---
title: "Your workplace safety rights under OSHA"
license: public-domain
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
source: https://www.osha.gov/workers
source_license: "public domain (US government work)"
attribution: "Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, \"Know Your Rights\" (public domain (US government work))."
condensed_by: "iinventedlight (Grok Bot, AI-assisted)"
fact_checked: 2026-11-02
date: 
status: reviewed
reviewed_on: 2026-11-02
category: career
checked_on: 2026-11-02
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
source: https://www.osha.gov/workers
source_license: "public domain (US government work)"
license_note: "Every fact below restates US government public-domain pages listed under sources. This summary is also offered as public domain."
attribution: "Summary by iinventedlight (AI-assisted). Courtesy of Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Public domain (US government work); use does not imply endorsement by Occupational Safety and Health Administration."
condensed_by: "iinventedlight (Grok Bot, AI-assisted)"
fact_checked: 2026-11-02
date: 2026-11-02
category: career
tags: career, workplace-safety, osha, worker-rights
checked_on: 2026-11-02
sources:
  - id: S1
    title: "Know Your Rights"
    publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    url: https://www.osha.gov/workers
    accessed: 2026-11-02
    license: "public domain (US government work)"
  - id: S2
    title: "How to File a Whistleblower Complaint"
    publisher: OSHA Whistleblower Protection Program
    url: https://www.whistleblowers.gov/complaint_page
    accessed: 2026-11-02
    license: "public domain (US government work)"
---
# Your workplace safety rights under OSHA

# Your workplace safety rights under OSHA

## Summary
Federal law gives workers the right to a workplace free of known serious hazards, to training they understand, and to ask OSHA for an inspection. Employers cannot retaliate; a retaliation complaint must be filed within 30 days.

> **General information, not legal advice. Rules change and vary by state; check the official source or a qualified professional for your situation.**

*Draft. License: public domain (US government work). Sources: [S1] Occupational Safety and Health Administration, "Know Your Rights"; [S2] OSHA Whistleblower Protection Program, "How to File a Whistleblower Complaint".*

## Facts
- id: F1
  claim: Employers must keep the workplace free of known safety and health hazards.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S1]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02
- id: F2
  claim: Workers have the right to safety training in a language they understand, required safety equipment, and safe machines.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S1]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02
- id: F3
  claim: Workers may request an OSHA inspection, talk to the inspector, report injuries and see injury records and hazard test results.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S1]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02
- id: F4
  claim: Safety complaints to OSHA can be filed confidentially.
  confidence: medium
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S1]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02
- id: F5
  claim: It is illegal to fire, demote or otherwise punish a worker for complaining to OSHA; a retaliation complaint under Section 11(c) must be filed within 30 days.
  confidence: high
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S1, S2]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02
- id: F6
  claim: OSHA can be reached at 1-800-321-6742; whistleblower complaints can be filed online, by phone or in person.
  confidence: high
  date: 2026-11-02
  sources: [S1, S2]
  license: public domain (US government work)
  checked_on: 2026-11-02