Exercise 3. The Occupational Health and Safety Act protects workers by making their workplace a safe place. Read the following act below and complete it with a word from the box.

participate	broken	Safe	violations
unsafe	condition	supervision	hazards
Representative	solve

Exercise 3. The Occupational Health and Safety Act protects workers by making their workplace a safe place. Read the following act below and complete it with a word from the box. - student2.ru

By law, the Act must be posted in every workplace.

The Act gives workers three basic rights:

the right to know about health and safety ………;
the right to ……… in keeping your workplace safe

and healthy. Workers can give ideas and complain

Fig.39. The Occupational Health and Safety Act must be visible to all employees.

about problems;

the right to refuse work that you think is ……….

Employers and workers must work together to identify and ……… health and safety problems in the workplace. The employer must do everything possible to protect worker’s health and safety in the workplace. Employers must:

give workers the information, training and ……… they need to protect their health and safety;
make sure ……… work procedures are followed and equipment is used properly;
help the health and safety committee …......;
keep safety equipment in good ……….

Workers share the responsibility for health and safety in the workplace.

Workers must:

use the safety equipment your employer says to use;
tell your employer if you see any ……… equipment or safety devices;
report any ……… to the employer;
not work or operate equipment in a way that could be dangerous to themselves or anyone else in the workplace.

Exercise 4. Is it True (T) or False (F)?

1. The Act should be hidden from the employees. T/F

2. There are three basic rights that workers have. T/F

3. Employees can’t complain about their problems. T/F

4. If the worker thinks that his work is unsafe, he has the right to refuse. T/F

5. Employers don't have to give workers the information, training and supervision they need to protect their health and safety. T/F

6. All safety equipment must be kept in good condition. T/F

7. Workers may use any safety equipment without employers’ permission. T/F

8. If workers see any broken equipment, they must tell their employer. T/F

9. If there are any violations, workers must report to their employer. T/F

10. Workers must be careful while working or operating equipment. T/F

Exercise 5. Match the words from the text (Ex. 3.) to make phrases. Then use them in your own sentences.