Employee Rights
As an employee, you have the right to:
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- a safe and healthful workplace
- be free from retaliation for exercising safety and health rights
- raise a safety or health concern with your employer or OSHA, or report a work-related injury or illness, without being retaliated against
- receive information and training on job hazards, including all hazardous substances in your workplace
- request an OSHA inspection of your workplace if you believe there are unsafe or unhealthy conditions
- refuse to do a task if you believe it is unsafe or unhealthful
- participate (or have your representative participate) in an OSHA inspection and speak in private to the inspector
- file a complaint with OSHA within 30 days (by phone, online or by mail) if you have been retaliated against for using your rights
- see any OSHA citations issued to your employer
- request copies of your medical records, tests that measure hazards in the workplace, and the workplace injury and illness log
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1-4. How much time do you have to file an OSHA complaint if you have been retaliated against for using your rights?
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