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Date(s) - Apr 18, 2024
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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The Health and Safety Guide for K-12 Schools in Washington was generated in response to WAC 246-366-140, “Primary and Secondary School Regulations,” that directed the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to generate a Guide to help prevent and reduce injuries and illnesses in Washington’s K–12 schools.
The result of this collaboration is the edition released in 2000 and the subsequent updated version in 2003. In 2023 a committee of school and health personnel assembled to incorporate users’ comments, add new elements and best practices, and to update code references.
The update effort was led by our speaker, Nancy Bernard, Manager of the Washington State DOH Indoor Air Quality and School Environmental Health and Safety Programs. Nancy will offer an overview of the Guide with special emphasis on additions and modifications. Now the Guide can return to its well-deserved spot of being the ultimate resource and reference for our school Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) work.
Speaker: Nancy Bernard, MPH, REHS, Manager, Indoor Air Quality and School Environmental Health and Safety Programs, Washington State Department of Health