By Allen Barkkume and Debra Coyle This issue of the Health and Safety column covers some perennial hazards and resources that we have written about in the NJEA Review over

We need something nontoxic! By Dorothy Wigmore  Feeling woozy when using something at work? Got a headache or skin rash afterward? Maybe some breathing problems or reactions? Just wondering what’s

Check out these tools for tackling them  By Dorothy Wigmore  There’s lots to do as the school year starts. Health and safety tools could be on your list. You likely

By Dorothy Wigmore  Want to start a conversation about health and safety? Find out if members have aches and pains or are getting hurt or sick? Look for patterns of

Reviewing key sources and common pollutants By Zarin Hussain, MPH (c) and Derek G. Shendell, D. Env., MPH   Why is this topic important?  There are many environmental health and

What to do  By Dorothy Wigmore  Just found a health or safety hazard at work? Trying to figure out if something is a hazard? Worried about on-going symptoms you or

What we need to know   By Zarin Hussain, MPH (c) and Derek G. Shendell, D. Env., MPH   Grasping the use of PCBs  PCBs or polychlorinated biphenyls have been

The invisible jobs and hazards of school custodial and building maintenance work By Dorothy Wigmore Schools need them. They’re key health and safety prevention staff and problem-solvers. But they are

By Nikki Baker and Rosie Grant  Every day that students and staff enter New Jersey schools, they face conditions that can cause illness or injury and that make it harder

Their air quality matters too By Dorothy Wigmore We want healthy air in schools. But what about school buses, where students and drivers spend so much time? How