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School Program • Home page • Publications • Contacts • School Rule Development • Workshop materials, presentations Office of Environmental Health and Safety • Home page • Find your local health department • Alternative file format • Download free viewers • Learn more about the Division of Environmental Health	School Environmental Health and Safety Program Topics Biological issues (such as animals in the classroom and pesticides) Contacts Facilities and Construction Indoor Air Quality Lead Playgrounds Rules and Regulations Student Health and Safety Vocational Education and Laboratory 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 Compendium: Animals in Public Settings, National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, provides guidelines to reduce disease transmission from animals to humans as well as injury in public settings including petting zoos, schools, and fairs. Infectious Disease Control Guide for School Staff (pdf 1 MB), Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction/ DOH, April 2004. MRSA in Schools Pesticides and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for school pest problems. Integrated Pest Management for Schools, Urban Pesticide Education Strategy Team. National Pesticide Information Center. Pesticide Illnesses in Schools, Information about IPM and pesticide illness data. Zoonotic Disease The Zoonotic Disease Program provides technical assistance and training to local health jurisdictions, veterinarians, and the public on transmission, prevention, control, and epidemiology of diseases transmitted to humans from animals, including West Nile virus. Facilities and Construction Children's Health & the Built Environment, Information and resources from the Centers for Disease Control. High Performance School Building Program, Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Washington Sustainable Schools Protocol (January 2006 Final Draft) (pdf 300kb), Washington State Office of Superintendent Public Instruction guidelines for healthy, energy efficient schools that will increase student productivity and reduce environmental impacts. Back to top Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Schools Asthma Management in Educational Settings, American Lung Association of Washington Asbestos in Schools, EPA Fiberglass Fact Sheet (pdf 312 kb) IAQ Tools for Schools, EPA tool kit to help improve air quality in schools Responding to Indoor Air Quality Concerns in our Schools, June 2005 (word 1MB) School Indoor Air Quality Best Management Practices Manual, Washington State Department of Health (pdf 2.5 MB) Lead Childhood Lead Program, Washington State Department of Health, Office of Environmental Health Assessments Lead in Vinyl Lunchboxes (pdf 215 kb), Washington State Department of Health School Lead Testing Results from 2005 Grant Program, November 2005 (pdf 1.5 kb) Back to top Playgrounds Handbook for Public Playground Safety, Consumer Product Safety Commission. (pdf 325 kb) Public Playground Safety Checklist, Consumer Product Safety Commission. Rules and Regulations WAC 246-366, Primary and Secondary Schools, Minimum environmental health and safety standards for educational facilities. School Rule Development, DOH Web site. Health and Safety Guide for K-12 Schools in Washington State, DOH / Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Back to top Student Health and Safety Information Emergency Preparedness and Response, Public Health information and Fact Sheets. Guía de recursos para las emergencias. Recursos en el idioma español Also available in Spanish. School Environmental Health and Safety Programs and Resources, EPA. Health and Safety Guide for K-12 Schools in Washington State, DOH /Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Ultraviolet Radiation Burns from High Intensity Metal Halide and Mercury Vapor Lighting, Food and Drug Administration. Washington State Elementary School Disability Prevention Pilot (pdf 450 kb). MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphlyococcus aureus), Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Vocational Education and Laboratory Safety Job Safety for Youth, Department of Labor and Industries. Safety Guide for Career and Technical Education (Word 4 MB), Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Lab Safety Videos, Dave Waddell, Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County Back to top For more information, contact Nancy Bernard at (360) 236-3072.	IPM Conference Day long conference promoting Integrated Pest Management Date: October 1, 2008 Place: University Place Conference Details Rehab the Lab Chemical Lab Safety Videos, Dave Waddell, King County MRSA Resources MRSA Toolkit for Middle and High Schools from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department CDC's Questions and Answers about MRSA in Schools EPA-registered disinfectants effective against MRSA
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		School Rule Development Web page includes revised timeline for Board of Health School Rule Revision and upcoming rule revision workshops Compilation of Comments received about informal draft of proposed school rule revision, received May 31, 2006
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School Environmental Health and Safety Program
Office of Environmental Health and Safety
Division of Environmental Health
Washington State Department of Health
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Olympia, WA 98504-7825
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