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Biological Issues

Career and Technical Education, Art and Science Safety

Facilities and Construction

Indoor Air Quality

Lead

Playgrounds

Rules and Regulations

Student Health and Safety

The School Environmental Health Program:

• Provides technical assistance, consultation and training associated with the State Board of Health rules and regulation which address primary and secondary school environmental health and safety. 

• Helps local health jurisdictions, public and private schools, and parent groups.

• Provides training and consultation at schools, seminars, meetings, and conferences.

• Develops, gathers, and distributes relevant information to various audiences through newsletters, media, and the Internet.

• Works with local health departments and schools to reduce the number and severity of illness and injuries occurring at schools. 

Biological Issues

• Animals in Public Settings Compendium, NASPHV

• Infectious Disease Control Guide for School Staff, OSPI/DOH, 2004 (PDF 1MB)

• Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings, EPA

• MRSA in Schools

• Pesticides and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for school pest problems. 

  • Integrated Pest Management for Schools, UPEST

  • National Pesticide Information Center

  • Pesticide Illnesses in Schools

• Zoonotic Diseases

Career and Technical Education, Art and Science Safety

• Career and Technical Education Health and Safety Education Guide, OSPI, 2009 (PDF 218KB)

• Lab Safety Videos, Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County

• School Chemical List, Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County

• Teen Workers, L&I

Facilities and Construction

• Children's Health & the Built Environment, CDC

• High Performance School Building Program, OSPI

  • Washington Sustainable Schools Protocol, OSPI, 2010 (PDF 905KB)

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Schools

• Asthma Resources For Schools

• Asbestos in Schools, EPA

• Fiberglass

• Improving Indoor Air Quality in King County Schools, Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County

• Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools, EPA

• Responding to Indoor Air Quality Concerns in our Schools, 2005 (PDF 608KB)

• School Indoor Air Quality Best Management Practices Manual, 2003 (PDF 2.5MB)

Lead

• Childhood Lead Program

• School Lead Testing Results from 2005 Grant Program (PDF 1.5KB)

Playgrounds

• Handbook for Public Playground Safety, CPSC (PDF 325KB)

• Public Playground Safety Checklist, CPSC

Rules and Regulations

• WAC 246-366, Primary and Secondary Schools - Minimum environmental health and safety standards for educational facilities.

• School Rule Development

• Health and Safety Guide for K-12 Schools in Washington State, OSPI/DOH, 2003 (PDF 1MB)

Student Health and Safety Information

• A-Z Health Topics, OSPI

• Concussion Management for School Sports

• Emergency Preparedness and Response

  • Preparación y Respuesta Emergencias

• Health and Safety Guide for K-12 Schools in Washington State, OSPI/DOH, 2003 (PDF 1MB)

• MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphlyococcus aureus), Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

• School Environmental Health and Safety Programs and Resources, EPA

• Ultraviolet Radiation Burns from High Intensity Metal Halide and Mercury Vapor Lighting, FDA

For more information, contact Nancy Bernard at (360) 236-3072.

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