Back To School 2024 Safety Tip #3: Avoiding Cleaner/Custodial Injuries8/28/24Our custodians keep schools safe and clean for students and staff. When they maintain good health, they can continue providing this important… Read More
Back To School 2024 Safety Tip #2: Stress Reduction Exercises for School Staff8/27/24Schools are stressful places. Whether you teach in a classroom with well-behaved 2nd graders or work in an overwhelming adolescence-filled middle school,… Read More
Back To School 2024 Safety Tip #1: Teacher Injuries from Interactions with Students8/26/24One type of workplace injury the Comp Alliance has seen spike over the past few years is student-inflicted injuries to teachers. Currently,… Read More
October 2023 School Safety Bulletin - Workplace Violence Prevention for NYS Schools10/27/23The Public Employer Workplace Violence Prevention Act requires public employers to have and implement workplace violence prevention policies. School districts and BOCES… Read More
September 2023 Safety Bulletin - Confined Spaces9/22/23Most of our municipal and school members have at least one location with a confined space. OSHA defines a confined space as… Read More
September 2023 School Safety Bulletin - Back-to-School 2023 Safety Tip #59/6/23Bus Driver Safety 101 With our final safety tip before schools open, we would like to acknowledge the hard work bus drivers… Read More
August 2023 School Safety Bulletin - Back-to-School 2023 Safety Tip #49/6/23Accident Analysis & Investigations The investigation of a workplace incident is vital to acknowledging the issue and presents an opportunity to identify… Read More
August 2023 School Safety Bulletin - Back-to-School 2023 Safety Tip #39/6/23Working Safely with Limited Staffing There are about 220,000 public school teachers in New York State instructing roughly 2.5 million children from… Read More
August 2023 School Safety Bulletin - Back-to-School 2023 Safety Tip #29/6/23Working with Students with Disabilities Back injuries due to unsafe lifting techniques continue to be one of the most common injuries for… Read More
August 2023 School Safety Bulletin - Back-to-School 2023 Safety Tip #18/31/23Dealing with aggressive students is challenging and stressful. However, if you are prepared with strategies and training, you can deal with student aggression safely, effectively, and appropriately. Read More
