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8431 - PREPAREDNESS FOR TOXIC HAZARD
The Board of Education is concerned for the safety of the students and staff members assigned to district schools and will take reasonable steps to protect students and staff members from hazards that may result from industrial accidents beyond the control of school officials.
The Board will appoint an employee to serve as Toxic Hazard Preparedness (THP) Officer. The THP Officer will, in accordance with procedures prepared by the Superintendent, identify potential sources of toxic hazard and develop a plan that includes preventive and remedial measures to be followed in the event students and staff members are exposed to a toxic hazard. The plan will also include a system for the periodic evaluation of school environments.
The THP Officer may enlist the aid of county and municipal authorities and, if possible, the owners or operators of identified potential sources of toxic hazard.
The plan for toxic hazard preparedness developed by the THP Officer and approved by this Board will be disseminated to the public. Staff members will be instructed in the specific measures to be taken when a toxic hazard is present and in the recognition of toxic hazards in the environment. A staff member who detects a toxic hazard in school shall immediately notify the school principal in the absence of him/her, the person authorized to perform that office.
APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES
Any staff member or contractor who applies pesticides on District property shall meet the requirements of AG 8431A in addition to the requirements established by the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
ASBESTOS
In its efforts to comply with Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) and the Ohio Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), and the Ohio Public Employment Risk Reduction Act (PERRA) the Board recognizes its responsibility to:
| A. | inspect all District buildings for the existence of asbestos or asbestos-containing materials; | |
| B. | take appropriate actions based on the inspections; | |
| C. | establish a program for dealing with friable asbestos, if found; | |
| D. | maintain a program of periodic surveillance and inspection of facilities or equipment containing asbestos; | |
| E. | comply with EPA regulations governing the transportation and disposal of asbestos and asbestos-containing materials. |
The Superintendent shall appoint a person to develop and implement the District's Asbestos-Management Program. Said individual will be responsible for the District’s proper compliance with Federal and State laws and the appropriate instruction of staff and students.
The Superintendent shall also verify that, when conducting asbestos abatement projects, each contractor employed by the District is licensed pursuant to the Ohio Department of Health Regulations.
A.C. 3701-34-06
40 C.F.R. 763.92
Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 (AHERA)
15 U.S.C. 2601, 20 U.S.C. 4022, 20 U.S.C. 4014, 20 U.S.C. 4011 et seq.
Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984
Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act of 1990, 20 U.S.C. 4011
Public Employee Risk Reduction Act (PERRA) R.C. 4167.01 et seq.
R.C. 921.01 et seq.
A.C. 901:5-11 et seq.
Revised 5/96
Revised 2/7/05