Ensuring a Safe and Healthy Work Environment: Your Rights and Options

TLDRLearn how to create a safe and healthy work environment. Discover your rights and options for raising safety concerns and resolving issues. Find out how Oregon OSHA can help ensure on-the-job safety and hold employers accountable.

Key insights

🔒You have the right to a safe and healthy workplace

📝You can raise safety or health concerns with your manager or safety committee

📋Oregon OSHA accepts complaints and investigates workplace safety and health issues

🏢Oregon OSHA ensures employers comply with safety and health requirements

📞Contact Oregon OSHA for assistance or to file a complaint

Q&A

What should I do if I have safety or health concerns at work?

—You can raise your concerns with your manager or safety committee. If the issues aren't resolved, you have the option to file a complaint with Oregon OSHA.

How does Oregon OSHA handle workplace safety complaints?

—Once a complaint is filed, Oregon OSHA may conduct an on-site inspection or open an inquiry with the employer to address the alleged hazards.

What happens if violations of safety or health rules are found at a workplace?

—If violations are identified, Oregon OSHA may issue citations, levy penalties, and require the employer to correct the hazards.

How can I keep my identity confidential when reporting a workplace hazard?

—You can request that Oregon OSHA keeps your identity confidential when evaluating hazards at your workplace.

What should I do if I believe my employer is discriminating against me for raising safety concerns?

—If you think your employer is discriminating against you, you can visit the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries website or contact BOLI's Civil Rights Division.