Any employee subject to Part II of the Code (122 – PART II – Occupational Health and Safety) has the right to refuse dangerous work as long as they have reasonable cause to believe that it presents a danger. Specifically the Code states that an employee may refuse in the following circumstances:
The Code contains certain exceptions regarding the right to refuse dangerous work. These exceptions include: if the refusal puts the life, health or safety of another person directly in danger; or, the danger in question is a normal condition of employment.
Work place refusal to work flow chart:
IMPORTANT LINKS:
- 122 – PART II – Occupational Health and Safety
- Canadian Health and Safety Regulations
- English – Right to refuse dangerous work: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/health-safety/reports/right-refuse.html
- French – Droit de refuser d’exécuter un travail dangereux: https://www.canada.ca/fr/emploi-developpement-social/services/sante-securite/rapports/droit-refuser.html
Please contact and report to H&S team if you have any concerns:
905-676-2992 or email: safety@yyzd301.com
When making a report, please ensure you record as much details as possible for the investigation.
ICRP (Internal Complaint Resolution Process): https://yyzd301.com/icrp/
- The name of the manager(s) you report the incident to and the date & time.
- Location of the incident (Airport doorway# or specific room location within the terminal)
- Other witness (AC employee, GTAA personnel, maintenance, firefighters, police etc…) and their name if possible.
- Description of the incident (broken equipment or damage building structures, unknown toxic fumes etc..)
- Did anyone get hurt?
- What action were taken by the manger(s) on duty to resolve the matter?