Health & Safety

Air Quality

• Art Hazards Program California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
• Best Practices for Reducing Near-Road Pollution Exposure at Schools (PDF) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• California Indoor Air Quality Program California Department of Public Health
• Healthy Schools, Healthy Kids U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Indoor Air Quality, A Guide for Educators, 1995
• Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for School Building Upgrades from Energy Savings Plus Health U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Asbestos

• Naturally-Occurring Asbestos California Air Resources Board

Asbestos in School Buildings

• Asbestos California Department of Industrial Relations, Cal/OSHA

Disaster Preparedness

• Disaster Resources for Parents and Teachers Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Disaster Services American Red Cross

Electromagnetic Fields

• CPUC Electric and Magnetic Fields California Public Utilities Commission
• Power Line Setback Exemption Guidance - May 2006
• School Site Selection and Approval Guide

Elemental Mercury

• Mercury in your Environment US Environmental Protection Agency
• Don't Mess with Mercury: A Mercury Spill Prevention Initiative for Schools Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Environmental Education

• Environmental Education U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Pacific Southwest, Region 9

Lead

• 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools (PDF) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• California Statutes Related to Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention California Department of Public Health
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Programs California Department of Public Health
• Compliance with New Federal Lead-Based Paint Requirements (PDF) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Drinking Water Best Management Practices for Schools and Child Care Facilities with their Own Drinking Water Source (PDF) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Labor Occupational Health Program University of California, Berkeley
• Lead in Drinking Water U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Lead Hazards in California's Public Elementary Schools and Child Care Centers (PDF) California Department of Health Services
• Lead Safety and School Modernization Labor Occupational Health Program, University of California, Berkeley
• Lead-Safe Certified Guide to Renovate Right (PDF), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Renovate Right; Important Lead Hazard Information for Families, Child Care Providers, and Schools U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Steps to Lead Safe Renovation, Repair and Painting (PDF) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Nutrition and Exercise

• Calories In, Calories Out: Food and Exercise in Public Elementary Schools 2005, National Center for Education Statistics

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

• PCB in Schools University of California, San Francisco, Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units
• Practical Actions for Reducing Exposure to PCBs in Schools and Other Buildings (PDF) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Pesticides

• California School & Child Care Integrated Pest Management Program Department of Pesticide Regulation

Radon

• General Radon Information U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Managing Radon in Schools U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Radon in California and Radon Potential Maps California Department of Public Health

Safe Routes to School

• Active Transportation Program California Department of Transportation
• Active Transportation Program California Transportation Commission
• Active Transportation Safety Program California Department of Public Health
• California Bicycle Coalition
• California Safe Routes to School, Technical Resources
• Rails to Trails Conservancy
• Safe Routes to School Learning Center, Workshop and Training Catalog (PDF) Safe Routes to School National Partnership
• Safe Routes to Schools Program California Department of Transportation

School Renovations

• Sensible Guide to Healthier School Renovations U.S. Environmental Protection Agency