29 CFR § 1960.10 - Employee responsibilities and rights.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1960.10"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1960.10 - Employee responsibilities and rights."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1960.10"
section_name: "Employee responsibilities and rights."
chapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1960"
part_name: "BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sections 19 and 24 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1609, 1614; 29 U.S.C. 668, 673), 5 U.S.C. 553, Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-90 (55 FR 9033), and Executive Order 12196."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 69798, Oct. 21, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1960"
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# 1960.10 Employee responsibilities and rights.
(a) Each employee shall comply with the standards, rules, regulations, and orders issued by his/her agency in accordance with section 19 of the Act, Executive Order 12196, and this part which are applicable to his/her own actions and conduct.
(b) Employees shall use safety equipment, personal protective equipment, and other devices and procedures provided or directed by the agency and necessary for their protection.
(c) Employees shall have the right to report unsafe and unhealthful working conditions to appropriate officials.
(d) Employees shall be authorized official time to participate in the activities provided for in section 19 of the Act, Executive Order 12196, this part, and the agency occupational safety and health program.