Health & Safety
Information on indoor air quality, lead, asbestos, electromagnetic fields, safe walking routes to school, disaster preparedness, PCBs, pesticides, and pipelines.Air Quality
- Art Hazards Program California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
- 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
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
- 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
Questions:
School Facilities & Transportation Services Division | sftsd@cde.ca.gov | 916-322-2470
Last Reviewed: Thursday, October 24, 2024
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