Attention younger workers

Common job hazards

• Physical: slips, trips, falls, noise, heat
• Chemical: dangerous and/or unlabelled liquids, gases
• Biological: body fluids, mould, bacteria
• Ergonomic: improper lifting, repetitive strain
• Psychosocial: bullying, overly demanding schedule

Workplace safety tips

• Get the training you need to be safe
• Ask for supervision
• Identify risks
• If you don’t know, ask
• Report hazards to your manager
• If you’re hurt, tell someone
• If something is bothering you, speak up

Be a workplace health and safety leader! Ask your supervisor how to get involved.

Employer’s obligations and responsibilities

• Inform you of the hazards in your workplace.
• Provide you with safety gear and training.
• Implement and enforce appropriate workplace health and safety policies.
• Do everything reasonable to protect you from work-related injuries and illnesses.

Every worker in Canada has the right to

• Know about the hazards in their workplace and how to protect themselves.
• Participate in workplace injury and illness prevention.
• Refuse dangerous work.

These rights are protected under Part II of the Canada Labour Code .

Every worker in Canada has the responsibility to

• Work safely: protect yourself and co-workers from harm
• Report: hazards or injuries to your manager
• Follow: the health and safety rules
• Wear: the safety gear required for the job