Re: the right to refuse unsafe work

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From: Michael Filimowicz <michael_f@sfu.ca>
Sent: July 10, 2020 9:14 AM
To: Rob Woodbury
Cc: academic-discussion@sfu.ca
Subject: Re: the right to refuse unsafe work

I don't think there's any assertion in my post below, there's just some information sharing in case any might find it useful. A lot of employers, maybe most?, share this Work BC and regulatory act information with their employees explicitly, and I don't recall seeing any information of this kind in past announcements.

Michael Filimowicz, PhD

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

School of Interactive Arts and Technology Simon Fraser University

From: Rob Woodbury
Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2020 5:38 PM
To: Michael Filimowicz
Cc: academic-discussion@sfu.ca
Subject: Re: the right to refuse unsafe work

I would be shocked if SFU has not built consideration of worker views into its process. Such is a required part of the WorkSafeBC return-to-work process.

I’d suggest that one looks carefully at the SFU response before making general assertions.

-rob-

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On Jul 9, 2020, at 4:11 PM, Michael Filimowicz <michael_f@sfu.ca> wrote:

Hi All,

This post is fairly unrelated to all the previous ones. It just occurred to me that in all the hundreds of emails, policies, newsletters, announcements, web pages etc. over the past few months, I don't recall any mention of the legislation around the right of refusing unsafe work.

Just for purposes of providing people with information (I am on study leave until Sept 2021 so I have no personal gripe about anything), I thought I would just share some of the relevant legislative context around the general right to refuse unsafe work, in case some feel that with the various return to work protocols being developed, they are being asked to assume too much risk:

• Workers’ Compensation Act, Part 2, Division 4, Sections 21 - 30

• Workers’ Compensation Act, Part 2, Division 6, Sections 47 - 50

• Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, Part 3.12 and 3.13

https://www.worksafebc.com/en/health-safety/create-manage/rights-responsibilities/refusing-unsafe-work

Best,

Michael Filimowicz, PhD

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology

School of Interactive Arts and Technology Simon Fraser University