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Worker Rights and Whistleblower Protection (OSH Act Section 11(c))
For workers and new hires: what safety activity the law protects from retaliation, when refusing a dangerous task is protected, what is not protected, and how and when to file a retaliation complaint.
This certificate records completion of awareness training based on OSHA 29 CFR 1977.3, 1977.4, 1977.5, 1977.6, 1977.9, 1977.10, 1977.12, 1977.15, 1977.18, 1977.22 and 1977.23. It is not an OSHA card or license, and it is not legal advice. Part 1977 has no training requirement. It explains section 11(c) of the OSH Act, under which no person may discharge or in any manner discriminate against an employee because the employee filed a complaint, started or testified in a proceeding, or exercised a right under the Act. Workers with a specific retaliation concern should contact OSHA promptly, because the period for filing a section 11(c) complaint is 30 days after the violation occurs.
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What you will learn
- Recognize the safety activities that are protected from retaliation
- Decide when refusing a dangerous task is protected, and what to do first
- Tell apart protected activity from conduct that can still be disciplined
- File a retaliation complaint the right way, on time
Course outline
- What is protected: Four kinds of protected activity; Who is protected, and who cannot retaliate
- Refusing dangerous work: When a refusal is protected
- What is not protected: Protection is not immunity
- Filing a complaint: 30 days, no special form
- On the job
Course facts
- Who it is for: Worker, Career-starter
- Time: about 15 minutes, on your phone or computer
- Final quiz pass mark: 80%, with a certificate employers can verify
- Based on OSHA 29 CFR Part 1977 (interpretations of section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act)
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