systems, mold and moisture,
housekeeping and green
cleaning, and temperature and
humidity.
10 Steps to School
Health & Safety
• April 2011, 12 pages. Step-bystep
guidance for members to
organize around health and
safety issues and achieve lasting
improvements in working
conditions.
NJEA Health & Safety Facts
Six to eight page brochures on issues
most important to members in general.
Also hazards faced by particular
groups of members.
• Asbestos Hazards in School
• Bloodborne Hazards in School
• For Bus Drivers
• For Custodial & Maintenance
Employees
• For Food Service Employees
• Health & Safety Committees
• How to Use the Public
Employees Occupational Safety
and Health Act (PEOSHA)
• For Paraeducators
• School Renovation
• For Secretaries
• For Security Officers
• For Teachers
• Violence in Schools
NJEA Review articles
Each month the NJEA Review features
a Health & Safety column on a
different topic.
106 – AR Handbook
Additional Resources
Violence and Vandalism
NJEA Health and Safety Manual
www.njea.org/issues/health-
safety/health-safety-publications/
Violence in Schools, pages 292 to
298
National Education Association
Safe Schools Issues webpage
www.nea.org/home/16364.htm
OSHA Workplace Violence
webpage
www.osha.gov/SLTC/
workplaceviolence/index.html
NIOSH Occupational Violence
webpage
www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/violence/
CDC Youth Violence webpage
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/YVP/school_
violence.htm
CDC School Violence Fact Sheet
2010
www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/
SchoolViolence_FactSheet-a.pdf
NIOSH Science Blog on School
Violence
www.cdc.gov/niosh/blog/nsb041408_
teacher.html
The National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health is conducting
a study on workplace violence in
PA schools. They have created a Blog
where teachers, school staff, administrators,
and union representative
s can share their experiences, ideas
and perspectives on school violence.
Violence, Vandalism, and
Substance Abuse in New Jersey
Schools, 1999 to 2008 Reports, NJ
Department of Education
www.state.nj.us/education/schools/
vandv/
Violence, Vandalism, and
Substance Abuse Incident Report
System
https://homeroom.state.nj.us/EVVRS.
htm
Violence, Vandalism, and
Substance Abuse Incident Report
Form
http://homeroom.state.nj.us/
evvrs/EVVRS_Incident_Report_
Form_2015-2016_final.pdf
Government Resources
Below are descriptions of government
agencies that can be helpful on
school health and safety concerns.
The local association, members, and
parents may wish to contact them to
obtain information, advice, and publications.
In some cases, obtaining
an onsite enforcement inspection is
also possible.
Public Employees Occupational
Safety and Health
(PEOSH) Program is responsible for
health and safety enforcement for
staff in New Jersey public schools.
• Health hazards such as indoor
air quality, mold, and chemical
hazards
New Jersey Department of
Health and Senior Services
Phone: 609-984-1863
www.state.nj.us/health/peosh/
index.shtml
• Safety hazards, discrimination,
and record-keeping
New Jersey Department
of Labor and Workforce
Development
Phone: 609-292-7036 or
800-624-1644
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/lsse/employer/
Public_Employees_OSH.
html