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Q: What does the human rights act say about health and safety?
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Which section of the OSH Act prohibits employers from discriminating against worker for exercising their safety and health right?

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What act provides for health and safety of industrial workers?

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What agencies are created by the occupational health and safety act?

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What year did the Health and Safety Act come into force?

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Why did the health an safety act come into force?

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