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In This Issue ...

• CLEAN SWEEP HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT ANNOUNCED FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK

• SAFETY IN THE SCIENCE LAB

• ART IN CLASSROOMS

• NYS SCHOOL NURSE ORIENTATION CONFERENCE OFFERED LOCALLY

• SAVE THE DATE: SCHOOL NURSES’ MEETING APRIL 12

• NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK MARCH 19-25

• HP EXPANDS RECALL OF BATTERIES FOR HP AND COMPAQ NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS DUE TO FIRE AND BURN HAZARDS

• NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

• MARCH HEALTH OBSERVANCES

Office of Safetyand Risk

ManagementCayuga-Onondaga BOCES

1879 W. Genesee Street RoadAuburn, NY 13021-9430

www.cayboces.org

Mark W. Snyder, CSPSafety Coordinator

Andrew WordenSafety Officer

Linda M. BrownKelly M. Walsh

Support Staff

Telephone: (315) 255-7683 Direct Dialor (315) 253-0361, Ext. 5825

FAX (315) 255-7625

Email: msnyder@cayboces.org aworden@cayboces.org

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Safety in the Science Lab

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) enforce environmental regulations in K – 12 school districts. School districts should make sure that they have adequate programs for the safe storage and proper disposal of chemicals in the science lab. Listed below are several mandates that schools should follow:

NYS Department of Education

NYS Education Law §305(19)The commissioner is authorized and directed to require all elementary and secondary schools to store all chemicals present in their science facilities in locked and secure storage rooms and cabinets. The commissioner shall also require all elementary and secondary schools to prepare at least annually an inventory of such chemicals.

NYS Education Department Lists Of Chemicals That Should Not Be Used

LIST 1 -Substances With Greater Hazardous Properties Than Their Potential Usefulness

LIST 2 - Chemicals That Should Be Removed From Schools If Alternatives Can Be Used

Clean Sweep Hazardous Waste Event Announced for Central New

YorkPlanning is underway for the Spring 2017 CleanSweepNY Hazardous Waste collection event. Collections will take place on the fol-lowing dates and at the following locations:

May 9th – N. Syracuse, NYMay 10th – Castle Creek, NY

The targeted counties in Region 7 are: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madi-son, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga, and Tomp-kins Counties.

In order to participate, pre-registration is required.

Registration packets can be requested by telephone or e-mail at the following:

Telephone: 877-793-3769

E-Mail: info@cleansweepny.org

Please call the BOCES Safety and Risk Man-agement Office if you have any questions or need assistance organizing surplus chemi-cals for this event.

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ART IN CLASSROOMS

New International codes are in effect as of October 3, 2016, and with that comes new fire safety codes. One code of particular interest is the addition of section F 807.5.2.3 for “E” occupancies (previously not in the 2010 code), which deals with Artwork in classrooms. Artwork and teaching materials shall be limited on walls of classrooms to not more than 50% of a specific wall area to which they are attached.

The intent of this section is to limit flammable and combustible materials of a specific wall area in individual classrooms and not as an aggregate. While a specific wall

Additional information on Green Chemistry is available at:http://www.epa.gov/greenchemistryhttp://www.microscale.org

Additional ResourcesThe Laboratory Safety Institutewww.labsafety.org

Flinn Scientific Inc.www.flinnsci.com

Please contact the BOCES Safety and Risk Management Office if you have any questions or need assistance with safety in the science laboratory.

OSHA Chemical Hygiene Standard 29 CFR §1910.1450

OSHA mandates that employers develop and implement Chemical Hygiene Plans that include the following:

• Chemical Hygiene Officer

• Safety Procedures

• Inspection Of Safety Equipment

• Chemical Inventory

• Labeling

• Safe Storage

Hazardous Waste Disposal

RCRA – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (federal)

40 CFR Parts 260 to 299 (federal)

6 NYCRR Parts 370 to 374 and Part 376 (state)

Green Chemistry

The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation has introduced an initiative for schools to implement Green Chemistry to reduce chemical waste. Green Chemistry, also known as sustainable chemistry, is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances. Green chemistry applies across the life cycle, including the design, manufacture, and use of a chemical product.

The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation has several resources on Green Chemistry on their website:

http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/77750.htmlwww.dec.ny.gov/docs/materials_minerals_pdf/schoolchemmgt.pdf

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Poisoning is the #1 cause of injury related death in the United States. Since 1962, the President of the United States has pro-claimed the third week of March as National Poison Prevention Week to raise awareness about the dangers of poisonings and how to prevent them. This year the observance is March 19-25, 2017.

School administrators can participate in pre-vention by reminding those who work out-side to wear protective clothing when using spray products, and by having your district’s human resources department distribute in-formation about poisons and how employees can protect themselves at work.

Have the Poison Help line number (1-800-222-1222), which connects you to your lo-cal poison control center, available by your phone in case of a poison emergency. For further information visit www.aapcc.org/pre-vention/nppw/ or poisonhelp.hrsa.gov.

SAVE THE DATE

School Nurses’ MeetingThursday, April 12, 2017

3:30 p.m.

Distance Learning Room

Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES Regional Education Center

1879 W. Genesee St. Rd., Auburn

area is not defined, generally speaking a wall area is considered to be the area measured floor to ceiling and corner to corner. While this code section is new this year, educators should be advised of this new regulation and its impact on the SED reporting form during this and future school fire inspections.

NYS School Nurse Orientation

Conference Offered Locally

The New York State Association of School Nurses will offer the annual NYS School Nurse Orientation program at the Welch-Al-lyn Lodge in Skaneateles Falls on August 14 – 17 , 2017. This program is a great learn-ing opportunity for those that are new to the practice of School Nursing.

For additional information and registration details go to:https://gallery.mailchimp.com/5c2b2a1ab9ab060a2258d9576/files/SNO_2017_Online_Brochure_v4.pdf

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number of recalled batteries, which were shipped with notebook computers sold between March 2013 and October 2016. The black batteries measure about 8 to 10.5 inches long, 2 inches wide and about 1 inch high. The battery bar code is printed on the back of the battery. “HP Note-book Battery” and the model number are printed on the battery. The batteries included in this expanded recall have bar codes starting with: 6BZLU, 6CGFK, 6CGFQ, 6CZMB, 6DEMA, 6DEMH, 6DGAL and 6EBVA.

Sold at: Best Buy, Walmart, Costco, Sam’s Club and authorized dealers nationwide and online at www.hp.com and other websites from March 2013 through October 2016 for between $300 and $1,700. The batteries were also sold sepa-rately for between $50 and $90.

Manufactured in: China

Importer(s): HP Inc., of Palo Alto, Calif.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled batteries, remove them from the notebook computers and contact HP for a free replacement battery. Until a replacement battery is received, consumers should use the notebook computer by plugging it into AC power only.

Batteries previously identified as not affected by the June 2016 recall could be included in this expanded announcement. Consumers are urged to recheck their batteries.

Consumer Contact: HP toll-free at 888-202-4320 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.HP.com/go/batterypro-gram2016 or www.hp.com and click “Recalls” at the bottom of the page for more information

HP Expands Recall of Batteries for HP and Compaq

Notebook Computers Due to Fire and Burn

HazardsThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named, has an-nounced a voluntary recall of the following prod-uct. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of product: Lithium-ion batteries used in HP notebook computers

Units: About 101,000 (An additional 41,000 batteries were previously recalled in June 2016. About 3,000 were sold in Canada and 4,000 in Mexico.)

Hazard: The batteries can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards.

Incidents/Injuries: HP has received one addition-al report of the battery overheating, melting and charring and causing about $1,000 in property damage

Description: This expanded recall involves lithi-um-ion batteries containing Panasonic cells that are used in HP notebook computers. The bat-teries are compatible with HP, Compaq, HP Pro-Book, HP ENVY, Compaq Presario, and HP Pavil-ion notebook computers. HP has expanded the

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The Hazard Remediator Staff

EDITOR:Mark W. Snyder

CONTRIBUTOR:Andrew Worden

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT & DESKTOP PUBLISHER:

Linda M. Brown

Published by theOffice of Safety

and Risk Management

CAYUGA-ONONDAGA BOCES1879 W. Genesee Street Road

Auburn, NY 13021-9430Telephone: (315) 255-7683 or

(315) 253-0361Fax: (315) 255-7625

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NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

The Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizen-ship status, age, marital status, partnership status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender/sex, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status or political affiliation, and additionally does not discriminate against students on the basis of weight, gender identity, gender expres-sion, and religious practices or any other basis prohib-ited by New York state and/or federal non-discrimina-tion laws in employment or its programs and activities. The BOCES provides equal access to community and youth organizations.

Inquiries regarding the District’s non-discrimination policies should be directed to:

J. Ryan HatchLabor Relations Specialist and Civil Rights

Compliance Officer1879 West Genesee Street Road

Auburn, NY 13021(315) 255-7683

rhatch@cayboces.org

March Health Observances

March 1 - 31Workplace Eye Wellness Month

American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424

San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 561-8534 media@aao.org

aao.org/eyesmart

March 22American Diabetes Alert Day

American Diabetes Association 1701 North Beauregard Street

Alexandria, VA 22311 (800) DIABETES (342-2383)

(703) 549-6995 Fax askada@diabetes.org

www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/programs/alert-day