Health, Safety and Emergencies
AHERA
- The Federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) requires all public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools to be reinspected for all known or assumed asbestos-containing building material (ACBM) every three years. The 2019 triennial reinspection must be completed no later than July 8, 2019. (04/05/19)
- In conjunction with the reinspection, New York State public school districts (including BOCES and charter schools) must submit a report to NYSED. For submission details see the following:
- Reminder of Annual AHERA Notifications to Employees and Parents
- AHERA Management Plan Self-Audit Checklist for Designated Persons
- AHERA Requirements Reminder
- Annual AHERA Notification
- AHERA Definition of School Buildings That Must Be Inspected
- AHERA Surveillance Requirement
- AHERA Warning Labels
- Asbestos Reinspection
EMERGENCIES
- Incident Command System for Schools 06/05/07
- Pandemic Flu Action Kit for Schools: The New York State
Disaster Preparedness Commission is continuing its comprehensive
planning for a potential pandemic. Staff from the State Health
and Education Departments and a workgroup made up of county
health officials collaborated in the development of a Pandemic
Flu Action Kit for Schools in New York State. Click here
for the Pandemic
Flu Action Kit
for Schools in New York State. 02/16/07 - Reminder of Annual AHERA Notifications to Employees and Parents 2006-2007 11/06/06
- AHERA
Management Plan Self-Audit Checklist for Designated Persons
- Emergency Shelters in Schools 06/20/06
- Red Cross Sheltering Agreement 02/10/04
- Education Law 408-b Guidance
- Bomb Threats are a Felony
- Planning a Field Trip
- Revised Posting Procedures-Emergency Evacuation Routes 12/30/02
- Schools as Emergency Shelters
- Schools Emergency Management Information and Drills
- Thunderstorm Safety and Outdoor Events
ENVIRONMENTAL / OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH:
- NYS Dept of Health Additional Vermiculite Guidance (09/11/12)
- NYS Dept of Health Asbestos/Fibers FAQs (08/28/12)
- PCBs - Letter to Superintendents 10/07/11
- DOH
and DEC response to USA Today article on air quailty near
Schools (35KB)
01/13/09
- Artificial Turf: please see the attached letter
to superintendents
(77KB), advisory (88KB)
from the New York State Health Department and CDC
advisory 08/19/08 - Environmentally Sensitive Cleaning and Maintenance Products (80KB) 04/14/06
- Crayons & Asbestos 06/12/00
- Consumer Product Safety Commission Releases Test Results on Crayons 06/13/00
- CCA-treated Lumber Prohibition Nov. 2002
- Please see the following CCA news from the EPA 05/12/05
- DEC CCA link 05/12/05
- Mercury in Schools - Dept. of Health Brochure 01/13/05
- "Get the Lead Out" - Article by Steve Howe, PE 01/13/05
- Toilet/Urinal Deodorizer’s Containing Paradichlorobenzene 01/13/05
- Mercury Q&A for Schools
- Caulking May Contain PCBs - Report
- Minimum Temperature in Schools
- CCA-treated Lumber Prohibition
- EPA Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings
- EPA Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Kit
- Fluorescent Lamps Are Hazardous Waste
- Have All Your School Buildings Been Inspected for Asbestos?
- Lead and Indoor Rifle Ranges (10KB)
- Lead and Copper Rule
- Roof work and IAQ: fact sheet (1,151KB) 05/27/08
- Approved Laboratories for Testing Asbestos
- Association of Educational Safety and Health Professionals
- Controlling Outdoor Sources of Indoor Air Pollution
- Sanitary Law 9/12/00
- Tobacco
- Underground Fuel Storage Tanks
- Waste Disposal
GREEN CLEANING:
- Green Cleaning - Letter from OGS Commissioner John Egan 06/25/10
- Letter
to Superintendents (50KB)
04/09/07
- Green Cleaning Update 05/02/07
- Green Cleaning in Schools
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) AND NEIGHBOR NOTIFICATION
- Integrated Pest Management (02/13/12)
- New law on pesticide use
FINAL GUIDANCE ON CHAPTER 85, LAWS OF 2010
SUMMARY OF PESTICIDE PROHIBITION REQUIREMENTS AND PESTICIDE ALTERNATIVES
REGARDING SCHOOLS AND DAY CARE CENTERS IN NEW YORK STATE (OCTOBER 27, 2010) Guidance document (10/27/10) - Commissioner's Regulation 155.24 - School Pesticide Neighbor Notification 04/13/10
- State
DOH Emergency Pesticide Application Notification Exemption
Reporting Form
01/13/05
- School Pesticide Neighbor Notification Law Reminder
-
"Pest
Management Practices: A Survey of Public School districts
in New York State" (Publication)
- School Pesticide Neighbor Notification Definitions
-
Pesticide
Neighbor Notification for Schools Guidance Document (47KB)
- School Integrated Pest Management & Neighbor Notification 03/20/01
- Pesticide Neighbor Notification
Complaint Form (15KB)
- Initial Notification
Form (19KB)
- 48-hour Notification
Form (19KB)
- Followup Form (19KB)
- School Pesticide Neighbor Notification Clarification
OTHER RELATED INFORMATION
Last Updated:
June 21, 2022