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In construction site, Do the employee has the right to Refuse to Perform Unsafe Work? and what is the procedures he should follow in such case?

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Question added by Mohamed Galal Hussein Ahmed Mohamed , Technical Mnager , Fast Building Contracting Co.
Date Posted: 2014/12/25
جعفر هندي زين السقاف
by جعفر هندي زين السقاف , "Certified trainer by the Yemeni Engineers Syndicate." , Engineers Syndicate

 

Agreed with both answers given by

Mr.:Al yazouri & Mr.:Fouad Ahmed as well too

hossam azzam
by hossam azzam , Fast food restaurant,s manager. , alexandria-egypt

Thanks for the invitation

Good question

Agreed with both answers given by

Mr.:Al yazouri & Mr.:Fouad Ahmed as well too

فؤاد أحمد حسين
by فؤاد أحمد حسين , مدير , حكومي

Thank you, my dear brother for invitetion,,, no right to any employee was Unless have been appointed and authorized by the employer to exercise the powers and authorities of the engineer that have previously been informed of the contractor in his name in writing by the employer on the basis of Article I - d of conditions General Contracting civil engineering works two sections I and II, which were prepared by the Iraqi Ministry of Planning and then has the right has the right to Refuse to Perform Unsafe Work, accordance with the Article fortieth of the General Conditions above

Alex Al Yazouri
by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

Yes an employee has the right to Refuse to Perform Unsafe Work.

Reconsider the procedures or bring a safety engineer to the site for a recommendation. 

عبدالرحيم الخطيب
by عبدالرحيم الخطيب , مدير و صاجب المكتب , مكتب المهندس عبدالرحيم الخطيب

Give it to proceed with regulating public safety record and signature of the staff , that they have undergone training on occupancy required . From here and Msbakajp the principle and in each project , Mozqot and workers are subject to the lessons and courses in public safety . It is also at the beginning of each and any action must be in Aellouktnevsh to be aware of the possibility of the employee. Loyal was identical specifications to do the work and refused Iketakhi right measures crisis

USAMA YOSSRY AHMED GENDIA
by USAMA YOSSRY AHMED GENDIA , Resident Engineer , ACE ARAB CONSULANT ENGINEER - MOHARM BAKHOOM

A Yes have the right

 

He must write to the administration officially by internal memorandum

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Thanks Mr. Jalal

When you believe working conditions are unsafe or unhealthful, you should call your employer's attention to the problem. If your employer does not correct the hazard or disagrees with you about the extent of the hazard, you also may file a complaint with occupational safety , health administration (OSHA).

 According to USA -Department of Labor

Occupational Safety , Health Administration (OSHA).

Amr Mohamed Mahmoud Youness Youness
by Amr Mohamed Mahmoud Youness Youness , موقع و اداره مشروعات , With Free Contractor

 Safety  first, the employee has right to refuse to perform unsafe work and bring the safety Engineer to Site to recommend him.

 

Arshad KHAN HSEM-NEBOSH-CertIOSH-LEED-AP-PMP
by Arshad KHAN HSEM-NEBOSH-CertIOSH-LEED-AP-PMP , HSE MANAGER , LACECO SAUDI ENGINEERING COMPNAY (CONST-SUPERVISION CONSULTANT)

Hello Mr. galal,

Yes every worker not only on construction site has right to refuse to perform unsafe work.

The Occupational Health and Safety Act (the Act) gives a worker the right to refuse work that he or she believes is unsafe.

 

go to the link below for more understanding/information.

http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/pubs/farming/ohsa/ohsa_8.php

 

Arshad Khan

Muhammad samran
by Muhammad samran , Junior Officer/Project Coordinator , Pakistan Stell Mill

Your right to refuse to do a task is protected if all of the following conditions are met:

  • Where possible, you have asked the employer to eliminate the danger, and the employer failed to do so; and
  • You refused to work in "good faith." This means that you must genuinely believe that an imminent danger exists; and
  • A reasonable person would agree that there is a real danger of death or serious injury; and
  • There isn't enough time, due to the urgency of the hazard, to get it corrected through regular enforcement channels, such as requesting an OSHA inspection.

Muhammad Usman Tariq
by Muhammad Usman Tariq , Visiting Faculty , National University of Science and Technology

Safety first. The employee has the right until and unless there is inspection from some government body to visit the site, otherwise employers dont care.

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