NYC CLC-NYCOSH Safety & Health Series: Workplace Violence

NYC CLC/NYCOSH 2015

Safety and Health Series

Preventing Workplace Assault

and Violence

Workplace violence accounts for approximately 10% of all job-related fatalities in this country. Several steps are being taken to help control and minimize the risk:

• NYS enacted the workplace violence prevention law to protect most public sector workers
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued citations under the general duty clause
• OSHA has developed guidance documents for several industries
• Local and state legislative proposals
• Unions are advocating for a national standard

This forum will examine those measures that have been taken and discuss what we need to do.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

10:00 am – 1:00 pm

UAW Region 9A 256 W. 38th Street, 12th Floor

(between 7th & 8th Avenues)

Manhattan

Panelists:

Steve Schrag, Health and Safety Program Coordinator,

Service Employees International Union

Shawn Bobb, Occupational Safety and Health Specialist,

NYS Public Employees Federation

Eno Awotoye, Career Development Coordinator,

Retail Action Project

Laura Kenny, OSHA Region II Labor Liaison,

OSHA Region II Workplace Violence Coordinator,

OSHA Region II

Sponsored by the New York City Central Labor Council (NYC CLC)

and the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH).

For more information, contact Dwan Williams at 212-227-6440x10.

These training sessions are made possible, in part, by a grant from the New York State Department of Labor, C014970. USW 4-149