Facilities and Cleaning
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Back to School: Watch out for Water Safety >> Main topics: As schools prepare for School Year 2021-2022, ensuring water safety is an important part of back-to-school plans. When reopening a school building after any closure, it is important to check the safety of the water. Actions may need to be taken to ensure the water is safe for drinking, handwashing, and meal preparation. >> Read more here Provided 7.6.21 ----- Water Access in Schools Microlearning Modules
>> Main topics: Help children hydrate the healthy way by making drinking water at schools a priority. These recommendations assure safety, build effective access and promote water to children of all ages. >> Read more here Provided 5.13.21 ----- 
Healthy Hydration: Ensuring access to safe water in schools >> Main topics: Help children hydrate the healthy way by making drinking water at schools a priority. These recommendations assure safety, build effective access and promote water to children of all ages. >> Read more here Provided 5.13.21 ----- Diving into the School Year: How's the Water
>> Main topics: As a new school year begins, ask:
>> Read more here Provided 5.13.21 ----- 
Building Water System Safety in the Era of COVID-19 >> Main topics: Read through the slides for this webinar featuring Dr's Andrew Whelton and Caitlin Proctor sharing information for building owners, building managers, health officials, and building occupants >> Read more here Provided 5.13.21 ----- 
Books, Backpacks and Water Bottles: How One Tennessee School District is Making It Easier for Students to Stay Hydrated >> Main topics: Bringing water bottles on campus and into classrooms just got a lot easier in Hamilton County, Tennessee as the Board of Education recently voted in favor of installing water bottle filling stations in all newly constructed or majorly renovated schools.“Unlike water fountains, which require users to put their mouths close to the water dispenser, water bottle filling stations allow users to fill their personal bottles and stay hydrated on-the-go,” said Durm-Minoux. “As we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important we encourage better policies that benefit the health and well-being of our students, and one way we can do that is by installing water bottle filling stations to help reduce the spread of germs and disease.” Hamilton County is the first school district in the state of Tennessee and only second in the southeastern region of the U.S. to pass this important policy. >> Read more here Provided 4.27.21 ----- New 3Ts Factsheets on Ensuring Drinking Water Quality in Schools/Child Cares During and After Extended Closures
>> Main topics: US EPA announced the publication of two factsheets: 1) Ensuring Drinking Water Quality in Schools During and After Extended Closures 2) Ensuring Drinking Water Quality in Child Care Facilities During and After Extended Closures. These factsheets provide guidance on maintaining drinking water quality during extended closures and recommends start-up procedures when reopening to ensure that drinking water is safe for consumption. The factsheets are part of the EPA 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities (3Ts) ToolKit. The School factsheet includes information for schools that are served by or are public water systems (PWSs). The Child Care factsheet is intended for facilities specializing in early care and education programs, including center-based and family child care homes, pre-kindergarten programs as well as Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. Additional considerations are included for child care facilities that are non-community water systems (NCWSs), and child care facilities served by a private well. Provided 3.18.21 ----- 
Ventilation and Virus Mitigation in Schools: Creating a Game Plan to Reduce COVID-19 Risk and Make Lasting Improvements to IAQ >> Main topics: Learn how to develop a plan to acquire federal funds for immediate and long-term IAQ and ventilation improvements to reduce the spread of viruses and ensure safer, healthier learning environments. >> Register here to view webinar Recorded 2.25.21 ----- 
Indoor AirPLUS: Version 2 New Construction Specifications >> Main topics: EPA has opened a public comment period from December 18, 2020 through March 17, 2021 for the release of newly proposed requirements for the Indoor airPLUS Program, EPA’s voluntary label for improved indoor air quality (IAQ) in new homes. EPA is requesting feedback from interested parties and stakeholders on the proposed Version 2 of the Indoor airPLUS New Construction Specifications. EPA seeks to continuously improve its Indoor airPLUS program guidance and materials in response to partner and stakeholder feedback, revised industry standards, and evolving best practices in building science and home performance. ----- |
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