August 2016
Right to Know and Act to Prevent Toxic Exposures in the Workplace and Community
Toxic Release Inventory TRI is one of a number of federal and state laws that workers and community members can use to help reduce toxic exposure. Chemical Facilities Must Hold Public Meeting After an [...]
WEC Annual Awards Dinner & 30th Anniversary Celebration
The New Jersey Work Environment Council holds its major fundraiser, an awards dinner, each year. 2016 is our 30th anniversary year and we were grateful to be joined by more than 125 labor, environmental, [...]
Preventing Chemical Accidents
New Jersey's Mandatory Worker Training Program on Chemical Safety and Security On July 25, 2006, New Jersey's Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (OHSP) wrote certain chemical facility owners informing them that they were now [...]
WEConnect Newsletter Archives
2016 09/14/2016 WEConnect: Stop TPP, Annual Awards Dinner, New Industrial Hygienists, Member Survey Reminder 08/10/2016 WEConnect: Oil Trains, Awards Honoree Profile, Chemical Safety, Intern Announcement 07/14/2016 WEConnect: 2016 WEC Awards Dinner, PEOSH update, Oil Train [...]
Privatizing Public School Custodians and Facility Management
With the average age of New Jersey's public schools at more than 50 years old and with many schools dating back to the turn of the 20th century, we are concerned that custodian privatization will [...]
New OSHA Silica Standard Must be Enforced
Right in the shadow of the New Jersey Statehouse, the workers were dry cutting the sidewalk concrete, unwittingly putting themselves and the public in danger. Silica exposure impacts thousands of workers; in New Jersey more [...]