PERMA

Patriot Day and National Day of Service & Remembrance
2021-09-11 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
September 11th is Patriot Day and a National Day of Service and Remembrance. On this day Americans across the country are called to volunteer in their local communities in tribute to the individuals lost and injured in the attacks, first responders, and the many who have risen in service to defend freedom.
#PatriotDay #NeverForget

Observe moments of silence:

8:46 AM EDT – American Airlines Flight #11 collides into the World Trade Center
9:03 AM EDT – United Airlines Flight #175 collides into the World Trade Center South Tower
9:37 AM EDT – American Airlines Flight #77 crashes into the Pentagon
9:59 AM EDT – World Trade Center South Tower Collapses
10:03 AM EDT – United Airlines Flight #93 crashes in Shanksville, PA
10:28 AM EDT – World Trade Center North Tower Collapses

Core PESH Training (3 Hour Online Course)
2021-09-09 09:00 - 12:00
Presented by: Michael Ballantine, Health and Safety Consultant from Occupations Safety Consultants, Inc.
Our Risk Management Department is hosting this live training monthly for the next few months. Content will be repeated in each session focusing on the following core items related to PESH training:

Blood Borne Pathogens
Workplace Violence Prevention
Sexual Harassment
Hazard communication/right to know

Training is not recorded and will last approximately 3 hours.
Register here.

PESH Safety Awareness Training - Webinar
2021-08-25 07:30 - 10:30
Presented by: Michael Ballantine, Consultant, Occupational Safety Consultants, Inc.
These webinars are designed for public works, highway, water, sanitation departments and alike to review best practices of daily tasks. Topics covered will include overviews of environmental concerns, flagging, lockout/tagout, heavy equipment, hazard recognition, proper PPE and trenching.
Register here.

Core PESH Training (3 Hour Online Course)
2021-08-12 09:00 - 12:00
Presented by: Michael Ballantine, Health and Safety Consultant from Occupations Safety Consultants, Inc.
Our Risk Management Department is hosting this live training monthly for the next few months. Content will be repeated in each session focusing on the following core items related to PESH training:

Blood Borne Pathogens
Workplace Violence Prevention
Sexual Harassment
Hazard communication/right to know

Training is not recorded and will last approximately 3 hours.
Register here

OSHA Safe & Sound Week
2021-08-09 08:00 - 2021-08-15 17:00
Recognize Safe + Sound Week, August 9-15, 2021
Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America’s workers safe.

PESH Safety Awareness Training - Webinar
2021-07-22 07:30 - 10:30, 2021-04-21 07:30 - 10:30
Presented by: Michael Ballantine, Consultant, Occupational Safety Consultants, Inc.
These webinars are designed for public works, highway, water, sanitation departments and alike to review best practices of daily tasks. Topics covered will include overviews of environmental concerns, flagging, lockout/tagout, heavy equipment, hazard recognition, proper PPE and trenching.
Register here

The Underwriting Process: Understanding the Cost & Ways to Control It
2021-07-20 10:00 - 11:00
Presented by: Jordon Ostrander, CPCU®, WCP®, AIC, SCLA Underwriting Analyst I, Jennifer Hromada, WCP, Underwriter, and Alan Sweenor, Underwriter Manager
In an environment with increased pressure to control costs, PERMA members may be wondering, “How can my public entity control our workers’ compensation pricing?” Well, PERMA’s Underwriting Department has the answer. Join our Underwriters as they explore the factors that directly impact your renewal contribution and the many ways that you, as a PERMA member, have the tools to control the cost. We will explore the topics of the Experience Modification Factor, Loss Performance, and the many other areas of focus underwriters use to determine your workers’ compensation contribution. Most importantly, this webinar will focus on the many ways PERMA members have the power to control these costs by actively engaging in our dynamic program.
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The Art of Business Email Webinar
2021-07-14 10:00 - 11:15
Presented by: Sara Cegelski, Senior Training and Development Consultant, HR Works
The lack of etiquette, careless grammar and punctuation, and the sheer volume of ineffective email messages are overwhelming. Ineffective business email can cause productivity and employee relations problems. This course will cover strategies for effective e-mail communications.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the anatomy of an effective email message including look, tone, and structure
Explain guidelines for forwarding and responding to emails
Cite examples of appropriate email etiquette
Recognize when to take a conversation “offline”
Identify legal and privacy issues related to email communications

Register here.

Core PESH Training (3 Hour Online Course)
2021-07-12 09:00 - 12:00, 2021-05-24 09:00 - 12:00
Presented by: Sue Zampella, Health and Safety Consultant from Occupations Safety Consultants, Inc.
Our Risk Management Department is hosting this live training, content will be repeated in each session focusing on the following core items related to PESH training:

Blood Borne Pathogens
Workplace Violence Prevention
Sexual Harassment
Hazard communication/right to know

This is a great opportunity for seasonal employees to attend!
Training is not recorded and will last approximately 3 hours.
Register here

Webinar: Creating a Fire Rehabilitation Program
2021-06-30 10:00 - 11:00
Fireground Rehab for Everyone
Firefighting is physically demanding work. Overexertion is a leading cause of firefighter injuries and can lead to line-of-duty deaths. Fireground rehabilitation helps firefighters to work safely and is not just for large departments. In this presentation, Mike McEvoy and David Hostler, lead authors of the textbook Rehabilitation and Medical Monitoring will describe how any department, from the smallest to the largest, can implement effective and efficient fireground rehab. From hydration, to cooling, to firefighter assessment, this session will provide the most up-to-date and practical advice for keeping your members healthy and safe on the fireground.

Mike McEvoy is the Saratoga County EMS Coordinator and a Paramedic Supervisor for Clifton Park & Halfmoon Ambulance. He is a nurse clinician in the adult and pediatric cardiac surgery ICUs at Albany Medical Center where he also teaches critical care medicine. Mike is the chief medical officer and firefighter/paramedic for West Crescent Fire Department. He is the chair of the EMS Section board of directors for the International Association of Fire Chiefs and a member of the New York State Governor’s EMS Advisory Council. Mike is a lead author of the textbook Critical Care Transport, the Informed Pocket References (published by Jones & Bartlett), and the American Academy of Pediatrics textbook Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP). In his free time, he is an avid hiker and winter mountain climber.
Dave Hostler has more than 30 years of experience in public safety and is a professor, chair of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, and a clinical professor of emergency medicine at the University at Buffalo. He earned his B.A and M.S degrees from Wright State University and his doctorate from Ohio University. Dave’s research interests are human performance and physiological responses of public safety and military personnel wearing personal protective equipment. He was an investigator in the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium and has published numerous manuscripts on prehospital care and resuscitation. Dave is the founding director of the Emergency Responder Human Performance Lab and the director of the Center for Research and Education in Special Environments (CRESE). He is an expert in performance in extreme environments and his research has been funded by NIH, FEMA, NAVSEA, and the Office of Naval Research.
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Postponed: Safe Stretcher Handling Program
2021-06-28 13:00 - 15:00
Presenters: Pete Frisoni, PERMA Public Safety Risk Management Specialist, Brian Budinich, Emergency Care Account Manager; Mellissa Bates, Northeast Regional Manager; Kellie Smith, Emergency Care Specialist; and Joshua Kisselbrack, Emergency Care Account Manager.
Patient movement is the backbone of all ambulance operations. It is the job task that is performed for almost every job assignment, with great frequency and repetition. As such, the hazards associated with stretcher operation are often overlooked or taken for granted. Medic safety is key in reducing injuries and increasing productivity.
The principles and best practices taught in this course represent best practice performance expectations while operating and handling a stretcher.
The intent of this training is to prepare all caregivers to use safe mechanics and provide safe transportation of non-ambulatory patients who require the use of a stretcher.

Coaching for Improved Performance Webinar
2021-06-24 10:00 - 11:15
Presenter: Sara Cegelski, Senior Training and Development Consultant, HR Works
This course will emphasize the strong connection between employee growth and a supervisor’s use of strong coaching skills with employees. The session will highlight the ways in which coaching is more effective than “telling” as it reduces learning time, increases retention and improves employee accountability and commitment. The training will provide an opportunity to practice specific coaching skills, including assessing employee readiness, clarifying expectations, asking questions engaging questions and fostering self-discovery, and to create an action plan that participants can apply to their own workplace situations.

Learning Objectives:

Describe effective coaching and its impact on performance management
Identify opportunities to use coaching skills
Describe how coaching benefits the manager-employee relationship
Distinguish between giving instructions and coaching
Foster employee performance improvement by using appropriate coaching skills including aligning employee responsibilities and team strategy, asking questions to engage thinking, providing ongoing constructive feedback and setting goals together

Register here.

PESH Excavation Training
2021-06-22 10:00 - 11:00
Presented by: Joseph Cook, NYS Public Employer Safety and Health
Excavation and trenching are among the most hazardous construction operations. This training will identify hazards associated with excavations, describe the methods for protecting employees from cave-ins, apply excavation hazard protection methods and recognize employer requirements to protect workers from excavation hazards. Case studies will offer proper guidance on preventing on site risks and accidents by proposing different solutions or corrective actions.
Register here.

Annual Member Business Meeting
2021-05-28 10:00 - 11:00
Get registered to join us Friday as we discuss the latest updates regarding PERMA.

Annual Member Conference
2021-05-28 09:00 - 12:30
Registration is now open! Check out this year’s full agenda.
Our Annual Member Meeting will be held this Friday at 10:00 a.m. capturing all the important PERMA business updates.

Annual Member Conference
2021-05-27 09:00 - 15:00, 2021-05-26 09:00 - 15:00
Registration is now open! Check out this year’s full agenda.
Highlights will include:

Live and on-demand workshops.
Networking with fellow colleagues in the virtual lounge.
Scavenger hunt to win prizes.
Visiting with our vendors and partners in the exhibit hall.
Filling your virtual swag bag with downloadable educational resources to review or share later.

Webinar: COVID-19 Update
2021-05-20 10:00 - 11:00
Presenter: Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, MCHES, FAAHB, FAAHE

So, We’ve Survived the Pandemic…Now What? As this country has faced the worse pandemic in over 100 years, we are now confronting the daunting tasks on how we get back to our ‘normal’ life. The Pandemic has left us with new challenges facing the future for all aspects of society—work, school, recreation, as well as interaction with family, friends and neighbors.
This presentation will provide a brief overview on what we can do to adapt to this new ‘normal, as well address questions from participants.
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PERMA & NYSAFC: Fire and EMS Behavioral Workshop - Oneida County
2021-05-19 19:00 - 22:00 | Maynard Fire Department, 9500 Maynard Drive, Marcy, NY, 13403, United States
Oneida County Workshop – Maynard Fire Department
In partnership with the NYSAFC, PERMA will be sponsoring their upcoming 2021 Fire and EMS Behavioral Health Workshops: The Price We Pay. The increasing amounts of suicides, alcoholism, drug addiction, and post-traumatic stress all need immediate attention. These regional trainings will examine the behavioral health issues faced by firefighters and emergency medical services personnel.
Led by Past Chief Mike Healy (Central Nyack Fire Department) and Chief Jared Meeker (Lake Shore Fire District) each workshop will provide:

An overview of the behavioral health problems that fire/EMS personnel experience
Skills necessary to recognize and help others who are struggling with mental health issues
How to monitor the health of fellow firefighters and EMS providers to prevent the negative results that could have a long-lasting impact on agencies
Increasing the overall retention and reducing burnout in these first responders

Registration is FREE for all PERMA Members. Space is limited due to COVID-19 safety guidelines.
To register, complete this Registration Form and submit to education@nysfirechiefs.com.

Webinar: Managing Workplace Negativity
2021-05-13 10:00 - 11:00
Presented by: Sara Cegelski, Senior Training and Development Consultant, HR Works
Topic Description: This course addresses the increasing incidence of workplace negativity brought about by workplace stress and ineffective management. The training will equip participants with insight and skills to address negative behavior on the part of employees. The course will review multiple types of employee negative behavior and will offer effective strategies to encourage a more positive outlook.
Register here.

Navigate360: PERMA's Partner in Active Shooter Training & Reducing Risk Vulnerability
2021-05-06 10:00 - 11:00
Presented by: Joe Hendry Jr., PSP, CLEE, Director of Risk Assessments and Tom Walsh, Vice President, Business Development
As businesses re-open and we return to life in-person, a renewed focus on mitigating risk is required. With the recent tragic events happening across our country, more employees are concerned about their safety and asking employers what they are doing to mitigate these kinds of vulnerabilities within their businesses. Our partners at Navigate360 are experts in the space and can help you answer these questions and implement solutions. Join us to get a better understanding of:

Why risk assessments are vital part of re-opening
The potential impact of the pandemic-related stress on workplace violence
How companies can avert risk while also empowering staff with the life skills necessary to survive an active assailant in any environment

For information regarding PERMA & Navigate360’s partnership can be found here.
Click here to register.

PERMA & NYSAFC: Fire and EMS Behavioral Workshop - Rockland County
2021-05-05 19:00 - 22:00 | Rockland County Fire Training Center, 35 Firemen's Memorial Drive, Pomona, NY, 10970, United States
Rockland County Workshop – Rockland County Fire Training Center
In partnership with the NYSAFC, PERMA will be sponsoring their upcoming 2021 Fire and EMS Behavioral Health Workshops: The Price We Pay. The increasing amounts of suicides, alcoholism, drug addiction, and post-traumatic stress all need immediate attention. These regional trainings will examine the behavioral health issues faced by firefighters and emergency medical services personnel.
Led by Past Chief Mike Healy (Central Nyack Fire Department) and Chief Jared Meeker (Lake Shore Fire District) each workshop will provide:

An overview of the behavioral health problems that fire/EMS personnel experience
Skills necessary to recognize and help others who are struggling with mental health issues
How to monitor the health of fellow firefighters and EMS providers to prevent the negative results that could have a long-lasting impact on agencies
Increasing the overall retention and reducing burnout in these first responders

Registration is FREE for all PERMA Members. Space is limited due to COVID-19 safety guidelines.
To register, complete this Registration Form and submit to education@nysfirechiefs.com.

International Firefighters' Day
2021-05-04
Firefighters dedicate their lives to the protection of life and property. Sometimes that dedication is in the form of countless hours volunteered over many years, in others it is many selfless years working in the industry. In all cases it risks the ultimate sacrifice of a firefighter’s life.
International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD) is a time where the world’s community can recognize and honor the sacrifices that firefighters make to ensure that their communities and environment are as safe as possible. It is also a day to thank those current and past firefighters for their contributions.

Public Service Recognition Week
2021-05-02 - 2021-05-08
Public Service Recognition Week is celebrated the first week of May since 1985 (beginning on the first Sunday of the month) to honor the men and women who serve our nation as federal, state, county and local government employees.
36 years of honoring public servants and connecting citizens with their government #PSRW

Webinar: Firefighter Behavioral Health Program
2021-04-28 13:30 - 14:30
Presented by: Past Chief Mike Healy (Central Nyack Fire Department) & Past Chief Jared Meeker (Lake Shore Fire District)
This workshop will deal with the behavioral health issues faced by firefighters and emergency medical services personnel. The mounting number of suicides, an increase in alcoholism and drug addiction, and post-traumatic stress all need immediate attention. The session will provide an overview of the behavioral health problems that fire/EMS personnel experience. Participants will learn about the skills necessary to recognize and help others who are struggling with mental health issues, gain an understanding of how to monitor the health of fellow firefighters and EMS providers in order to prevent the negative results that could have a long-lasting impact on their agencies, ultimately increasing retention and reducing burnout in first responders. As leaders, our number one responsibility is to keep our members safe, which also includes keeping them safe from the effects of emotional trauma from the events we respond to.
Mike Healy has years of experience in this field and has assisted thousands of firefighters and EMS providers in getting the necessary help to lead the normal life of a first responder. Jared Meeker experienced a tragic event that triggered a landslide of emotions from many previous traumatic events. He is now able to share many lessons learned to help others.
Register here.

Core PESH Training (3 Hour Online Course)
2021-04-28 09:00 - 12:00
Presented by: Sue Zampella, Health and Safety Consultant from Occupations Safety Consultants, Inc.
Our Risk Management Department is hosting this three-hour course multiple times over the next few months. During this live training, content will be repeated in each session focusing on the following core items related to PESH training:

Blood Borne Pathogens
Workplace Violence Prevention
Sexual Harassment
Hazard communication/right to know

Training is not recorded and will last approximately 3 hours.
Register here.

Core PESH Training (3 Hour Online Course)
2021-04-22 19:00 - 21:30
Presented by: Sue Zampella, Health and Safety Consultant from Occupations Safety Consultants, Inc.
Our Risk Management Department is hosting this three-hour course multiple times over the next few months. During this live training, content will be repeated in each session focusing on the following core items related to PESH training:

Blood Borne Pathogens
Workplace Violence Prevention
Sexual Harassment
Hazard communication/right to know

Training is not recorded and will last approximately 3 hours.
Can’t make it? We are offering multiple sessions. Check out an alternative date on the PERMA calendar!
Register here

PERMA & NYSAFC: Fire and EMS Behavioral Workshop - Westchester County
2021-04-20 19:00 - 22:00 | Westchester County Department Emergency Services, 4 Dana Road, Valhalla, NY, 10595, United States
Westchester County Workshop – Westchester County Department of Emergency Services
In partnership with the NYSAFC, PERMA will be sponsoring their upcoming 2021 Fire and EMS Behavioral Health Workshops: The Price We Pay. The increasing amounts of suicides, alcoholism, drug addiction, and post-traumatic stress all need immediate attention. These regional trainings will examine the behavioral health issues faced by firefighters and emergency medical services personnel.
Led by Past Chief Mike Healy (Central Nyack Fire Department) and Chief Jared Meeker (Lake Shore Fire District) each workshop will provide:

An overview of the behavioral health problems that fire/EMS personnel experience
Skills necessary to recognize and help others who are struggling with mental health issues
How to monitor the health of fellow firefighters and EMS providers to prevent the negative results that could have a long-lasting impact on agencies
Increasing the overall retention and reducing burnout in these first responders

Registration is FREE for all PERMA Members. Space is limited due to COVID-19 safety guidelines.
To register, complete this Registration Form and submit to education@nysfirechiefs.com.
