health Act, when you believe that the work is dangerous to your health and safety or any other person.
Here’s how you can refuse unsafe work:
- Notify your supervisor or the person in charge about your concern, and refuse the unsafe work.
- The employer must remedy the problem immediately, or investigate along with a worker health and safety committee member or a worker health and safety representative, and take actions to remedy the dangerous situation.
- If the dangerous situation is not remedied, you may continue to refuse to work. Any of the persons conducting the investigation may notify a government workplace safety and health officer to investigate. The officer must provide a written report of the findings and orders to you, the employer, and chairpersons of the workplace safety and health committee or its representative.
- If these findings have not resolved the issue, you can appeal to the Manitoba Labour Board within 14 days of the order.
You cannot be threatened or discriminated against for complying with the legislation, according to section 42 of the act.