October 2021
October 26: Vaccines, Boosters & NJ Vaccine Distribution Program
This week we were joined by Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, Co-Executive Director of the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health and Dr. David Adinaro, Deputy Commissioner for Public Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health. Marcy [...]
NJ Work Environment Council Congratulates Doug Parker, Confirmed as New Chief of U.S. OSHA
The following statement is from Debra Coyle McFadden, executive director of the New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC). “We’re glad to see Doug Parker, a highly qualified safety professional, confirmed today by the U.S. Senate. [...]
New Jersey Work Environment Council Congratulates Doug Parker, Confirmed Today as New Chief of U.S. OSHA
For immediate release –October 25, 2021 Contact: Debra Coyle 609/707-1320 or [email protected] The following statement is from Debra Coyle McFadden, executive director of the New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC). “We’re glad to see Doug [...]
October 19: OSHA’s ETS and State Government Infectious Disease Prevention Policies
We were joined this week by Debbie Berkowitz, former Program Director of Worker Health and Safety of the National Employment Law Project and Marina Jabsky, Industrial Hygienist for NYCOSH. Debbie discussed what the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on [...]
October 12: Building Equity and Resilience in Vulnerable Communities – Community Engagement Across New Jersey
Dr. Rick Marlink, Director of the Rutgers Global Health Institute, shared details of their initiatives in Newark, New Brunswick, and Trenton on advancing health equity and an equitable recovery for women and minority owned small and micro businesses throughout [...]
October 5: Building Ventilation and Minimizing Exposure to COVID-19
This episode we hosted industrial hygienist Allen Barkkume, MS, who informed us about the importance of good building ventilation to help mitigate COVID-19 transmission. Allen explained the hierarchy of controls and the top priority for proper building ventilation is to [...]