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.

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.

Get registered to join us Friday as we discuss the latest updates regarding PERMA. 

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Presented by: Sara Cegelski, Senior Training and Development Consultant, HR Works This webinar examines the behaviors needed in the workplace to ensure that team members treat each other — and others who interact with the organization — with respect. It explores the dynamics of today’s workplace that make respect both more challenging and more critical ...

Wyoming County Workshop - North Java Fire Company 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 ...

Presented by: Sarah O'Brien, Senior Risk Management Consultant Join PERMA’s Risk Management Department as we provide an overview on this new remote video inspection software, Blitzz. Members can complete their facility site inspection with one of our Risk Management Consultants…now virtually! Participate in a demonstration, learn how this could work in your facility, and review ...