#worker's duties

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110th Session of the ILO International Labour Conference

The 110th session of the International Labour Conference is scheduled from 27 May to 11 June 2022.

The 110th session of the International Labour Conference is scheduled from 27 May to 11 June 2022.

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Why is it important to voice concerns around safety and health at work?

Act together to build a positive safety and health culture - World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022.

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The roles of employers and workers: basic OSH rights and responsibilities.

Employers’ responsibilities - Ensure that (so far as is reasonably practicable) workplaces, machinery, equipment and processes under their control are safe and without risk to health - Ensure that (so far as is reasonably practicable) chemical, physical and biological substances and agents under their control are without risk to health when the appropriate protective measures are taken - Provide (where necessary) adequate PPE (at no cost to workers) - Provide (where necessary) measures to deal with emergencies and accidents - Ensure that workers and their representatives are consulted, informed, and trained on OSH

Workers’ rights and duties - Right to remove themselves from a work situation which they have reasonable justification to believe presents an imminent and serious danger to their life or health, without undue consequences - Right to receive adequate information and training on OSH - Right to enquire into (and to be consulted on) all aspects of OSH associated with their work - Duty to co-operate with the employer in the field of OSH (e.g. comply with OSH instructions and procedures; use PPE correctly; report to supervisor hazardous situation; etc.)