Workers have certain responsibilities, outlined in Section 28 of the OHSA. In practice, these responsibilities amount to taking prescribed training and completing documentation, working in accordance with written Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and reporting hazards to the appropriate supervisor so the situation can be corrected. See below.

OHSA Section 28

The duties of an worker are explicitly defined in the OHSA, Section 28.

The worker is required to:

work in compliance with all prescribed workplace health and safety directives;
use protective equipment and devices, as prescribed;
report to the supervisor any safety-related equipment defects;
report to the supervisor any workplace hazard.

Worker Responsibilites

Applies To:

Laboratory Supervisors
TAs
Post Docs
Research Engineers/Technical Staff
Research Associates/Fellow
Grad Students (not technically employees, but applies nonetheless)
Summer Student Researchers

Documentation:

Job Hazard Analysis (link)
Stipulated by EOHSS.
Complete this with your supervisor.

Eng Phys-Specific Hazard Assessment Form (download)
To be completed annually for each student.
Supervisor must review assessment and sign off.

Training:

General Mandatory Training

Asbestos Awareness	Complete online
Ergonomics	Complete online
Fire Safety	Complete online
Slips/Trips/Falls	Complete online
WHMIS Office (Anti-requisite: WHMIS Core)	Complete online
WHMIS Core	Complete online

Plus additional Mandatory Training if applicable to research/work area. (e.g. Biosafety, Electrical Awareness, Gas Cylinder, HF Awareness, Laser Safety, Lock Out/Tag Out, Machine Guard, Radiation Safety, etc.)

Site-Specific Mandatory Training

(i.e. Any specialized training for equipment or activities in a faculty research lab. An SOP should already exist for any such task. Supervisors should log this training and acquire signatures.)