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Date(s) - Jul 23, 2025
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Lead is a toxic substance that is harmful for our bodies and can possibly cause neuro damage, especially in children. We can be exposed to lead that leaches from the buildings’ plumbing system into drinking water. There are multiple factors influencing the amount of lead in the water, and the only way to identify lead levels is by testing. In April 2021, the WA State Legislature passed HB 1139 requiring testing for lead in school drinking water and remediation when elevated levels are found.
To protect the health of school employees and students, and to support member school districts with legal compliance, we invited industry partners from WA State DOH and ESD 101. Theresa Sanders, Environmental Lead Exposure Prevention Supervisor in the Division of Environmental Public Health at Washington State Department of Health and Jerry Paige, Industrial Hygienist from ESD 101 in Spokane will review the interpretation of regulations, including requirements for the Department of Health, OSPI, and schools. Our presenters will provide implementation recommendations for a well-developed water quality monitoring program.
Speakers:
Jerry Page works for the Northeast Washington Educational Service District 101 in Spokane in their Worker’s Compensation Trusts’ Safety Division. He has twenty years of safety-based employment, experience as an Industrial Hygienist, and is a certified Indoor Environmentalist.
Theresa Sanders is the supervisor for the Childhood Environmental Lead Exposure Prevention program in the Division of Environmental Public Health at the WA State DOH. Her background includes community-based prevention, prevention policy, data and assessment, health equity, and environmental microbiology.