Absolutely. That is considered a serious risk to one's health, and employees can absolutely move forward and consider themselves at risk. I would therefore encourage any employee who finds themselves in that circumstance, whether it involves asbestos or a long-term serious health impact—and we know there are several work site issues that create that phenomenon—to please move forward and make sure that you're refusing work if you're placed in that circumstance, so that we at the labour program, as well as the employer with those employees, can rectify the circumstance. That's by far the best scenario.
On May 15th, 2014. See this statement in context.