PERMA

PESH Compliance Training for Administrative Staff - Clinton County
2018-11-30 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Plattsburgh Town Hall- Conference Room, 151 Banker Road, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901, United States
Did you know that NYS DOL/PESH compliance regulations now require all staff (as well as those associated with a municipality) to receive workplace violence and sexual harassment prevention training? This includes board members & trustees, attorneys, judges, and part-time employees. To help you fulfill this requirement, PERMA will be hosting PESH compliance training for members in Clinton County.
This training session is for administrative staff and will include workplace violence and sexual harassment prevention training to comply with the new State requirements effective October 2019.
Seating is limited, so RSVP soon!
To register, please email Sigrid Vompa, Safety Training Coordinator or call her at (518) 220-0386.

PESH Compliance Training for Highway and DPW - Clinton County
2018-11-29 12:30 - 16:00 | Plattsburgh Town Hall- Conference Room, 151 Banker Road, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901, United States
Did you know that NYS DOL/PESH compliance regulations now require all staff (as well as those associated with a municipality) to receive workplace violence and sexual harassment prevention training? This includes board members & trustees, attorneys, judges, and part-time employees. To help you fulfill this requirement, PERMA will be hosting PESH compliance training for members in Clinton County.
This training session is for highway employees and DPW staff and will include workplace violence and sexual harassment prevention training to comply with the new State requirements effective October 2019
Seating is limited, so RSVP soon!
To register, please email Sigrid Vompa, Safety Training Coordinator or call her at (518) 220-0386.

Webinar - PSI BOOST training for admins
2018-11-27 11:00 - 11:30, 2018-11-20 11:00 - 11:30, 2018-11-13 11:00 - 11:30, 2018-11-06 11:00 - 11:30
Tate Crosby of FirstNet Learning (host of the PERMA Safety Institute) will walk all members who are administrators on PSI through our new training tool – BOOST Learning Campaigns.
BOOST are 12-topic packages of short online courses to boost and reinforce knowledge. After a PSI administrator assigns the package to employees, each topic is automatically delivered via email, with one click to launch the course; no logging in is necessary. And each email is sent on an established schedule, freeing administrators from any further scheduling responsibility once the package is assigned.
The first package available to PERMA members is the General Safety Series. To find out more information, register for the webinar by contacting Tate at tcrosby@firstnetlearning.com; make certain to tell her the date you are registering for.

Firefighter Best Practices Training - Madison County
2018-11-15 19:00 - 21:30 | Canastota Fire Department, 127 East Center Street, Canastota, NY, 13032, United States
PERMA is sponsoring the NYS Association of Fire Chiefs’ (NYSAFC) 2018-19 Firefighter Best Practices Training. This regional trainings, conducted by NYSAFC, will provide an overview of the best practices for training and job performance standards for firefighters, fire chiefs, apparatus operators, and fire instructors.
The fire service, both career and volunteer, has become much more professionalized and both have two goals in mind – to protect the public and make sure everyone goes home at the end of the day. The best practice training is intended to ensure that those goals are met.
Attendees will receive a collection of electronic resources to bring the knowledge to their home departments including OSHA and PESH compliance guidance, policy and procedure templates, and useful programs from various government agencies.
Space is limited, so register soon! Contact Sue Syzdek at NYSAFC with questions.

Regional Advanced Safety Coordinator Training - at Hicksville Library
2018-11-15 09:00 - 12:30 | Hicksville Public Library, 169 Jerusalem Avenue, Hicksville, NY, 11801, United States
Presented by PERMA public works risk management specialist Ed Starowicz, this program is the final installment of the Safety Coordinator training and will cover Advanced Safety Coordinator duties with a focus on policies, procedures and activities to help you create and maintain a safe workplace. Completion of both this course and the basic training course fulfills the Safety Coordinator training requirements outlined in the Safety Program section of the PERMA Program Agreement. Topics of discussion will include:

Safety committees
General office safety
Emergency evacuation
Substance abuse
Workplace bullying prevention
Transitional duty

Please RSVP to svompa@neami.com by October 26.
Certificates of completion will be sent out after the conclusion of the Advanced courses in November. If you have not yet taken the Basic Safety Coordinator course, it is available to take online at the PERMA Safety Institute.

Firefighter Best Practices Training - Erie County
2018-11-14 19:00 - 21:30 | Woodlawn Fire Company, 3281 Lake Shore Road, Blasdell, NY, 14219, United States
PERMA is sponsoring the NYS Association of Fire Chiefs’ (NYSAFC) 2018-19 Best Practices for Fire Department Training. This regional trainings, conducted by NYSAFC, will provide an overview of the best practices for training and job performance standards for firefighters, fire chiefs, apparatus operators, and fire instructors.
The fire service, both career and volunteer, has become much more professionalized and both have two goals in mind – to protect the public and make sure everyone goes home at the end of the day. The best practice training is intended to ensure that those goals are met.
Attendees will receive a collection of electronic resources to bring the knowledge to their home departments including OSHA and PESH compliance guidance, policy and procedure templates, and useful programs from various government agencies.
Space is limited, so register soon! Contact Sue Syzdek at NYSAFC with questions.

Regional Advanced Safety Coordinator Training - at Southold FD
2018-11-14 08:30 - 12:00 | Southold Fire District, 55135 Route 25, Southold, NY, 11971, United States

Firefighter Best Practices Training - Orange County
2018-11-13 19:00 - 21:30 | Orange County Emergency Services Center, 22 Wells Farm Road, Goshen, NY, 10924, United States
PERMA is sponsoring the NYS Association of Fire Chiefs’ (NYSAFC) 2018-19 Firefighter Best Practices Training. This regional training, conducted by NYSAFC, will provide an overview of the best practices for training and job performance standards for firefighters, fire chiefs, apparatus operators, and fire instructors.
The fire service, both career and volunteer, has become much more professionalized and both have two goals in mind – to protect the public and make sure everyone goes home at the end of the day. The best practice training is intended to ensure that those goals are met.
Attendees will receive a collection of electronic resources to bring the knowledge to their home departments including OSHA and PESH compliance guidance, policy and procedure templates, and useful programs from various government agencies.
Space is limited, so register soon! Contact Sue Syzdek at NYSAFC with questions.

Regional Advanced Safety Coordinator Training - at North Patchogue FD
2018-11-13 08:30 - 12:00 | North Patchogue Fire Department, 33 Davidson Avenue, Patchogue, NY, 11772, United States

Firefighter Best Practices Training - Westchester County
2018-11-08 19:00 - 21:30 | Westchester County Fire Training Center, 4 Dana Road, Valhalla, NY, 10595

Firefighter Best Practices Training - Chenango County
2018-10-24 19:00 - 21:30 | SUNY Morrisville, 20 Conkey Avenue, Norwich, NY, 13815, United States

Regional Advanced Safety Coordinator Training - at Town of Manlius
2018-10-19 08:30 - 12:00 | Town of Manlius, 301 Brooklea Drive, Fayetteville, NY, 13066, United States
Presented by PERMA public works risk management specialist Ed Starowicz, this program is the final installment of the Safety Coordinator training and will cover Advanced Safety Coordinator duties with a focus on policies, procedures and activities to help you create and maintain a safe workplace. Completion of both this course and the basic training course fulfills the Safety Coordinator training requirements outlined in the Safety Program section of the PERMA Program Agreement. Topics of discussion will include:

Safety committees
General office safety
Emergency evacuation
Substance abuse
Workplace bullying prevention
Transitional duty

Please RSVP to svompa@neami.com by September 28.
Certificates of completion will be sent out after the conclusion of the Advanced courses in November. If you have not yet taken the Basic Safety Coordinator course, it is available to take online at the PERMA Safety Institute.

Firefighter Best Practices Training - Greene County
2018-10-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Greene County Training Facility, 25 Volunteer Drive, Cairo, NY, 12413, United States

Regional Advanced Safety Coordinator Training - at Town of Greene (Chenango County)
2018-10-17 08:30 - 12:00 | Town of Greene, 51 Genesee Street, Greene, NY, 13778, United States

Firefighter Best Practices Training - Jefferson County
2018-10-13 09:00 - 11:30 | Black River Fire Department, 218 Leray Street, Black River, NY, 13612, United States

Regional Advanced Safety Coordinator Training - at PERMA
2018-10-12 08:30 - 12:00 | PERMA, 9 Cornell Rd, Latham, NY, 12110, United States

Domestic Terrorism Regional Meeting - Fishkill
2018-10-11 08:30 - 11:00 | Hyatt house Fishkill, 100 Westage Business Center Drive, Fishkill, NY, 12524, United States
Join public safety experts and PERMA staff for a half-day regional meeting in Fishkill. The discussion will revolve around the whats and whys of domestic terrorism and how municipalities can start learning to protect themselves.
More information will be posted as it becomes available, and registration information will be mailed in early September. If you questions in the interim, please contact Erin Harrington.

Regional Advanced Safety Coordinator Training - at Town of Newburgh
2018-10-10 08:30 - 12:00 | Town of Newburgh, 1496 Route 300, Newburgh, 12550, United States

Regional Advanced Safety Coordinator Training - at Town of Mamaroneck
2018-10-09 08:30 - 12:00 | Town of Mamaroneck, 740 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY, 10543, United States
Presented by PERMA public works risk management specialist Ed Starowicz, this program is the final installment of the Safety Coordinator training and will cover Advanced Safety Coordinator duties with a focus on policies, procedures and activities to help you create and maintain a safe workplace. Completion of both this course and the basic training course fulfills the Safety Coordinator training requirements outlined in the Safety Program section of the PERMA Program Agreement. Topics of discussion will include:

Safety committees
General office safety
Emergency evacuation
Substance abuse
Workplace bullying prevention
Transitional duty

Please RSVP to svompa@neami.com by September 24.
Certificates of completion will be sent out after the conclusion of the Advanced courses in November. If you have not yet taken the Basic Safety Coordinator course, it is available to take online at the PERMA Safety Institute.

Regional Advanced Safety Coordinator Training - at Village of Alden
2018-10-04 08:30 - 12:00 | Village of Alden, 13336 Broadway, Alden, NY, 14004, United States

Regional Advanced Safety Coordinator Training - at Steuben County
2018-10-03 08:30 - 12:00 | Steuben County, 7220 NY-54, Bath, NY, 14810, United States

Regional Advanced Safety Coordinator Training - at Pittsford
2018-10-01 08:30 - 12:00 | Pittsford Public Library, 24 State Street, Pittsford, NY, 14534, United States
resented by PERMA public works risk management specialist Ed Starowicz, this program is the final installment of the Safety Coordinator training and will cover Advanced Safety Coordinator duties with a focus on policies, procedures and activities to help you create and maintain a safe workplace. Completion of both this course and the basic training course fulfills the Safety Coordinator training requirements outlined in the Safety Program section of the PERMA Program Agreement. Topics of discussion will include:

Safety committees
General office safety
Emergency evacuation
Substance abuse
Workplace bullying prevention
Transitional duty

Please RSVP to svompa@neami.com by September 24.
Certificates of completion will be sent out after the conclusion of the Advanced courses in November. If you have not yet taken the Basic Safety Coordinator course, it is available to take online at the PERMA Safety Institute.

Regional Safety Coordinator Training - At the PERMA office, Latham
2018-09-28 08:30 - 12:00 | PERMA, 9 Cornell Rd, Latham, NY, 12110, United States
Intended to help PERMA members fulfill their named Safety Coordinator required training, this program will cover basic Safety Coordinator duties with a focus on policies, procedures and activities to help you create and maintain a safe workplace. Presented by PERMA public works risk management specialist Ed Starowicz. The deadline for RSVP is September 21st. Training will be held in the PERMA Training Room on the first floor.
Contact Sigrid Vompa, Safety Training Coordinator, to register.

Regional Safety Coordinator Training - at Town of Manlius
2018-09-26 08:30 - 12:00 | Town of Manlius, 301 Brooklea Drive, Fayetteville, NY, 13066, United States
Intended to help PERMA members fulfill their named Safety Coordinator required training, this program will cover basic Safety Coordinator duties with a focus on policies, procedures and activities to help you create and maintain a safe workplace. Presented by PERMA public works risk management specialist Ed Starowicz. The deadline for RSVP is September 19th. Training will be held at the Manlius Town Hall.
Contact Sigrid Vompa, Safety Training Coordinator, to register.

Regional Safety Coordinator Training - at Town of Greene (Chenango County)
2018-09-25 08:30 - 12:00 | Town of Greene, 51 Genesee Street, Greene, NY, 13778, United States
Intended to help PERMA members fulfill their named Safety Coordinator required training, this program will cover basic Safety Coordinator duties with a focus on policies, procedures and activities to help you create and maintain a safe workplace. Presented by PERMA public works risk management specialist Ed Starowicz. The deadline for RSVP is September 18th. Training will be held at the Greene Town Hall.
Contact Sigrid Vompa, Safety Training Coordinator, to register.

Managers Conference - New Rochelle
2018-09-21 09:00 - 16:00 | Radisson New Rochelle, 1 Radisson Plaza, New Rochelle, NY, 10801, United States
We invite all managers, administrators, and other senior staff to attend one of the PERMA Regional Managers Conferences this September. Intensive sessions led by our expert municipal human resources partner, Ronni Travers, will be supplemented by legal guidance from seasoned labor counsel. Attendees will leave prepared to tackle new State regulations mandating organizational anti-harassment policies and sexual harassment training for employees. Presenters will provide real-life examples that illustrate the perils and pitfalls of ignoring, or not preparing for, harassment in the workplace.
Attendance is FREE for PERMA members and breakfast and lunch will be provided. PERMA has reserved a small number of discounted rooms for attendees at the hotel the night of September 20. Please call Radisson New Rochelle directly to reserve and reference the conference name. You can also reserve your room online – use Destination “New Rochelle” and enter “PERMA” in the “Promo Code” field.
AGENDA
8:00 am – Breakfast Buffet
9:00 am – Session I – Harassment (including Sexual Harassment) in the Workplace
10:30 am – Session II – Workplace Harassment Investigation
12:00 pm – Lunch Buffet
1:00 pm – Session III – Sound Employment Policy Development
2:30 pm – Session IV – Ensuring Implementation of Corrective Action
Session Descriptions
Contact Erin Harrington with questions.
REGISTER

Regional Safety Coordinator Training - at Town of Newburgh
2018-09-21 08:30 - 12:00 | Town of Newburgh, 1496 Route 300, Newburgh, 12550, United States
Intended to help PERMA members fulfill their named Safety Coordinator required training, this program will cover basic Safety Coordinator duties with a focus on policies, procedures and activities to help you create and maintain a safe workplace. Presented by PERMA public works risk management specialist Ed Starowicz. The deadline for RSVP is September 14th.
Contact Sigrid Vompa, Safety Training Coordinator, to register.
