Know Your Rights

Learn about your rights under OSHA law, and how to take action if you think something is wrong.

Under federal law, you are entitled to a safe workplace. Your employer must provide a workplace free of known health and safety hazards. If you have concerns, you have the right to speak up about them without fear of retaliation. You also have the right to:

• Be trained in a language you understand

• Work on machines that are safe

• Be provided required safety gear, such as gloves or a harness and lifeline for falls

• Be protected from toxic chemicals

• Request an OSHA inspection, and speak to the inspector

• Report an injury or illness, and get copies of your medical records

• See copies of the workplace injury and illness log

• Review records of work-related injuries and illnesses

• Get copies of test results done to find hazards in the workplace