Employee Health and Safety Rights in Manitoba

Settlement and English WorkshopCLB Levels 3-4

Introductions…

What is your name?

What is your country of origin?

Class Objective To learn about employee health

and safety rights in Manitoba

To learn about your health and safety responsibilities as an employee in Manitoba

Class Agenda review health and safety worker Practice reading five more labels

and receiptsDictation using prescription bottle

vocabularyPractice speaking to a pharmacist

What do these people have in common?

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So what are our health and safety rights as employees in Manitoba?

Health and safety rights in Manitoba

Refuse

participateknow

protection

The right to know

Right to work under a competent supervisor

Safety and health training

Health and safety dangers and how to

protect yourself.

Do you have the right to

know?

Is health and safety information visible at your workplace?

Is there a health and safety program at your workplace?

Has your employer provided any health and safety training?

The right to participate

Detection of safety hazards

Evaluation of safety hazards

Elimination of safety hazards

The right to refuse

Dangerous work

There is a three step process to

refuse dangerous work

The right to refuse

1. Advise your supervisor of the problem.

2. Advise your health and safety committee

3. Call Workplace Safety and Health at 204-945-3446

You have the right to protection from

punishment if you exercise your right to

be safeYou cannot be punished if you1. Refuse to do work that is

dangerous2. If you report dangerous

work conditions to Workplace Safety and

Health

Vocabulary Review1. detect Able to be seen

2. training To get rid of

3. workplace To judge someone or something

4. participate To find or discover something

5. evaluate Education about how to do your job

6. eliminate To say no to something

7. competent Able to do something well

8. refuse To keep from danger

9. visible To take action

10. protect The place where you work

Fill in the blanks:

1. Did you ______________________ any dangers at work?

2. Safety rules are there to ___________________ us from danger.

3. Wearing safety equipment will help to _________________ dangers at work.

4. On the job ___________________ is important if we are to be safe.

5. Did you know you can ______________ to do a task if you think it is dangerous?

6. Can I __________________________ in the safety program?

7. Is your supervisor _______________ to teach you this task?

8. There are safety posters ______________________ on the wall.

9. How safe is your ________________________?

10. When you see a problem at work you can help to _________________ the danger.

detect

participate

protect training

eliminate competent

refuseevaluate workplace

visible

Dorian and FernandoDorian

Fernando

Dorian

Fernando

Hey Fernando, how was your first day at your new job today.

Really? What happened?

Well, after we fixed some of the machines we were told to clean them with a solution in an unmarked bottle.

It was ok, but I’m a little concerned about something.

Dorian and FernandoDorian

Fernando

Dorian

Fernando

That does not sound good.

Oh no, was he taken to the hospital?

No because our supervisor washed his hand and put some medication on it and sent him home. He was in pain when he left.

No especially because one of the other workers burned his hand while using it.

Dorian and FernandoDorian

Fernando

Dorian

Fernando

Fernando, that man should have gotten some real medical attention.

Well, If I was you I would call him and see how he is doing and then call Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health.

No way ... I can’t do that. We were already told that we would be fired if we talked about this outside of work.

I know, I know... But what can I do about it now?

Dorian and FernandoDorian

Fernando

Dorian

Fernando

Really? That’s it. I’m calling Workplace Safety and Health myself. Your boss broke the law.

In Manitoba nobody can be fired for reporting accidents. Not only that, you can refuse to do any work that is dangerous.

I didn’t know that. Ok, let’s go ahead and make that call.

How is that?

Lets review some scenarios

Jon was told that his office had a health and safety program, but nothing was displayed on the wall.

Case Study One

Alex called Workplace Safety and health to report a concern at work. His supervisor told him to go home, because he would speak to the officer for him.

Case Study Two

Josue (a window washer) was nervous working alone during his second day on the job.

Case Study Three

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Tomas was told by his boss that he had to deliver two boxes and a bag on his bicycle..

Case Study four

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Chan found some exposed wires he thought might be dangerous. His supervisor told him not to worry about them, because he would investigate the problem

Case Study five

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