Health and Safety Links for Schools

Health and Safety Links for Schools
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This page contains links with information to external web sites for the Schools sector. The list below is a table of contents with links to their respective sections. Please note: where indicated, there are pdf documents in the listing.

Allergies - Peanut	OHSI
Art	Playground Safety
Chemicals	Policies
Coloring Books - Health and Safety	Physics
Drinking Water	Radiation
Educational Assistants	School Violence
Electrical Safety	Science
Ergonomics	Stress
Field Trip Safety	Student Links
Fire Safety	Student Placement
Heat Stress	Theatre - Performing Arts
Health	West Nile Virus
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)	Working Alone Sample Policies
Laboratory	WSIB
Laser Pens/Pointer	Miscellaneous
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

Allergies - Peanut
Ontario Medical Association Lambton - Community Health Services Department ESAO Legislation - Question and Answer PDF Individual Legislation - Question and Answer PDF Anaphylaxix Canada - Safe for Kids
Art
"Art Teacher Beware" - Government of Canada Publication
Coloring Books
Slip, Trips and Falls Coloring Books -
Chemicals
Chemical Safety in Schools K-12 - Chem Info Net Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) - NIOSH Reference manual for the WHMIS requirements Français
Drinking Water
Regulations and Guide
Educational Assistants	back to top
Additional Educational Assistant Links Educational Assistants Health and Safety Information PDF Student's Special Needs Individual Assessment Form PDF Current Categories of Exceptionality SNOW - Special Needs Opportunity Windows
Electrical Safety
Worker Safety - Electrical Safety Authority Home Safety - Electrical Safety Authority Play Safely - Electrical Safety Authority Buddy Video - for Elementary Students
Ergonomics
Office Ergonomics Training School Ergonomics Program - Cornell University Children's Computer Use - Cornell University Computer Related Repetitive Strain Injury Musicians and Injuries
Field Trip Safety	back to top
Youth Safe Outdoors Sample Policy New Guide to Field Trip Vehicle Selection New Presentation of Field Trip Policies and Procedures New Ministry of Transportation School Bus Safety LinksNew School Bus Safety Resource Guide - Information on programs and resource materials for improving school bus safety School Bus Safety: information for riders, parents and motorists School Bus Safety Smarts - Information for kids Illegal Passing of a School Bus: What to do
Fire Safety
Automotive Shops
Heat Stress
Heat Stress Calculator - OHCOW
Health
Laboratory Centre for Disease Control - Health Canada Safety of Exposure to Radio Frequency Fields - Frequently Asked Questions Kids Protect - MedicAlert
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)	back to top
Stachybotrys Chartarum and Other Molds - Center for Disease Control HealthySchools.com Tools for Schools - Health Canada Mold Remediation - Environmental Protection Agency Health and Safety Executive - United Kingdom Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality (ANSI Approved) - Standard 62-2001 Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy (ANSI Approved) - Standard 55-1992 Molds at School (Based on American Laws and Standards) - HealthySchools.org (membership required) CCHOS - Sample Scent Policy and Implementation Procedures
Laboratory
Laboratory Design Guide - Stanford University Safety Publications - Science Teachers Association of Ontario
Laser Pens/Pointer
University of Toronto - Laser Safety Bulletin Laser Pointer Advisory - Princeton University Laser Pointer Safety Recommendations - Princeton University Laser Pointer Myths & Hazards Laser Institute of America
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)	back to top
Vermont SIRI MSDS Collection MSDS - Search National Repository MSDS online University of Northern British Columbia National Institute of Health MSDSs for Household chemicals J.T. Baker (Very easy to use) Mallinckodt Chemicals (Very easy to use) Fisher Scientific (access to have an MSDS faxed to you) Sigma-Aldrich (requires free self-registration and their product number) MSDS Search National Depository CHEMFINDER Cornell University MSDS Library EMD Analyticals & Reagents Internet Resources for MSDS UBC MSDS Collections (plus access to other chem. mfg. sites)
OHSI
Occupational Health And Safety Information Package For School Health And Safety Workplace Inspectors Dossier D'information Sur La Santé Et La Sécurité Au Travail À L'usage des Inspecteurs de la Santé Et De La Sécurité des lieux de travail des écoles
Playground Safety
Canadian Hospitals Injury Reports Playground Safety Links Environmental Illness Society of Canada Bear Protocol - For Northern Schools PDF
Policies	back to top
School Health and Safety Policy Examples
Physics
Super Heating and Microwave Ovens PDF
Radiation
Radiation Safety Institute of Canada Radiation Protection Bureau of Health - Canada Safety Code 6
School Violence
Preventing and Responding to School Violence - International Association of Chiefs of Police Bullying Bomb Threat Protocol - Emergency Task Force (Toronto Police)
Science
Science Teachers' Association of Ontario
Stress
WSIB Stress Compensation Policy Canadian Institute of Stress
Student Links	back to top
Health and Safety Links for Students
Student Placement
Employing Young Workers Information Sheets Student Placement Checklists Job Safe Canada Student Burned in Fire - COHSN News
Theatre - Performing Arts
Hearing Loss - H.E.A.R. Safety and Health in Arts, Production and Entertainment - SHAPE ESAO Theatre Safety Worksheets Flammability Testing Français
West Nile Virus
Biosafety Information - Health Canada Public Health Agency of Canada Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre Center for Disease Control - CDC
Working Alone Sample Policies	back to top
University of Victoria University of New Brunswick Okanagan University College National Institute of Environmental Sciences
WSIB
Young Workers Awareness Program Programme Sensibilisation des jeunes au travail
Miscellaneous
Take Our Kids to Work - The Learning Partnership Canadian Safe School Network Horseback Riding Establishment Standards Workers Health and Safety Centre Ontario Workplace Safety Student Video Awards Contest

Last Revised: 04/26/07