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| Stray Electron:
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 25, 2020, 03:40:52 pm ---Not sure about laws over there - over here, there is a "right to withdraw" allowing you to leave your job (not quit it) temporarily without facing any consequence in case it's become a health risk. Dunno if you have something like this, but even if you do, if the state you live in doesn't officially consider that a threat to your health, then you just can't prove it is. :-\ --- End quote --- I would say that if if the OP's state is telling people to stay home and to self quarantine, then it is a life threatening situation. I don't know enough about the OP's job situation and his exposure to be able to if he should quit his job or not, but IMO the state unemployeement people should back him if he does. OTOH his next potential employer might see that as not being loyal to the company and refuse to hire him so he has to weigh that possibility too. |
| engineheat:
I asked if we can wear our own masks if we have it. I was told we can only wear surgical masks, but N95 mask is considered a "respirator" along with painting respirators and those have OSHA requirements as far as test fitting, etc... I was told I have to get a medical screening and jump thru a bunch of other hoops to wear them. I can only feel safe if I wore a respirator. If they don't allow it I might need to take an unpaid leave. The way I see it, those OSHA requirements are in place to protect workers if they were doing a task that requires a respirator. In my case, the respirator is an additional measure of protection against a virus and even a leaking one is better than nothing... If I can convince them to allow me to wear a respirator then I'll take my chances but if they turned down this and won't allow unpaid leave, then screw it. I'm gone. |
| Cerebus:
Just wear a mask and say: "Fire me if you want to, but my health is worth more than this job so I'm wearing a mask. Before you do, consider how 'Fired for wearing mark during Covid-19 epidemic' will look in (1) the newpapers, (2) the court papers when I sue you." Frankly if your employer is so shitty that they're making this difficult for you, you should be looking for a new employer anyway - I would be. |
| Stray Electron:
--- Quote from: engineheat on March 26, 2020, 01:17:03 am ---I asked if we can wear our own masks if we have it. I was told we can only wear surgical masks, but N95 mask is considered a "respirator" along with painting respirators and those have OSHA requirements as far as test fitting, etc... I was told I have to get a medical screening and jump thru a bunch of other hoops to wear them. I can only feel safe if I wore a respirator. If they don't allow it I might need to take an unpaid leave. The way I see it, those OSHA requirements are in place to protect workers if they were doing a task that requires a respirator. In my case, the respirator is an additional measure of protection against a virus and even a leaking one is better than nothing... If I can convince them to allow me to wear a respirator then I'll take my chances but if they turned down this and won't allow unpaid leave, then screw it. I'm gone. --- End quote --- I completely agree with your second paragraph. If conditions at your work were such that you were required to wear a mask then it might concern OHSA but since it's not for directly work related reason then OHSA wouldn't be involved. |
| WattsThat:
Find a job before you leave a job and if you’re desirable as an employee, it should be easy, right? Be smart and apply some critical thinking to the problem at hand and above all, avoid the 24 hour news cycle of the ratings driven mass media which is very short on useful data. |
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