Question: What are my rights under the Occupational Safety and Health Act?

Answer:

Workers are entitled to working conditions that do not pose a risk of serious harm. To help assure a safe and healthful workplace, OSHA also provides workers with the right to:

• Receive information and training about hazards, methods to prevent harm, and the OSHA standards that apply to their workplace. The training must be in a language you can understand;
• Observe testing that is done to find hazards in the workplace and get test results;
• Review records of work-related injuries and illnesses;
• Get copies of their medical records;
• Request OSHA to inspect their workplace; and
• Use their rights under the law free from retaliation and discrimination.

See OSHA’s Worker Page for more information: http://www.osha.gov/workers.html.