10 The Work Force October 2015 Looking out for each other: Peer Peer trainer never stops learning COBLESKILL — CSEA’s Peer Trainer Program has helped Schoharie County Safety Officer and CSEA member Jay Belfiore do his job better. Belfiore, whose responsibilities include conducting safety inspections, leading trainings and ensuring work sites comply with state Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH) regulations, uses the skills and knowledge he acquired through the union’s programs for his own job. He also uses those new skills to teach other county and municipal workers how to do their jobs more safely and hold their employers accountable. “I’ve learned many skills through the trainings, not just how to be a better trainer, but access to updated information,” Belfiore said. “The trainings give me the tools to do my job better and teach people in the county.” And whether workers are new to the job, or seasoned, Belfiore is equally committed to training them. “For new employees, for example in the Department of Public Works, we might start with Work Zone Safety and Flagger Safety,” Belfiore said. “We also bring in longtime staff to provide a refresher.” In addition to the highway programs, Belfiore is also a peer trainer on Lock Out/Tag Out that teaches how to de-energize equipment, First Responder at the Awareness Level, in which employees learn what do to when they come upon an accident scene and Global Harmonization, in which workers learn about the
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