Events for August 17, 2022 - May 10, 2022

Please join the NJ Work Environment Council and New Labor for Workers' Memorial Day. Every year, working people and their organizations observe Workers’ Memorial Day at the end of April to remember those who have gotten injured or died on the job and to renew our commitment for safe workplaces. Each year thousands of workers are killed and millions more injured or diseased because of their jobs. We need to make sure that worker health and safety rights are guaranteed to all, in all workplaces! As Mother Jones taught us, "we pray for the dead, but fight like hell for the living." Sponsors:  NJ Work Environment Council, New Labor, The Labor Institute, United Steelworkers District 4, Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War. Endorsed By: New Jersey Education Association, NJ 21 United, Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), HPAE Local 5094, The Labor Institute, AFTNJ, 1199 SEIU UHWE, UFCW 888, Greater NJ CLUW, CWA 1037, Unity Square, New Jersey Communities United, New Jersey State Industrial Union Council, 32BJ SEIU, Teamsters Local 469, Rutgers USAS, GreenFaith, New Brunswick Area Branch NAACP, Ironbound Community Corporation, Food & Water Watch, NJ Working Families Alliance, Workers Justice Project, Make the Road NY/NJ, New Jersey Citizen Action, AFSC Immigrant Rights Program, [...]

Employers have a responsibility under OSHA’s HazCom Standard to educate and train employees about the chemicals they work with and how to protect themselves from any potential hazards. Join us as we discuss OSHA's HazCom standard and assessing chemical hazards and understanding safety data sheets.Register

Join us as we discuss workplace violence prevention strategies, identifying safety system failures in the workplace, and OSHA and NJ state regulations that address workplace violence. Register Here

Understanding the hierarchy of Systems of Safety (with design as the primary system) enables workers to become active participants in developing and implementing safe work practices (“training and procedures”). Join us as we introduce the concept of Systems of Safety and identifying safety system failures in the workplace.Register Here

Employers have a responsibility under OSHA’s HazCom Standard to educate and train employees about the chemicals they work with and how to protect themselves from any potential hazards. Join us as we discuss OSHA's HazCom standard and assessing chemical hazards and understanding safety data sheets.Register Here

For the last two years, the Hazard Communications (HazCom) Standard has been in the top 5 most cited standards on the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) top 10 list of violations. Child Care Providers are invited to join this specifically tailored training event. Register Here

Join us as we discuss workplace violence prevention strategies, identifying safety system failures in the workplace, and OSHA and NJ state regulations that address workplace violence. Register Here

Employers have a responsibility under OSHA’s HazCom Standard to educate and train employees about the chemicals they work with and how to protect themselves from any potential hazards. Join us as we discuss OSHA's HazCom standard and assessing chemical hazards and understanding safety data sheets.Register Here

Join us as we discuss workplace violence prevention strategies, identifying safety system failures in the workplace, and OSHA and NJ state regulations that address workplace violence.  Click here for more information. Register Here

Join Us as we examine hazards in your workplace and learn how to develop a map to identify, locate, and evaluate hazards so they can be targeted for elimination. This training will be participatory and you will need video capability, paper and pen for the breakout rooms. Register Here