Last month, the SERTs held their annual outreach event in Ponce, Puerto Rico, where they connected with communities and learned about disatrous events.
Fourteen Specialized Emergency Response Trainers (SERTs), along with five Tony Mazzocchi Center (TMC) staff members, gathered in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on June 3-7.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that 1,054,611 people are exposed to workplace hazards each year when they are conducting emergency response activities.
The United States is in a mental health crisis. Poor mental health has a big impact on workers at home and on the job. May is nationally recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month and has been since 1949. During this month, it is important to raise awareness on mental health disorders that workers may face every day as a result of poor work conditions.
Women have long been leaders in protecting worker health. Scientists, doctors, government officials & union activists all have a part to play in making workplaces safer.
