为了帮助安省工人和非工会组织的移民工人了解受雇期间有关危害他们健康与安全的信息，为他们提供有关法律保护权利的咨询、法律事务、社区教育等服务，多伦多工人健康与安全法律援助中心和应变技巧协会共同编写了职业健康与安全条例之工人手册。为方便读者了解和使用，本版采用中英文对照形式连续选登部分内容，供读者参考。

Why do workers need a health & safety law?
为什么需要健康与安全法律？

Over 300 workers die every year because of work related accidents and disease. In 1999, more than 367,000 workers made claims to the Workplace Safety and insurance Board or WSIB (formerly the Workers’ Compensation Board or WCB) because they were hurt at work or their work made them sick.
每年都有300多名工人死于和工作有关的事故和疾病。1999年，有36万7千多名工人由于工作中受伤或者由于工作使他们得了某种疾病而向工作场所安全与保险委员会WSIB（其前身称为工人赔偿委员会WCB）索取赔偿。

Almost 1/3 of those workers needed to take at least one day off work. Many more workers would be hurt if there was no law to help protect them.
那些工人当中，大约1/3的人需要至少休息一天。如果没有法律帮助保护他们，则会有更多的人受到创伤。

In Ontario, the law that protects workers is the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OH&S Act). It makes the workplace safer. The OH&S Act also gives workers three basic rights so they can change unsafe working conditions.
在安省，这种保护工人的法律就是职业健康与安全条例(OH&S ACT)。它可使工作场所更安全。并给予工人三项基本权利使他们能够改变不安全的工作状况。

Workers must understand the OH&S Act and know how and when to use it. Such knowledge allows workers to take home not only their pay but their health as well.
工人必须了解职业健康与安全条例，并懂得如何及何时使用它。这些知识使得工人不仅带着他们的工资回家，也带着他们的健康回家。

What does the Workplace Safety and insurance Board do for me?
工作场所安全与保险委员会能为工人做什么？

Workers who miss work due to a workplace injury are eligible to receive financial compensation from the WSIB. Injured workers receive a percentage of their regular wage. Payments will continue until the worker has recovered and can return to work.
因在工作场所受伤而不能工作的工人可以合法从WSIB领取经济赔偿。受伤工人可领取他们正常工资的一部分。赔偿额将一直支付到工人康复并且可以重返工作岗位为止。
Most employers in Ontario pay the WSIB to administer benefits to injured workers. The system can be thought of as a type of insurance for employers. It is important for workers to know if their employer is covered by the WSIB or by a private insurance plan.
安省的大部分雇主支付WSIB来管理受伤工人的福利。这个系统可以被认为是雇主的一种保险。了解他们的雇主是由WSIB保险的，还是由私人保险公司保险，对于工人来说非常重要。

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