Health & Safety - Your Health, Your Safety, Your Role...
Knowing Your Rights
Most members of COPE Local 343 fall under provincial jurisdiction. As such, the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations govern our workplaces. Our members have three basic rights in terms of occupational health and safety including the right to know, the right to refuse and the right to participate. Other minimum standards for safeguarding the health and well being of workers are outlined in the Regulations for Industrial Establishments and a range of other regulations and standards.
To access online versions of the Act and other legislation, visit the Ontario Ministry of Labour by clicking here.
Accessing Health and Safety Resources
COPE Local 343 encourages all members to play an informed role in their workplace in cases of workplace injury, illness and fatality prevention. The following web site links will assist you in raising your awareness about occupational health and safety issues. They will also provide information enabling you to identify hazards and seek measures to control them thereby safeguarding your health and that of your co-workers.
Most members of COPE Local 343 fall under provincial jurisdiction. As such, the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations govern our workplaces. Our members have three basic rights in terms of occupational health and safety including the right to know, the right to refuse and the right to participate. Other minimum standards for safeguarding the health and well being of workers are outlined in the Regulations for Industrial Establishments and a range of other regulations and standards.
To access online versions of the Act and other legislation, visit the Ontario Ministry of Labour by clicking here.
Accessing Health and Safety Resources
COPE Local 343 encourages all members to play an informed role in their workplace in cases of workplace injury, illness and fatality prevention. The following web site links will assist you in raising your awareness about occupational health and safety issues. They will also provide information enabling you to identify hazards and seek measures to control them thereby safeguarding your health and that of your co-workers.
- Workers Health and Safety Centre
- Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
- Institute for Work and Health
- Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
- Hazards Magazine
- European Trade Union Technical Bureau for Health and Safety
- International Labour Organization—Infocus Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment
