February Issue
January 25, 2015

Short takes

Source: NYSUT United

Register now for Health and Safety Conference

Registration for NYSUT's biennial Health and Safety Conference — March 13-14 at the Hilton Hotel in Saratoga Springs — is now open.

The event is appropriate for K-12 teachers and SRPS, higher education faculty and professionals and health care professionals. The conference offers local leaders and health and safety activists the opportunity to learn and network with colleagues from around the state.

Twenty-five workshops cover topics such as: How to Conduct a Building Walk-through, Workplace Bullying, Higher Education Emergency Preparedness, Science Lab Safety, Establishing a Health and Safety Committee, Hazards of Building Construction and Renovation, Workplace Stress and Social Media and Cyber Safety.

Conference information and registration materials are available at www.nysut.org/healthandsafety.

Contact your local president for approval to attend. Deadline to register is Feb. 13. For more information, call Marianne Perry in NYSUT Program Services at 800-342-9810, ext. 6297.