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Group photo from the Health and Safety Conference

Group photo from the Health and Safety Conference
Pictured, from left, are Vincent Rossillo, Fine, Olin & Anderman; Ed Aluck, PEF Contract Administration; Geraldine Stella, PEF Health and Safety director; Vincent DePaul, NYS Civil Service; Ed Cottrell, Office of Employee Relations Article 18 and 13 co-chair; and Alex Dell, Law Firm of Alex Dell, PLLC.

August 17, 2022 — PEF health and safety committee chairs from across the state took part in a two-day training conference on worker’s compensation August 8 and 9 at the Desmond Hotel in Albany. The workshop included basics of worker’s compensation, online resources, the specifics of the PEF contract as it pertains to worker’s comp, the role of PEF leaders and staff in the process, and much more. The committee chairs dove deep into the most important information and steps to take when members are injured on the job.

Funding was provided by Article 18 of the NYS/PEF 2019-2023 contract and a NYS Department of Labor Hazard Abatement Board Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education grant.