Common use of Right to Refuse Dangerous Work Clause in Contracts

Right to Refuse Dangerous Work. Employees may refuse to do any particular act or series of acts, where they have reasonable grounds for believing it could be unusually dangerous to their health and safety or that of their co-workers, until steps have been taken to satisfy them otherwise or until the Occupational Health and Safety Committee or an Occupational Health and Safety Officer has established the matter. The worker may not be discriminated against by reason of the fact that the worker has exercised this right. An Employer may, however, temporarily assign the employee alternate work, at no loss in pay, until the matter has been resolved.

Right to Refuse Dangerous Work. Employees may refuse to do any particular act or series of acts, where they have reasonable grounds for believing it could be unusually dangerous to their health and safety or that of their co-workers, until steps have been taken to satisfy them otherwise resolve the matter or until the Occupational Health and Safety Committee or an Occupational Health and Safety Officer has established the matterinvestigated and advised otherwise. The worker may not be discriminated against by reason of the fact that the worker she/he has exercised this right. An Employer may, however, temporarily assign the employee Employee alternate work, at no loss in pay, until the matter has been resolved.

Right to Refuse Dangerous Work. ‌ Employees may refuse to do any particular act or series of acts, where they have reasonable grounds for believing it could be unusually dangerous to their health and safety or that of their co-workers, until steps have been taken to satisfy them otherwise or until the Occupational Health and Safety Committee or an Occupational Health and Safety Officer has established the matter. The worker may not be discriminated against by reason of the fact that the worker has exercised this right. An Employer may, however, temporarily assign the employee alternate work, at no loss in pay, until the matter has been resolved.