Department of Labor and Workforce Development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 16, 2022

TRENTON – The New Jersey Division of Labor and Workforce Growth (NJDOL), the New Jersey State Industrial Security Committee (NJSISC), and the U.S Division of Labor’s Occupational Security and Well being Administration (OSHA) right this moment signed an settlement renewing their collaborative relationship to proceed to foster safer and more healthy workplaces within the Backyard State. 

Recommitting to an alliance first signed on December 18, 2018, the taking part businesses will proceed to share info, assets, steering, and entry to coaching and training to develop and enhance office security and well being practices and packages, in addition to security recognition packages to acknowledge New Jersey employers who display an impressive dedication to stopping office accidents and sickness. 

“With the period of time and vitality employees dedicate to performing their job – and typically a number of jobs – it’s important that we work our hardest to make sure all employees can return dwelling each day simply as they arrived,” mentioned Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo. “Our employees want the consolation of realizing, with no shadow of a doubt, that their security and well being are valued and guarded wherever their work would possibly take them.” 

“Office security and well being incidents have a detrimental affect on employees and their households. For companies, every of those incidents prices capital that’s higher invested to develop the enterprise and create new jobs,” mentioned OSHA Regional Administrator Richard Mendelson in New York. “The initiatives described on this alliance will assist New Jersey companies enhance their office security and well being methods whereas growing competitiveness inside their respective industries.” 

“I’m very happy with the renewal of this alliance, which establishes a robust basis for collaborative efforts amongst the federal OSHA, NJDOL, and NJSISC to work in direction of steady enchancment of well being and security of New Jersey employees,” mentioned NJSISC Chair Dhruti Thaker. “The ensuing efforts will profit the companies as effectively!” 

The signing falls throughout Secure + Sound Week, a nationwide occasion held every August, going down this 12 months from August 15 by means of 21. As stipulated within the alliance settlement, this observance is to be promoted amongst New Jersey employers as a time to acknowledge the successes of office well being and security packages and provide info and concepts on how one can preserve employees secure.  

By its Division of Public Security and Occupational Security and Well being, the NJDOL provides each personal and public sector employers free onsite session visits to evaluate office security and well being. The aim is to assist employers adjust to OSHA laws and preserve workers secure, however doesn’t lead to citations, penalties, or fines. The NJDOL also can help companies by offering security coaching programs. For extra info, or to join a free office well being and security session or coaching, please go to the Division’s just lately up to date web site: https://www.nj.gov/labor/safetyandhealth/. 

OSHA, which was created by Congress underneath the Occupational Security and Well being Act of 1970, inspects and evaluates well being and security for the personal business, setting and implementing requirements and by offering coaching, outreach, training and help. 

The NJSISC was established throughout the NJDOL in accordance with N.J.S.A. 34:6A-15 to advise the Labor Commissioner on proposed guidelines to be adopted underneath the Employee Well being and Security Act and on basic issues of security promotion and accident prevention. Membership is comprised of representatives from throughout the state who’re leaders within the area of accident prevention, or are liable for accident prevention of their place of job. 

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