Talk with representatives from the New Jersey Department of Health division of Public Employee Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) Hear a report about conditions on NJ Transit trains and buses        Tuesday, May 26, 2020  —  10:00am – 11:00am  —   REGISTER HERE New Jersey COVID-19 Week 11 Update: Public Sector Employee Safety and Health in the Age of COVID In this series, we will hear from and talk with public health experts, government officials, medical personnel, front-line workers and worker representatives about the latest developments in the fight against COVID-19. REGISTER HERE Guests include    Jerome Johnson, General Chairman of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transport (SMART) Local 60 (United Transportation Union [UTU]) Gary Centifonti, M.S., CIH, Director, NJ DOH, Consumer, Environmental & Occupational Health Service Glenn Pulliam, MPH, Program Manager, NJ DOH, Environmental Occupational Health Assessment

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Please see the statement below from the Human Resources and Medical Departments:

“In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, NJ TRANSIT is working with a company called Aviem International, Inc., an organization that specializes in people-centric emergency response. Given the needs of our workforce, we have set up this hotline to be answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In an effort to ensure all employees needs and questions are met, Aviem, which is an extension of the Medical and Leave Management team here at NJT, will be making outbound calls to employees to follow up on their cases going forward to inquire if their health has improved or changed, answer any questions they may have, as well as document and request information that may be missing or unclear in their case file. They will be calling from an 800 number and will leave messages if the employee does not answer. If an employee provided an email only, they will email the employee from the NJT medical account. In order for us to process their cases in a timely and accurate fashion, we request that employees respond to these outbound calls/emails. They should feel comfortable to provide information to those questions that are asked”.

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• The first step to report any COVID-19-related information to Medical Services (i.e., positive test results, self-quarantine orders, return to work dates, etc.) is calling the NJ TRANSIT Coronavirus hotline at (888) 890-0729.
• This hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Calling the hotline will significantly improve the timeliness of processing your information.
• Do not submit documentation without also calling the hotline number. Your documentation may not be processed if you do not call the hotline.
• Please remember to submit your documentation – via e-mail to Medical@njtransit.com – only ONCE. Your supervisor does not need to re-send any information you have previously submitted. Sending multiple copies delays processing.
• Please include the following information in all submissions:

• • Name
  • Employee ID Number
  • Contact Number and/or E-mail Address
  • Business Line: (Bus/Rail/Access Link/Light Rail/Corporate/Police)
  • Union or Non-Union
  • Job Title
  • First Date Out

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Tomorrow Friday, 03/20/2020 and until further notice NJ Transit will be operating weekend schedule.

Exceptions;

Gladstone Branch will run a modified weekend schedule, trains will run.

Atlantic City will operate a regular weekday schedule.

Crews are to report at their regular scheduled on duty time for the assignment you own on a regular day.

It does not matter if you do not work weekends sign up at your regular assigned time if your assignment works that day.

It does not matter if you work weekends if you work sign up at the regular on duty time for the day reporting.

If you are off (your assigned relief days) do not report to work, your still off.

Please continue to report as your job is advertised daily, and moving forward, until instructed otherwise.

You will work as directed by supervision or the chief dispatcher.

Please check utulocal60.com for updates

Large events and mass gatherings can contribute to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States via travelers who attend these events and introduce the virus to new communities. Examples of large events and mass gatherings include conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events, weddings, and other types of assemblies. These events can be planned not only by organizations and communities but also by individuals. Therefore, CDC, in accordance with its guidance for large events and mass gatherings,recommends that for the next 8 weeks, organizers (whether groups or individuals) cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the United States. Events of any size should only be continued if they can be carried out with adherence to guidelines for protecting vulnerable populations, hand hygiene, and social distancing. When feasible, organizers could modify events to be virtual. This recommendation does not apply to the day to day operation of organizations such as schools, institutes of higher learning, or businesses. This recommendation is made in an attempt to reduce introduction of the virus into new communities and to slow the spread of infection in communities already affected by the virus. This recommendation is not intended to supersede the advice of local public health officials.

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