---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 708.6"
title: "10"
number: "708.6"
heading: "Reasonable fear of serious injury."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/708.6"
---

# §708.6. Reasonable fear of serious injury.


Participation in an activity, policy, or practice may cause an employee to have a reasonable fear of serious injury that justifies a refusal to participate if:

- (a) A reasonable person, under the circumstances that confronted the employee, would conclude there is a substantial risk of a serious accident, injury, or impairment of health or safety resulting from participation in the activity, policy, or practice; or
- (b) An employee, because of the nature of his employment responsibilities, does not have the training or skills needed to participate safely in the activity or practice.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(c), 2201(i), and 2201(p); 42 U.S.C. 5814 and 5815; 42 U.S.C. 7251, 7254, 7255, and 7256; and 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3.

### Source

Source: 84 FR 37757, Aug. 2, 2019, unless otherwise noted.