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Employee's Responsibility:
To play an active role in creating a safe and healthy
workplace and comply with all applicable safety and health rules
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Note:
Employees may discuss and participate in any
WISHA safety and health related practice and may refuse to perform
dangerous tasks without fear of discrimination. Discrimination includes:
dismissal, demotion, loss of seniority, denial of a promotion, harassment,
etc. (see Chapter
296-360 WAC, Discrimination) pursuant to RCW
49.17.160 for a complete description of discrimination and the
department's responsibility to protect employees. |
WAC 296-800-12005
Employees must:
- Study and follow all safe practices that apply to
their work.
- Coordinate and cooperate with all other employees
in the workplace to try to eliminate on-the-job injuries and illnesses.
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Helpful Tool:
Report
of a Workplace Hazard
Employees are encouraged to use the Report of
a Workplace Hazard form to help carry out the accident prevention
program in their workplace. You can find a copy of the form in the
Resource Section of this book. |
- Apply the principles of accident prevention in their
daily work and use proper safety devices and protective equipment as
required by their employment or employer.
- Take care of all personal protective equipment (PPE)
properly.
- Not wear torn or loose clothing while working around
machinery.
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Note:
Things such as clothing, hair, and jewelry can
get caught in machinery and be a
hazard on the job. |
Employees must:
- Report promptly to their supervisor every industrial
injury or occupational illness.
- Not remove, displace, damage, or destroy or carry
off any safeguard, notice, or warning provided to make the workplace
safe.
- Not interfere with the use of any safeguard by anyone
in the workplace.
- Not interfere with the use of any work practice designed
to protect them from injuries.
- Do everything reasonably necessary to protect the
life and safety of employees.
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Helpful Tool:
Employees
Rights under WISHA
Refer to this Helpful Tool to see a brief description
of your WISHA rights as an employee. WISHA protects employees' rights
to participate in the creation of a safe and healthy workplace without
fear of discharge, retaliation, or discrimination. To learn more
about employees' WISHA rights, see
WAC 296-360-010 and RCW
49.17.160. You can find a copy of this form in the Resource
Section of this book. |
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