FACT SHEETS
Right to Know and Act to Prevent Toxic Exposures in the Workplace and Community
- Make Sure Public Employers Submit Accurate Chemical Right to Know Surveys
Public employee unions should ensure that public employers do a thorough job completing the 2008 Right to Know Survey.
- Why Your Union Should Join WEC
This is a detailed list of workplace health and safety services offered to our union members. - Worker and Union Rights to Participate in Inspections to Prevent Catastrophic Toxic Releases
Workers and union representatives now have important rights to protect the safety and security of workers and communities. - Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
Learn what OPRA is and how you can use it. This fact sheet was revised December 2009.
Environmental Justice
- Environmental Justice Program Brochure
Learn more about WEC's environmental justice program. - What is Environmental Justice
Overview of environmental justice.
Workplace Safety and Health
- Make Sure Public Employers Submit Accurate Chemical Right to Know Surveys
Public employee unions should ensure that public employers do a thorough job completing the 2008 Right to Know Survey. - Why Your Union Should Join WEC
This is a detailed list of workplace health and safety services offered to our union members. - Safe Work, Safe Care Project Brochure
Learn more about WEC's Safe Work, Safe Care Project. The goal of the project is to help create and maintain safe, healthy work environments for healthcare workers. - Preventing Chemical Accidents: OSHA's Process Safety Management Standard
Process Safety Management Training from the NJ Work Environment Council
- Employers Must Provide and Pay for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Employers have many obligations concerning PPE under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) standards. - Your Rights Under the New Jersey Public Employees' Occupational Safety and Health Act
An overview of your rights. - Your OSHA Rights in a Nutshell
A brief overview of your OSHA rights. - File a Complaint with OSHA
How to file a complaint. - OSHA Inspection
What to do during an OSHA inspection. - Using Section 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
You have the legal right to safe and healthy working conditions. - Workers' Whistleblower Rights Under 7 Environmental Laws
Seven federal environmental statutes contain "whistleblower protection" that was designed to protect workers against employer retaliation for their whistleblowing activities. - Health and Safety and the National Labor Relations Act
This law gives private sector workers legal rights to join unions and bargain collectively with their employer to negotiate improvements in workplace conditions, including health and safety conditions. - Health and Safety Rights for Teenage Workers
How teen workers can assert their health and safety rights on the job.
Chemical Safety and Security
- 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 legally required to train their employees about security. This fact sheet explains the requirement. - Worker and Union Rights to Participate in Inspections to Prevent Catastrophic Toxic Releases
Workers and union representatives now have important rights to protect the safety and security of workers and communities.
Healthy School Environments
- Your Rights Under the New Jersey Public Employees' Occupational Safety and Health Act
An overview of your rights. - Good Things to Do During a PEOSH Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Inspection
A checklist of what to do during an inspection. -
Be Aware of Artificial Turf Hazards
The health risks that may accompany synthetic turf.