April 2017
WEC Welcomes Two New Board Members
WEC is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to our Board of Directors. "As health professionals, we are creating standards in the workplace to protect the health and [...]
Immediate Action Needed: Stand Up for Worker Safety and the Environment
Call Your Congressional Representative and Congressman Frelinghuysen With Congressional Representatives heading back to their Districts, now is the time to urge your Representative to stand up for worker safety and the environment. Please ask [...]
Building A Prosperous, Clean Energy Future in New Jersey
New Jersey faces major threats from climate change. The state has already seen the impacts of heat waves and increased flooding from sea level rise. We cannot afford to be unprepared in the face [...]
March 2017
ELC & HSN Call on State to Address Emergent Health & Safety Repairs In Schools
The Healthy Schools Now coalition of the NJ Work Environment Council is proud to partner with Education Law Center in calling for the NJ Department of Education and NJ Schools Development Authority (SDA) to [...]
Oil Train Safety Bill Passes the Legislature
Bill will improve accountability of companies and require proactive planning The New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC) and allies commend the Assembly today for passing A2463, the Oil Train Safety bill. The bill ensures [...]
Trump Seeks to Cut Safety Agency with Roots in New Jersey
The devastating 1995 Napp Technologies explosion in the heart of Lodi killed five men, created a plume of toxic black smoke that lingered over the county for days -- and led to the creation of a [...]