YOUR SAFETY RIGHTS

You have several important rights concerning safety, which are protected by federal, state and local laws that you should be aware of. They are:

• The right to a safe work-place free from recognized hazards
• The right to request information on safety and health hazards in the workplace, precautions that may be taken, and procedures to be followed if an Employee(s) is injured or exposed to toxic substances.
• The right to know about the hazards associated with the chemicals you work with, and the safety procedures you need to follow to protect yourself from those hazards.
• The right to question any instruction which requires you to disobey a safety rule, which puts you or someone else in unnecessary danger of serious injury, or requires you to perform a task which you have not been trained to safely perform.
• The right of freedom from retaliation for demanding your safety rights.

YOUR SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

You also have some important responsibilities concerning safety. These are:

• The responsibility of reporting all injuries and illnesses to your supervisor, no matter how small.
• The responsibility of always following the safety rules for every task you perform,
• The responsibility of reporting any hazards you see.
• The responsibility of helping your co-workers recognize unsafe actions or conditions that person may be causing.
• The responsibility of asking about the safety rules you are not sure about.

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