CWA Occupational Safety and Health Materials

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The following publications and audiovisuals should be obtained by CWA Locals. CWA Occupational Safety and Health activists may use these materials in their education and training activities. Use of these materials will help CWA Local members become more proficient in the recognition and minimization/elimination of occupational safety and health hazards.


CWA WRITTEN MATERIALS


•"ADA: What You Need to Know" (Revised Edition) - $.20


•"CWA Computer/VDT Workplace Manual" - $5.00


•"Dealing with Workplace Violence" - no charge



•"Drug Testing: What You Should Know and What You Should Ask - A Brochure for Union Stewards" (produced in conjunction with the union's Education and Legal Departments) - $. 10


•"Occupational Safety and Health Language in CWA Contracts: Five Model Agreements" - $0.50



•"Office Ergonomics Posters" - no charge


•"The Family and Medical Leave Act" - $.20



•"Researching Health & Safety Issues On The Internet A CWA Tutorial" - no charge


•"What To Do If a Member Contacts You About a Repetitive Motion Injury - A Brochure For CWA Stewards" (produced in conjunction with the union's Education and Legal Departments) - $.20



CWA Occupational Safety and Health Fact Sheets: no charge

#1"Asbestos and the Workplace"

#2"Carbon Monoxide and the Workplace"

#3"Lead and the Workplace"

#4"Polyurethanes and Isocyanides and the Workplace"

#5"Computer Workplace Ergonomics"

#6"Arsenic and the Workplace"

#7"Polychlorinated Biphenyls - PCBs and the Workplace"

#8"Freon and the Workplace"

#9"Forming CWA Local Occupational Safety and Health Committees"

#10"Solvents and the Workplace"

#11"Vinyl Chloride and the Workplace"

#12"Confined Spaces and the Workplace"

#13"Duty of Fair Representation and Occupational Safety and Health"

#14"Right to Refuse Unsafe Work"

#15"Personal Protective Equipment and the Workplace"

#16"Microwave and Radio Frequency Radiation and the Workplace"

#17"Lasers and the Workplace"

#18"Temperature Extremes and the Workplace"

#19"HIV/AIDS and the Workplace"

#20"Indoors Air Quality and the Workplace"

#21"Occupational Stress and the Workplace"

#22"Computer Workplace Repetitive Motion Health Symptoms/Disorders"

#23"High Tech Toxics and the Workplace"

#24"Small Pox Vaccination"

#25"Working With or Within Close Proximity to Power Lines/Electrical

Hazards"


Ergonomics Awareness Education and Training Materials: no charge


  1. •"Computer Workplace Ergonomics Awareness Training Program"

  2. •"Workplace Ergonomics Awareness Training Program-

  3. •"Airlines Reservations Centers Workplace Ergonomics Awareness Training

  4. •Program"

  5. •"Airport Workplace Ergonomics Awareness Training Program"


CWA Occupational Safety and Health Materials for use in Education/Training Sessions: no charge


  1. •"Emergency Action/Emergency Response Planning"

  2. •"Establishing Effective Occupational Safety and Health Committees"

  3. •"Occupational/Job Stress"

  4. •"Right-to-Know/Hazard Communication"

  5. •"Workplace Ergonomics"

  6. •"Workplace Violence"


CWA AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS


  1. "CWA Field Technician's Ergonomics" (CD) - $4.00


  3. "CWA Computer Workplace Ergonomics" (CD) - $4.00


  5. "Interactive Computer Workplace Ergonomics Awareness Training Progra3in"

  6. (CD) - $4.00


  8. "Occupational Safety and Health Manual" (CD) - $4.00


"Ergonomics" (1983) slide/tape - Instructor's Manual - 11 minutes (available by loan) Provides information about proper workplace design, workstation design, and work organization factors. Emphasis is placed upon resolving design and organizational concerns through Local Occupational Safety and Health Committees. Good for Local meetings and safety and health training sessions.


"Fact vs. Fantasy: Your Safety and Health" (1980) slide/tape - 15 minutes (available by loan) Good introduction to safety and health for CWA members. Briefly discusses various hazards encountered by CWA members who work in offices, plants, or telecommunications jobs. In addition, Locals are shown how to take the first steps toward securing workers' rights under the OSHAct.


"Occupational Stress: The Hazard and the Challenge" (1986) -

30-minute video - $ 10 Practical translation of physiological and psychological consequences of occupational stress as well as discussion of union identification and resolution techniques.


"People and Progress" (1983) slide/tape - Instructor's Manual - 13 minutes (available by loan) depicts various workplace hazards to which CWA members are exposed. It is an update of the audiovisual "Fact vs. Fantasy: Your Safety and Health." Particular

emphasis is placed upon the minimization/elimination of exposure to cancer causing substances discovered at CWA-represented worksites. The suggested means of resolution is through Local Occupational Safety and Health Committees. Good for Local meeting and safety and health training sessions.


"VDT Victories" (1990) video and slide/tape - 17 minutes - $10 Designed to educate CWA members about the health hazards associated with computers or visual display terminals (VDTS) and provide examples of how members, through their union, have made computer work safer and more humane.