Workers are entitled to working conditions that do not pose a risk of serious harm. To help assure a safe and healthful workplace, OSHA also provides workers with the right to:

• Ask OSHA to inspect their workplace;
• Use their rights under the law without retaliation and discrimination;
• Receive information and training about hazards, methods to prevent harm, and the OSHA standards that apply to their workplace. The training must be in a language you can understand;
• Get copies of test results done to find hazards in the workplace;
• Review records of work-related injuries and illnesses;
• Get copies of their medical records;

Workers’ Rights Booklet [PDF*]

Source: United States Department of Labor, “Workers’ rights under the OSH Act” https://www.osha.gov website. Accessed November 24, 2015. https://www.osha.gov/workers.html#2

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