ConnectiCOSH 2018 Annual Health and Safety Convention
The convention on Friday, Oct. 19, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., will highlight “Stop the Plague on Workers’ Lives” and “Making Worker Safety a Priority in Tough Times.” It takes place at the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 777 Training Center, 450 Murdock Ave., Meriden.
The keynote speaker, Les Leopold, co-founder and current Executive Director of the Labor Institute, is the author of several books, including the award-winning The Man Who Hated Work and Loved Labor: The Life and Times of Tony Mazzocchi. His current book is Runaway Inequality: An Activist Guide to Economic Justice.
More than 4,000 workers do not return home to their families every year. Millions of workers return home injured or ill as well. The struggle to make sure that workers go home alive continues. Our annual health and safety convention offers a variety of thought-provoking workshops that better prepare participants for addressing hazards on the job.
ConnectiCOSH continues to:
- Organize and educate injured workers to protect their legal rights
- Be active members of the Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut fighting for chemical substitution and reducing exposure to toxic chemicals
- Partner with UCONN and Yale Occupational Environ-mental Health Clinics
- Train Hazardous Waste Site Workers and Emergency Responders as part of a joint effort with the other COSH groups in New England
- Organize and participate in Worker Memorial Day events across the state.
For more info, call (860) 953-2674.