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With Safety Associates at NYCHA developments, Local 237 members have a real voice in workplace health and safety issues. These members attend Safety Congresses (joint labor-management meetings) monthly. They are our union’s frontline on job safety. Working with the union and management, Safety Associates reduce and eliminate safety and health hazards. But there is always more to be done.
Here are some of our Brothers and Sisters who volunteer to lead on safety at their workplaces.
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Wanda Moses, Safety Associate Caretaker J at St. Nicholas Houses. |
“Safety helps you live longer, so be safe!” |
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Brownsville Houses Safety Associates. Vijai Pariag, and Brenda Pierre-Louis, Maintenance Workers. |
“Safety is our priority for our co-workers and residences in NYCHA.” |
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Tiffany Miller, Safety Associate, Caretaker J at Gompers Houses |
"Safety has to be everyone’s responsibility…everyone needs to know that they are empowered to speak up if there’s an issue." |
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Destiny Level, Safety Associate, Caretaker J at Dyckman Houses |
"Going above and beyond to make sure that my peers and I can work safely is my goal. We need to make it home to our families at the end of the day!" |
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Troy Scott, Safety Associate, Maintenance at Wagner Houses |
"Safety is everyone’s business so it doesn’t become everyone’s problem” |
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Tatiana Henry-Bean, Safety Associate, Caretaker J at Wald Houses |
“The safety of my coworkers is important to me!” |
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Queens Safety Associates. From left: Lonnie Hicks Caretaker J at Queensbridge, Lisa Thompson Caretaker G at Ravenswood and Gary Davis Caretaker X at Woodside. |
“PPE is the way to be. They say we are not superheroes, we are NYCHA’s justice league to keep it safe!” "We are the hazard busters – 100 percent safety first!" |
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Christopher Quinones, Safety Associate, Caretaker J at Kings Tower, with Ken Roper, Local 237 Business Agent |
“Safety is not something that can happen on its own by accident. You need to work towards it with the right measures, tools, and mindset.” |
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Desiree Williams, Safety Associate, Caretaker J at Unity Plaza |
“Overflowing slop sinks, rats, or whatever the problem is, your safety associate is there to help to get the problem resolved. Be safe and always wear your helmet!” |
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Taneesha Allen, Safety Associate, Caretaker J at Howard Houses |
Taneesha Allen has been an active and dedicated safety associate for many years at Howard Houses. |
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Dwight Cannon (right) Maintenance Worker at Melrose |
“Every workplace should be safe every day. I want to see every one of my co-workers go home safe and sound. It’s important that someone looks out for others’ safety, and we all need to pay attention to these issues to stay safe" “I care about this issue, and I want everyone else to care about it too.” Dwight Cannon has been a safety associate since the beginning of the program. His twin, Earl, joined the program a few years later. Both take their role as safety associate very seriously. |
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“I have been a Safety Associate for many years, and as I get ready to retire, I have educated and trained my co-workers to take over when I am gone. Health and safety will always be a part of the job, and we need to stay on top of these issues to make jobs safer. “ |
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“I voluntarily took the Safety Associate position to educate co-workers in solving safety concerns with reports and conversation. I make them aware that follow-ups need to be logged in a timely manner to assure all safety priorities are addressed. Solving issues that need to be fixed shows me that our roles as a team can be handled with working safe and smart.” |
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