Yates County Public Health is offering free training sessions to help local employers and workers prepare for new state workplace Narcan requirements.
The one-hour sessions will cover overdose response, concussion awareness, fall prevention, and basic workplace safety. Participants will also receive free Narcan, a nasal spray used to reverse an opioid overdose.
Training sessions are scheduled for July 29 and August 25 at the Yates County Office Building Auditorium in Penn Yan. A third session will be held September 24 at Our Town Rocks in Dundee.
The training comes ahead of an update to New York State Labor Regulation Section 27-F, which is scheduled to take effect on December 12.
The Yates County Chamber of Commerce is also serving as a Narcan distribution site. Businesses may pick up free Narcan nasal spray at the Chamber office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Each kit contains two single-dose devices and instructions for administering the medication.
