Air Quality
Air Pollution and School Activities Guide (PDF)
Essential Oils - Guide for Healthy Classrooms (PDF)
Good Ventilation is Essential for a Healthy and Efficient Building, WSU (PDF)
Healthy Air for Healthy Schools Flyer (PDF)
Healthy Air Quality in Schools - Tips for Administrators, Custodians, and Teachers
Improving Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality during Wildfire Smoke Events (PDF)
Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools, EPA
Measuring Carbon Dioxide Inside Buildings, WSU (PDF)
Responding to Indoor Air Quality Concerns in our Schools, 2005 (PDF)
School Indoor Air Quality Best Management Practices Manual, 2003 (PDF)
School Walk-Through Videos: Chapter 1: Getting Started, Chapter 2: School Walk-through, Chapter 3: Outside, Chapter 4: Inside, Chapter 5: Classrooms, Chapter 6: Fixes, Chapter 7: Debrief
Ventilation and Air Quality for Reducing Transmission of Airborne Illnesses (PDF)
Biological Issues
Animals in Public Settings Compendium, NASPHV
Classroom Cleaning - Tips for Teachers
Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces (PDF)
Cleaning for Asthma-Safer Schools, CA Department of Public Health
Disinfecting and Sanitizing with Bleach - Guidelines for Mixing Bleach Solutions (PDF)
Handwashing to Prevent Illness at School
Infectious Disease Control Guide for School Staff, OSPI, 2014 (PDF)
Integrated Pest Management for Schools, WSU | Pest Press, WSU
Mold in Schools and Commercial Buildings, EPA
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphlyococcus aureus)
Pests - Bed Bugs, Bees, Lice, Rodents
Career and Technical Education, Art, and Science
Theatrical Fog Guidelines (PDF)
Using 3D Printers Safely (PDF)
Video: Chemical Storage and Hazardous Waste Disposal, PS WCT and KCLHWMP
Chemical Safety Inspection Videos
Video: Hazardous Chemical Safety in School Shops
Video: Hazardous Chemical Safety in Art Classrooms
Video: Hazardous Chemical Safety in Science Classrooms
Contaminants
Contaminants such as Mold, Radon, and Asbestos
PCBs - Reducing Exposure in Schools, EPA
Facilities and Construction
Children's Health & the Built Environment, CDC
High Performance School Building Program, OSPI
Playgrounds and Playfields
Public Playground Safety Handbook, CPSC (PDF)
Synthetic Turf Containing Crumb Rubber
Rules and Regulations
Chapter 246-366 WAC, Primary and Secondary Schools
School Rule Revision, State Board of Health
Student Health and Safety
Children's Health Protection at School, EPA
Concussion Management for School Sports
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Health and Safety Guide for K-12 Schools in Washington State, OSPI/DOH, 2003 (PDF) - Currently under review for updating. Contact us for a copy.
How to Respond to Injury and Illness at School, OSPI/DOH (PDF)
Supply List Guidance for Healthy Classrooms (PDF)
Wi-Fi Safety Concerns in Our Schools
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