Join us each year to hear about important topics in school environmental health and safety. Expert presenters from multiple disciplines will provide technical information on topics such as career and technical education (CTE) class safety and playground safety, and inform participants about the latest issues, updates, and trends. We invite anyone supporting school environmental health work, including school facilities staff, administrators, risk managers, nurses, and local health school partners.
2025 Workshop
November 5 and 6, 2025
Workshop Agenda and Flyer (PDF)
Recorded Presentations - Coming Soon
Presentation Slides
- Building Safety Over Time, Snohomish County Health Department (PDF)
- Capital Grants, OSPI (PDF)
- Science Laboratory Safety, Elizabeth Jakab Consulting (PDF)
- Kitsap Public Health District's School Health and Safety Program (PDF)
- Healthy School Partnerships, DOH (PDF)
- Machine and Tool Safety, L&I (PDF)
- Noise From a Local Health Jurisdiction Perspective, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (PDF)
- School and Playground Plan Review Process –Tips and Challenges, Spokane Regional Health District (PDF)
- School Engagement, Benton-Franklin Health District (PDF)
- School Environmental Health and Safety Rules, SBOH (PDF)
- Site Noise Evaluations for Optimized Learning Environments, SSA Acoustics (PDF)
- Updates and Resources, DOH (PDF)
- Welding, L&I (PDF)
- Playground Inspection and Maintenance Guide, PlayCore
- Playground Supervision Guide, PlayCore
2024 Workshop
Renton Workshop - November 7, 2024
Recorded Presentations
- Risk Management & CTE Safety
- School Inspection Program Showcase
- OSPI Resource Updates
- Environmentally Healthy & Resilient Learning Spaces (EPA Updates)
- WA Wildfire Smoke Rules (L&I Updates)
- Safe Use of Printers: Ventilation
- Importance of IAQ Management Plans in Schools (DOH)
- Importance of IAQ Management Plans in Schools (PSWCT&UP, school districts)
- Integrated Pest Management and Pests
- Roots and Rules: Approving Safe School Gardens Toolkit Draft
- Noise Measurements 101: From Noise Assessment to Noise Solutions
Spokane Workshop - September 27, 2024
- Spokane Flyer with Agenda (PDF)
- Spokane Speaker Information (PDF)
- Recorded Presentations, Spokane Regional Health District
2023 Workshop
Presentations
- PFAS and Schools (PDF)
- Cleaning and Disinfection for Schools (PDF)
- Indoor Air Quality (PDF)
- Post Pandemic Ventilation Guidance (PDF)
- HVAC Upgrades, Travis Bown, Mead School District (PDF)
- EPA Region 10 Updates (PDF)
- EPA Region 10 Healthy Schools News (PDF)
- OSPI 2024 Capital Budget Requests and Grants (PDF)
- Children and Youth Activities Guide for Air Quality (PDF)
- Indoor Air Quality Monitoring (PDF)
- Monitoring for Vaping (PDF)
- Health Department School Inspections, TPCHD (PDF)
- Indoor Air Quality Continuous Monitoring, PSWCT-UP (PDF)
Recorded Presentations
- PFAS - Barb Morrissey, WA DOH
- Cleaning and Disinfection, and General IAQ – Nancy Bernard, WA DOH
- Post-Pandemic Ventilation Guidance – Becky Doe, WA DOH
- EPA Region 10 Updates – Brian Fiedorczyk, EPA Region 10
- HVAC Upgrades – Travis Bown, Mead School District
- Funding Opportunities to Improve HVAC – Scott Black, OSPI
- WA Children and Youth Activities Guide for Air Quality – Kaitlyn Kelly, WA DOH & Julie Fox, WA DOH
- Vape Detection – Ali Boris, WA DOH & Elizabeth Jakab, PSWCTUP & Shannon Marshall, TPS
- Indoor CO2 Monitoring – Continuation from Part 2 – Becky Doe, WA DOH
- Air Monitoring in Schools and Childcare Facilities Using Low-Cost Sensors – Orly Stampfer, WA DOH
- Making Sense For The Senses – Lori Karnes, TPCHD
- IAQ Continuous Monitoring – Elizabeth Jakab, PSWCT/UP
2022 Workshop
- Agenda (PDF)
- School Infections (PDF)
- Safe and Healthy Schools (PDF)
- Pests and IPM (PDF)
- School Risk Management (PDF)
- Hazardous Chemicals and CTE Safety (PDF)
- Circle of Hazardous Chemical Management - PS WCT (PDF)
- GHS Poster - PS WCT (PDF)
- HazCom Requirements - PS WCT (PDF)
- Speaker Bios (PDF)
Recorded Presentations
- Introduction to Infectious Diseases in Schools - Marcia Goldoft, WA State DOH
- Safe and Healthy Schools - Nancy P. Bernard & Becky Doe, WA State DOH
- Pests and IPM - Liz Dykstra, PhD, BCE Public Health Entomologist
- School Risk Management - Jeff Rogers, Environmental Health & Safety Manager, Tacoma Public Schools
- Hazardous Chemicals and Career Technical Education (CTE) Safety – Elizabeth Jakab, Environmental Health Consultant, PSWCT/UP and Sara Hatfield, CTE Director, South Kitsap SD
2021 Webinars
- Video: Ventilation, Filtration, and School Indoor Air Quality
- Presentation: Ventilation, Filtration, and School Indoor Air Quality (PDF)
- Video: Best Practices for Cleaning and Disinfection for Schools
- Presentation: Best Practices for Cleaning and Disinfection for Schools (PDF)
2019 Workshop
- Workshop Agenda (PDF)
- Cleaning and Disinfection for Asthma Safe Schools Presentation (PDF)
- Indoor Air Quality Presentation (PDF)
- Wildfire Smoke Presentation (PDF)
- Labor and Industries Environmental Health and Safety Presentation (PDF)
- Labor and Industries Presenter Contact List (PDF)
- Workshop Evaluation (Word)