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 About the UA:
Safety & Health
The UA's Role in Safety and Health
"Protecting the health and safety of our country's workers is an important national value. It's something we should all share… We don't believe that anyone should have to endanger their personal health or their very lives to make a living for their families to live a life of dignity."
The United Association Department of Safety and Health is charged with one of the United Association's most important and essential activities: Protecting the lives of UA members on the jobsite.
All workers should know:
- Their rights
- The hazards of their jobs
- Which chemicals, equipment, and practices are dangerous and how to protect themselves
- Who the official safety and health individual is on their jobsite
In short, safety must be the top priority of every worker and particularly every UA member stepping onto a jobsite each day.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act
Unions, like the United Association, have played a significant role in calling attention to and helping to reduce the incidence of workplace-related injuries and deaths. We have fought hard to encourage safety education and standard enforcement.
The most current version of the Occupational Health and Safety Act can be obtained on the Canadian Government e-Laws Website:
English: http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o01_e.htm
French: http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/french/elaws_statutes_90o01_f.htm
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