7430 Safety Standards
7430 - SAFETY IN SCHOOLS
The desired outcomes of the District's safety program are:
The desired outcomes of the District's safety program are:
A. regularly-scheduled inspections of building and grounds to identify/correct potential hazardous conditions;
B. quality tools, implements, machines, and vehicles that meet safety standards in normal usage;
B. quality tools, implements, machines, and vehicles that meet safety standards in normal usage;
C. equipment that is in compliance with State safety standards in all respects;
D. regularly-scheduled equipment servicing and maintenance to ensure safe and efficient operation.
Responsibility
The District Administrator shall be responsible for compliance with the Federal/State regulations and for maintaining communication with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. Each principal is to assist by developing and administering such measures and practices as are necessary to adequately monitor safety conditions in the school and to prevent accidents.
The plan should be in accordance with recommendations provided by the State and should include the following:
A. Hazard Inspection
A hazard inspection of all areas in which employees work or participate (See Form 7410 F4).
B. Fire and Tornado
(see AGs 8420 - Emergency Procedures and AG 8420A - Severe Weather and Tornado Warnings)
D. regularly-scheduled equipment servicing and maintenance to ensure safe and efficient operation.
Responsibility
The District Administrator shall be responsible for compliance with the Federal/State regulations and for maintaining communication with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. Each principal is to assist by developing and administering such measures and practices as are necessary to adequately monitor safety conditions in the school and to prevent accidents.
The plan should be in accordance with recommendations provided by the State and should include the following:
A. Hazard Inspection
A hazard inspection of all areas in which employees work or participate (See Form 7410 F4).
B. Fire and Tornado
(see AGs 8420 - Emergency Procedures and AG 8420A - Severe Weather and Tornado Warnings)
1. Fire exits are inspected daily to ensure each is ready for prompt and orderly egress.
2. Fire extinguishers are inspected annually and tagged when inspected. The Lead Custodian shall be notified when fire extinguishers have been discharged and need to be recharged or replaced.
3. The systems for giving fire and tornado alarms are to be checked at least monthly to ensure that each is functioning properly.
2. Fire extinguishers are inspected annually and tagged when inspected. The Lead Custodian shall be notified when fire extinguishers have been discharged and need to be recharged or replaced.
3. The systems for giving fire and tornado alarms are to be checked at least monthly to ensure that each is functioning properly.
C. Protective Devices and/or Clothing
1. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE's) shall be used by all students, teachers, and visitors when participating or observing courses involving the use of hazardous substances.
2. For purposes of these guidelines hazardous substances are those likely to cause physical injury to the eye, face, head, foot, or hand. This includes materials which are flammable, toxic, or corrosive to living tissue, irritating, strongly sensitizing, radioactive, or those which generate pressure through heat, decomposition, or other means.
3. Activities requiring protective devices and/or clothing include:
a. milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, or stamping any solid material;
b. heat treating, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or material;
c. gas or electric arc welding;
d. working with hot liquids, solids, or chemicals which are flammable, toxic, corrosive to living tissue, irritating, sensitizing, radioactive, or which generate pressure through heat, decomposition, or other means;
e. other activities identified in the hazard assessment (see Form 7410 F4).
2. For purposes of these guidelines hazardous substances are those likely to cause physical injury to the eye, face, head, foot, or hand. This includes materials which are flammable, toxic, or corrosive to living tissue, irritating, strongly sensitizing, radioactive, or those which generate pressure through heat, decomposition, or other means.
3. Activities requiring protective devices and/or clothing include:
a. milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, or stamping any solid material;
b. heat treating, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or material;
c. gas or electric arc welding;
d. working with hot liquids, solids, or chemicals which are flammable, toxic, corrosive to living tissue, irritating, sensitizing, radioactive, or which generate pressure through heat, decomposition, or other means;
e. other activities identified in the hazard assessment (see Form 7410 F4).
D. Respirator Safety
The Lead Custodian shall be responsible for selecting any respirators (including dust masks) that may be used by maintenance personnel or as part of an instructional program. S/He will also develop and implement a written program on their proper use and maintenance.
Prior to any use, each staff member and student who may be using a respirator (other than a disabled person who uses one for health reasons) must receive training on the proper use and limitations of a respirator and on the proper methods for fit-testing, cleaning, and maintenance of the respirator. Upon completion of the training, the person is to complete Form 7430 F2.
No staff member or student is to use any respirator unless a physician has completed Form 7430 F1 which confirms that the person has no physical condition that would be affected by the use of a respirator. This form must be completed annually, reviewed by the supervisor of the staff member or student using the respirator, and filed in the staff member's or student's personal file along with Form 7430 F2 and Form 7430 F3, if a student.
The Lead Custodian shall be responsible for selecting any respirators (including dust masks) that may be used by maintenance personnel or as part of an instructional program. S/He will also develop and implement a written program on their proper use and maintenance.
Prior to any use, each staff member and student who may be using a respirator (other than a disabled person who uses one for health reasons) must receive training on the proper use and limitations of a respirator and on the proper methods for fit-testing, cleaning, and maintenance of the respirator. Upon completion of the training, the person is to complete Form 7430 F2.
No staff member or student is to use any respirator unless a physician has completed Form 7430 F1 which confirms that the person has no physical condition that would be affected by the use of a respirator. This form must be completed annually, reviewed by the supervisor of the staff member or student using the respirator, and filed in the staff member's or student's personal file along with Form 7430 F2 and Form 7430 F3, if a student.
E. Safety Education
1. Tools and equipment shall be used for instructional purposes only, and the teacher shall be fully responsible for ensuring that each is used safely and is kept in proper working order, including any safety features.
2. Applicable courses of study shall include instruction in accident and fire prevention and in safety education.
2. Applicable courses of study shall include instruction in accident and fire prevention and in safety education.
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7430 - SAFETY STANDARDS
The Board of Education believes that the employees and students of this District, as well as visitors, are entitled to function in an environment as free from hazards as can reasonably be provided. In this regard and in accordance with law, the Board will provide reasonable and adequate protection to the lives, safety, and health of its employees.
The District Administrator shall be responsible for the maintenance of standards in the facilities to prevent accidents and to minimize their consequences. S/He shall designate an employee who shall conduct periodic audits of health and safety conditions within the facilities of the District in accordance with the Federal OSHA standards adopted by the State, and take appropriate action on any violations thereof to the District Administrator. Said employee shall also have the authority to organize and direct the activities of a District safety committee.
The District Administrator shall ascertain that the employees and students of this District are aware of their rights to an environment free of recognized hazards, that they are properly trained in safety methods, that protective devices and equipment are available to meet safety standards, and that proper rules and records are maintained to meet the requirements of the law.
In the event an inspection is made by a representative of the State, the District Administrator shall report the results thereof to the Board at the meeting following the receipt of the State report.
101.055, Wis. Stats.
The Board of Education believes that the employees and students of this District, as well as visitors, are entitled to function in an environment as free from hazards as can reasonably be provided. In this regard and in accordance with law, the Board will provide reasonable and adequate protection to the lives, safety, and health of its employees.
The District Administrator shall be responsible for the maintenance of standards in the facilities to prevent accidents and to minimize their consequences. S/He shall designate an employee who shall conduct periodic audits of health and safety conditions within the facilities of the District in accordance with the Federal OSHA standards adopted by the State, and take appropriate action on any violations thereof to the District Administrator. Said employee shall also have the authority to organize and direct the activities of a District safety committee.
The District Administrator shall ascertain that the employees and students of this District are aware of their rights to an environment free of recognized hazards, that they are properly trained in safety methods, that protective devices and equipment are available to meet safety standards, and that proper rules and records are maintained to meet the requirements of the law.
In the event an inspection is made by a representative of the State, the District Administrator shall report the results thereof to the Board at the meeting following the receipt of the State report.
101.055, Wis. Stats.