Need something fixed? Who you gonna call?

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…

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What about the buses?

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…

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Slips, trips and fall hazards 

By Dr. Derek Shendell, Dr. Koshy Koshy and Justin Panzarella  There are over 13 million school employees in the United States with nearly 230,000 here in New Jersey. They make…

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Drinking water is improving

…but PFASs aren't disappearing by Dorothy Wigmore  The December 2019 and January 2020 editions of the NJEA Review featured articles about lead and PFAS chemicals in school drinking water. It’s…

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How’s your voice today?

It can start with a “frog” in the throat or laryngitis. It can end a career as a teacher.  Whether it’s called “teacher’s voice,” hoarseness (dysphonia), voice disorder, voice fatigue…

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