
Now’s your chance! By Dorothy Wigmore A chance to learn. A chance to improve school air. Those are the goals of a grant-funded project involving Rutgers University and
Health & Safety, Indoor Air Quality
October 2, 2023

By Justin Panzarella, BS, MPH (c) Derek G. Shendell, D.Env., MPH and Koshy Koshy, Ph.D. Understanding chemical exposure and storage hazards The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) affirms that
Chemical Storage Hazards, Health & Safety
September 12, 2023

…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
Drinking Water, Health & Safety
June 8, 2023

By Yvette Way, BA, MPH (c) and Derek G. Shendell, D.Env., MPH Within recent years in the U.S., some of the hottest weather has been recorded. This trend is only
Health & Safety, Temperature
May 1, 2023

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
Health & Safety, Teacher's Voice
April 3, 2023

By Dorothy Wigmore “NJEA members have a legal right to safe and healthful working conditions. Your employer, the board of education, is responsible for ensuring that school employees and students
Health & Safety
February 13, 2023

By Dorothy Wigmore Plug and go! Electric buses are coming to New Jersey schools. It’s part of an international movement to take diesel vehicles off the road, following campaigns by
Electric School Buses, Health & Safety
January 3, 2023

Yet school bus drivers have no place to go By Dorothy Wigmore Imagine a job where you aren’t sure if or when you can use a bathroom. Where you have
Health & Safety, Restrooms
December 2, 2022

By Dorothy Wigmore Librarians or administrative staff working during the summer, the state of a classroom in September, and building repairs during the school year are all situations posing construction-related
Construction and Renovation, Health & Safety
November 17, 2022

By Dorothy Wigmore It usually happens between school years. Too often, school staff and students pay a price when it’s not done properly. “It” is the construction, demolition or renovation
Construction and Renovation
October 17, 2022