If you, as an employee,
complain about or report information about safety or health
issues, you have specific rights protected under WISHA. See
the table below to find out more.
If:
Then:
You believe
you're being asked to do something potentially unsafe..
Report
it to your employer and ask them to correct it, ask for
other work, remain on the job until ordered to leave
by the employer, or inform the employer that you will
refuse to work if the hazard is not corrected.
You file a safety
or health complaint for violations of Washington Administrative
Code (WAC)..
L&I will
review your complaint to see if it warrants investigation.
You quit or leave the worksite because
your employer asks you to do something potentially unsafe
on the job..
WISHA may not be able to protect your
rights or investigate your complaint. However, you are
not required to do potentially unsafe work.
You give a witness
statement to a compliance inspector during an accident
investigation or safety and health inspection..
You may ask
to have your identity withheld at the time you give your
statement. The compliance inspector should have you date,
sign, and check the applicable blocks on a witness statement
form.
Your employer
retaliates against you for filing a complaint or giving
a compliance inspector a statement about an accident
or safety and health inspection..
You have 30
days to file a discrimination complaint against your
employer. To file a complaint contact your local Labor & Industries
office and ask for the Wisha Discrimination Section.
Note:
Other protections exist for employees
under Title 51.
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