Tuolumne JPA Environmental Guide

This guide is designed to help the administration and M&O departments with certain environmental issues. 

ADMINISTRATION:   Each section of the guide begins with a short summary for the administrator as a guide to how to handle problems regarding the section’s main topic.  Check here first for a quick overview of how to handle a specific problem.

M&O:   After the administrative summary is an M&O summary.  This is geared toward helping the M&O department with the hands on solving of specific problems.  After this summary, some sections have additional information to supplement the summary pages.

NOTE:  This guide only presents an overview of selected problems that can occur.  Each situation is different.  For specific information regarding a specific problem, contact the Tuolumne JPA at 532-2035.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Water Intrusion Section
   Indoor Air Quality complaints, mold issues, sewer backups, floods

2. Chemical Handling Section
   Required written programs, material safety data sheets, (MSDS), chemical storage, chemical purchases, spills, exposure complaints, contractors, chemical waste, personal protective equipment ( PPE ), eyewashes and safety showers, chemical disposal

3. Asbestos Section

4. Pesticide Section
   Summary of regulations, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), pesticide companies, Healthy Schools Act

5. Pests Section
   Bees, snakes, spiders, rats, mice, bats, birds, dogs on campus

6. Playground Section
   New equipment, inspection requirements, surfacing, upgrading existing equipment, supervision, handling injuries

7.  Inspectors Section
   Step by step guide for handling an OSHA inspection.  This information applies to all government inspectors.

8. Required Health and Safety Programs