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What are your rights and obligations?
Workers' rights
To enjoy working conditions that preserve your health and safety at work;
To receive health and safety information and advice;
To receive appropriate training and be appropriately supervised;
To have access to preventive health services;
To be entitled to refuse to perform a task that you believe is hazardous to your health or that of another person;
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, to be assigned to tasks that do not represent a danger to your health or that of your unborn child.
Workers' obligations
To take the necessary measures to protect your health and safety, as well as the safety of others in your work environment;
To help identify and eliminate workplace risks;
To learn about the prevention program;
To collaborate with the health and safety committee;
To take the legally required medical exams.
Employers' rights
To receive training and obtain information on occupational health and safety;
To seek out support and advice regarding your prevention process.
Employers' obligations
To identify, control and eliminate hazards to workers;
To ensure the safety of the equipment, tools and work methods in your facilities, and to make sure these are properly used or adopted by workers;
To inform workers of any job-related risks;
To provide workers the necessary training to ensure they can safely perform their tasks;
To supervise the work of employees and ensure adherence to safety standards;
To offer medical attention (first aid) on site;
To develop a prevention program (may be mandatory under applicable legislation).