Your OHS Obligations and Duties as an Employee
Occupational Health and Safety is a shared responsibility. As an employee, you have several obligations and duties to ensure your workplace health and safety and that of your co-workers, including:
know your rights and obligations;
follow established policies, procedures and instructions;
use prescribed safety material, equipment or devices;
attend prescribed education, training and awareness initiatives;
comply with the section 126.(1) of the Canada Labour Code, Part II, and its regulations and the Treasury Board Secretariat/National Joint Council OHS Directive;
report actual or potential hazards in the workplace to your supervisor;
raise OHS issues with your manager, supervisor and/or team leader, or in accordance with the Internal Complaint Resolution process; and
comply with the Departmental OHS policy and program requirements.