Local 2627's Safety & Health Page

Contract Language

Local 2627 members are covered by contract language concerning safety and health issues on the job. Here is that language from the various contracts that apply to our members:

• Citywide (all city agencies except CUNY, DOE, SCA, or TA)
• City University of New York (CUNY)
• Department of Education (DOE)
• School Construction Authority (SCA)
• Transit Authority (TA)

In addition, members covered by the Citywide Contract may want to check out the VDT Contract Language Factsheet from the DC 37 Safety & Health Department.

Safety & Health Law

Local 2627 members are covered by PESH, the Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau of the New York State Department of Labor. OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, does not cover public employees.

Workers' Compensation

If you have a work-related injury, you need to do the following:

1. Get medical attention
2. File your agency's/NYC Law Department's compensation forms within 30 days
3. Choose Option I or II (Election of Rate of Charge Against Annual and/or Sick Leave
4. File C-3 form with NYS Workers' Compensation Board within 2 years
5. File for short-term disability if necessary
6. Contact the DC 37 Safety & Health Dept. at 212-815-1685 if you have any questions.

Other useful sources regarding Workers' Compensation:

• Workers' Compensation Factsheet from the DC 37 S&H Dept.
• Workers' Comp Webpage (NY Committee for Occupational Safety Health)
  phone: 212-227-6440, email: nycosh@nycosh.org
• NYS Advocate for Injured Workers, phone: 1-800-580-6665

Computers & Ergonomics

• Are Computers Hazardous to Your Health? (UFT)
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Factsheet (English & Spanish, 10.57 MB, DC 37 S&H Dept.)
• Computer Workstations: Hazards and Solutions (OSHA)
• Computer Workstation Health & Safety Checklist (NYCOSH)
• Healthy Computing
• The Keys to Healthy Computing: A Health and Safety Handbook (AFSCME)
• Office Work (NYCOSH)
• Repetitive Stress Injuries Factsheet (DC 37 S&H Dept.)

9/11 Safety & Health Issues

Links

• 9/11 Page — DC 37
• 9/11 Page — NYCOSH
• WTC Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program at Mt. Sinai Medical Center (for rescue, recovery, and cleanup workers and volunteers)
• WTC Environmental Healthcare Center at Bellevue Hospital Center (for downtown residents and non-Ground Zero workers)

90 Church St. — A Union Victory

• 90 Church Staff Lobbying for Better Windows (Chief-Leader)
• Local 2627 Participates in 90 Church Street Demonstration
• Safety Victory for Labor Coalition at 90 Church Street (PEP)
• Safety Committee Honors Labor Coalition

Literature

• Harmful Legacy of Pollution and Deception at Ground Zero (Sierra Club, 5.48MB)
• Ongoing Studies of WTC Disaster Contamination Effects (NYU-NIEHS Center, 497.24 KB)
• Books Relating to 9/11 Health & Safety Issues

Safety & Health Links (Multi-issue)

• DC 37 Safety & Health Page
• AFSCME Safety & Health Page
• AFL-CIO Safety & Health Page
• New York Committee for Occupational Safety & Health (NYCOSH)
• Mount Sinai — Irving J. Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Citywide Air Conditioning Policy

VDT Song (lyrics)

Articles About Local 2627 Safety & Health