Employee Right to Communicate
OSHA requires employer to make sure employees are able to voice safety and health concerns without fear of reprisal. Think about it: would a perception of reprisal for voicing a safety concern benefit the company? No way!
More specifically, according to OSHA, no employer can discharge or in any manner discriminate against any employee because the employee has:
- filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to the OSHAct,
- testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding, or
- has exercised any right afforded by the OSHAct on behalf of himself or others.
Prior to or during an OSHA inspection of a workplace, any employee or representative may notify an OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officer, in writing, of any violation of the OSHA Act which they have reason to believe exists in such workplace.
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3-9. Which action is protected by OSHA regulations from discharge or in any manner of discrimination?
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