Article 22. Employee rights and obligations in the field of labour protection

An employee shall have the right to:

a workplace that meets the requirements of technical regulation documents and regulatory legal acts on labour protection;

receive from the employer information on working conditions, including the likelihood of contracting occupational and other diseases, the benefits and compensations due in this connection, and personal and collective protective equipment;

be provided, at the employerʼs expense, with personal protective equipment in accordance with established norms and requirements on labour protection;

be covered, in the manner prescribed by legislation, by compulsory state social insurance against industrial accidents and occupational diseases;

refuse to perform work until the danger is eliminated if, as a result of violations of labour protection requirements, a threat to life and health arises, provided such circumstances are confirmed by the body exercising state supervision and inspection over compliance with labour protection requirements;

request that the working conditions and protection at his/her workplace be inspected by the body exercising state supervision and inspection over compliance with labour protection requirements;

receive training, at the employerʼs expense, in safe methods and techniques of work;

receive benefits and compensations established by legislation;

claim from the employer compensation for damage caused to life or health due to an industrial injury, occupational disease, or other damage to health connected with the performance of labour duties;

participate personally, or through representatives, when issues related to ensuring safe working conditions at his/her workplace are considered, and when an accident involving him/her or his/her occupational disease is investigated;

undergo, in accordance with medical recommendations, an unscheduled medical examination, with preservation of the workplace (position) and wages during such examination;

undergo retraining at the employerʼs expense if the workplace is eliminated as a result of violations of labour protection requirements.

An employee may have other rights in accordance with legislation.