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Worker’s right to refuse hazardous work
Mines And Minerals (Safety, Health And Environmental) Regulations, reg. 16 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) A worker shall not carry out any work or operate any equipment, tool, or appliance if there is reasonable cause to believe that to do so would create an undue hazard to the health or safety of himself or any other person.
Supervisor’s duty.
(2) A supervisor shall not knowingly perform or permit a worker to perform work that is, or could create, an undue hazard to the health or safety of the worker or any other person.
eliminate hazard.
(3) Where a person refuses to perform work because it is hazardous, the supervisor or the manager shall develop a plan which will allow the work to proceed safely, correct the hazard or suspend the work.
Protection form discrimination.
(4) A manager shall ensure that no employee is discriminated against in any manner, including adversely affecting any term or condition of employment for complying with these or other Regulations or refusing to perform hazardous work.
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