Good Jobs, Safe Jobs! – Worker Health and Safety Series*
*Note: This event is a series... to sign up for all four sessions please click on and fill out the registration form at the bottom. If you'd like to attend just one session please contact Tolle Graham at 617-825-7233 x19
The UMass Dartmouth Labor Extension Program and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health presents this four-week series to be held at UMass Dartmouth on Wednesdays from
This series is dedicated to the men and women who have been killed, injured or made ill by work in
Come to sharpen your health and safety skills to build an effective union approach to health and safety!
Session One:
· Health and Safety Activist Panel presentation: Successes and Challenges
· Worker Memorial Day – how we monitor worker injuries and fatalities, OSHA compliance and high hazard trends to fight for safe jobs
Session Two:
· Union approach to health and safety
· What’s in this air? Introduction to environmental indoor air quality- the issues and what can be done about it.
Session Three:
· Adding internet research to your Health and Safety Tool Box: using the web for research and organizing
· This will be a hands on session
Session Four:
· Creating a health and safety plan for your union/workplace, tailored to the conditions in your workplace and presentation of the plan for feedback
· Worker Memorial Event
Faculty for the series will feature Tolle Graham and