Boring Mill Operator

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Safety Act S. 28
• Duties of workers under OHSA s. 28
• 28. (1) A worker shall,
o (a) Work in compliance with the provisions of this Act and the regulations;
o (b) Use or wear the equipment, protective devices or clothing that the worker's
employer requires to be used or worn;
o (c) Report to his or her employer or supervisor the absence of or defect in any
equipment or protective device of which the worker is aware and which may
endanger himself, herself or another worker; and
o (d) Report to his or her employer or supervisor any contravention of this Act or the
regulations or the existence of any hazard of which he or she knows.
• Idem
• (2) No worker shall,
o (a) Remove or make ineffective any protective device required by the regulations or
by his or her employer, without providing an adequate temporary protective device

and when the need for removing or making ineffective the protective device has
ceased, the protective device shall be replaced immediately;
o (b) Use or operate any equipment, machine, device or thing or work in a manner that
may endanger himself, herself or any other worker; or
o (c) Engage in any prank, contest, feat of strength, unnecessary running or rough and
boisterous conduct.
o Consent to medical surveillance
• (3) A worker is not required to participate in a prescribed medical surveillance program
unless the worker consents to do so. R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1, s. 28.