safety at work 

Safety at work is a shared responsibility between the employer and the employee. The Occupational Health and Safety Act entitles all employees in Nova Scotia to three basic rights: 

1) The right to know about health and safety matters.

2) The right to participate in decisions that could affect their health and safety.

3) The right to refuse work that could affect their health and safety and that of others.

Please use the following to learn more about safety at work:

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety https://ccohs.ca/youngworkers 

Free workplace health and safety e-courses are available for Nova Scotians at https://ccohs.ca/catalog/courses_list_nova.php

Learn about your rights in the workplace from the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia https://legalinfo.org/fr/youth/legal-information-for-youth-in-ns.

Inspired to Hire outlines best practices related to youth employment https://inspiredtohire.ca