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This document outlines the key components of building a successful chemical safety program in schools. It discusses raising awareness of chemical issues, common problems with unnecessary or mismanaged chemicals across various classrooms, relevant laws and regulations, and establishing a chemical management system including procurement, inventory, handling, storage, waste disposal, and policy. It also provides examples of chemical cleanup costs from incidents and exemplary collaborative programs between schools and environmental agencies.
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- 1. "Building a successful program to address chemical risk in schools" Linda M. Stroud, Ph.D.; NRCC-CHO, MESH, Adv. Safety Certification, Bloodborne Pathogen Instructor, OSHA General Industry Outreach Trainer © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved.
- 2. What Does ItTake? Raise awareness of chemical issues in schools and promote sustainable solutions © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
- 3. Safe Schools School Administrators Never Understand School Safety Is More Than: Guns Knives Intruders Drugs Bullies S&SCS pg. 1 © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
- 4. Problem – Unnecessary/ mismanaged chemicals 33,000 (75 percent) middle and high schools Across the Curriculum • Science classrooms & labs • Chemical storage rooms • Art classrooms • Swimming pool areas • Janitorial • Vocational education classrooms • Maintenance shops
- 5. Laws, Codes, Regulations,Professional Standards Safe and Healthy Learning Environments • National Science Education Standards • State Standard Course of Study- 2 strands Science Inquiry and Safety • OSHA State-Plan State vs. Federal OSHA STATE • Safe Schools Act • OSHA Laboratory Standard - 29 CFR 1910.1450 (1991) • OSHA Hazard Communication Standard - 29 CFR 1910.1200 Stakeholders • OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens - 29 CFR 1910.1030 (1991) Must • 100+ OSHA Regulations Understand • EPA – 40 CFR • DOT – 49 CFR • State Elementary & Secondary Education Act Eye Protection; Erection of School Buildings; Provision of Equipment for Buildings • State Board of Education Safety Policy • State Mercury Laws • Building/Fire Codes/Regulations-ICC, NFPA, UL S&SCS pg. 22 © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
- 6. Where Does It “say” I Have to do This??? ?? S&SCS pgs.16-19 © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2008 All rights reserved.
- 7. Chemical Management System S&SCS pgs. 93-195 © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
- 8. The Chemical ManagementSystem Handling Procurement Storage Inventory S&SCS pg. 93 Waste Disposal © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2008. All rights reserved
- 9. S&SCS Chemical InventorySystem S&SCS pgs. 134-135
- 10. Purchasing Chemicals –One Person • Work from inventory • Small amounts (microchemistry) (all sciences) • Green Chemistry • Store no more than one year’s supply • Never exceed the shelf life of a chemical S&SCS pgs. 99-100 © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
- 11. Educational Value vs.Risk • Why do I need this chemical? • What are the hazards? • How can I minimize potential harm? (PPE? Storage? Containment? Ventilation? Special handling? Training? Disposal?) • Can I substitute another chemical that poses less risk? • Can I use less / produce less waste by doing micro- ? scale experiments or green chemistry? S&SCS pg. 99 © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
- 12. Chemical Waste Disposal Remove inappropriate, outdated, unknown, and unnecessary chemicals from K-12 schools S&SCS pgs. 166-189 © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
- 13. No One IsManaging the Chemical Orders Mercury thermometer with the bulb painted red (finger nail polish) to give the initial appearance of an alcohol thermometer. Hg Recycling Program – ERTCO (Fisher Science Education) Pictures: Larry Cockrell NCDPI Insurance Section © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
- 14. CESQG Waste • Landfill on Household Waste Collection Day • Assist Secretary of a Dept of Natural and Environmental Resources said for schools to take their waste chemicals to landfill. © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
- 15. A Common Issue • Highly reactive or potentially explosive chemicals are more common that you would think • In a state wide cleanout of 971 school buildings, 153 of the buildings required a bomb squad or Reactive Materials Team to stabilize expired or old chemicals • Equates to 15% of the labs where High Hazard materials were present © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
- 16. Costs of ChemicalClean-up Arsenic $3000 Ethyl ether $5000 Uranium acetate $4000 Strontium nitrate $5000 Per School Clean out $4 -7000 LEA Clean out $22000 For every $1 spent to purchase a chemical, it is estimated to cost $14 to dispose of it by a hazardous waste disposal company. Costs given by Professional Waste Disposal Companies © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
- 17. SC3 and ExemplaryChemical Management Programs
- 18. Cooperative Project inRemoval of Chemicals as in SC3 • US EPA • State Departments of Environmental Resources • State Departments of Public Instruction • Hospitals • Businesses • Parent – Teacher Organizations • Science Education Organizations NCSTA, NCSLA, Local Chapter ACS, Sigma Xi
- 19. SC3 Collaboration –MostExemplary (the Model) • Tennessee Dept of Environment and Conservation programs -Office of Environmental Assistance Green Schools Program -Division of Solid Waste Management Household Hazardous Waste Mobile Collection Service Collaborating to provide schools with: -A safe and financially feasible way of removing school lab chemicals & mercury thermometers -On-site chemical management assistance -Chemical segregation -Disposal cost assistance (School cost calculated on sliding scale based on economic index of their respective county Disposes of its waste in El Dorado, Arkansas Cynthia Rohrbach
- 20. Example 1 Tennessee - 2005 • School employees disposed of lab chemicals in the trash the resulting fire • Cleanup and lab cleanout costs were $80,000
- 21. Example 2 Tennessee • Old chemicals were removed from a school lab and taken in the back of a truck to a warehouse • Leaking chemicals began to burn and then exploded. Cleanup costs were $190,000
- 22. Alabama Own waste disposal facility – Emelie, AL Program - ADEM 2007-2008, collected 8,640 lbs waste in 36 schools 2009 budget - $1300 / school for 13 schools
- 23. Summary Prevent future chemicalmismanagement through: Training Curriculum change in all sciences Long term management solutions S&SCS pgs. 166-189 © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
- 24. Chemical Management System- Policy • Chemical Inventory • Compatible Chemical Storage - Centralized secure store room - Supervision by one person • Lab Curriculum review and modifications – Standard experiments using non toxic chemicals are available – Microchemistry and Green Chemistry experiments • Chemical Purchasing Plan – Just in time ordering and delivery of small amounts – Purchase only premixed solutions & reagents – Scrutinize all chemical orders • Budget for Annual Chemical Disposal • Audit labs, Repair & Replace Safety Equipment • Review & Update CHP Annually © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
- 25. Science Safety Training • Science methods course for all science education majors at the college/university • Novice science teacher certification process • All administrators certification • In-service training for veteran teachers (OSHA) © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
- 26. Can Change Occur? Ventilation in chemical storage area Changes: NCDPI School Planning Section Wake County Assist. Supt. of Facilities S&SCS pgs. 5-8 © Copyright Science & Safety Consulting Services, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved
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