AHERA, 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 materials (ACBM) every three years. The 2019 triennial reinspection must be completed no later than July 8, 2019.
- 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
- 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.
- Reminder of Annual AHERA Notifications to Employees and Parents
- AHERA Management Plan Self-Audit Checklist for Designated Persons
- Emergency Shelters in Schools
- Red Cross Sheltering Agreement
- Education Law 408-b Guidance
- Bomb Threats are a Felony
- Planning a Field Trip
- Revised Posting Procedures-Emergency Evacuation Routes
- Schools Emergency Management Information and Drills
- Thunderstorm Safety and Outdoor Events
Environmental / Occupational Safety & Health
- NYS Dept of Health Additional Vermiculite Guidance
- NYS Dept of Health Asbestos/Fibers FAQs
- PCBs - Letter to Superintendents
- DOH and DEC response to USA Today article on air quality near Schools
- Artificial Turf: please see the attached letter to superintendents, advisory from the New York State Health Department, and CDC advisory
- Environmentally Sensitive Cleaning and Maintenance Products
- Crayons & Asbestos
- Consumer Product Safety Commission Releases Test Results on Crayons
- CCA-treated Lumber Prohibition
- DEC CCA Website
- Mercury in Schools - Dept. of Health Brochure
- "Get the Lead Out" - Article by Steve Howe, PE
- Toilet/Urinal Deodorizer’s Containing Paradichlorobenzene
- Mercury Q&A for Schools
- Caulking May Contain PCBs - Report
- Minimum Temperature in Schools
- 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
- Lead and Copper Rule
- Roof work and IAQ: fact sheet
- Approved Laboratories for Testing Asbestos
- Association of Educational Safety and Health Professionals
- Controlling Outdoor Sources of Indoor Air Pollution
- Sanitary Law
- Tobacco
- Underground Fuel Storage Tanks
- Waste Disposal
Green Cleaning
- Green Cleaning - Letter from OGS Commissioner John Egan
- Letter to Superintendents
- Green Cleaning Update
- Green Cleaning in Schools
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Neighbor Notification
- Integrated Pest Management
- 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 Guidance Document
- Commissioner's Regulation 155.24 - School Pesticide Neighbor Notification
- State DOH Emergency Pesticide Application Notification Exemption Reporting Form
- School Pesticide Neighbor Notification Law Reminder
- Pest Management Practices: A Survey of Public School Districts in New York State
- School Pesticide Neighbor Notification Definitions
- Pesticide Neighbor Notification for Schools Guidance Document
- School Integrated Pest Management & Neighbor Notification
- Pesticide Neighbor Notification Complaint Form
- Initial Notification Form
- 48-hour Notification Form
- Follow-up Form
- School Pesticide Neighbor Notification Clarification
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