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US Environmental Protection Agency, 2008
Designed as a "Participant's Manual" to be used as part of a "Chemical and Mercury Management in Schools Training," this document focuses on the policies and programs needed at the school and district level for safe and sustainable chemical and mercury management practices. This document is designed primarily for school…
Descriptors: Accidents, Guides, Hazardous Materials, Risk
Qualley, Charles A. – 1986
This book provides information about health and safety hazards in art classrooms. The book outlines a practical plan for an art room safety program. It includes recommendations for providing protective equipment and enlisting students' active participation. Included are sample worksheets and checklists, explanations of legal liability, and…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Art Education, Art Materials, Elementary Secondary Education
State Univ. of New York, Buffalo. Coll. at Buffalo. – 1991
The plan presented in this revised manual is designed to minimize the potential for disaster in the E. H. Butler Library at the State University of New York College at Buffalo, and to minimize damage to materials in the event of a disaster. It contains emergency instructions, evacuation procedures, a disaster contact list, and information on…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Administrative Policy, College Libraries, Emergency Programs
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Gregory, Dennis E. – Journal of Law and Education, 1985
Most litigation involving college students' alcohol consumption and related accidents claims negligence on the part of institutions or their agents. General trends may be predicted from past state court decisions. Colleges and universities may wish to reexamine their policies with regard to consumption of alcohol by their students. (MLF)
Descriptors: Accidents, Alcoholic Beverages, College Students, Court Litigation
Consumer Federation of America, Washington, DC. – 1999
There is a high rate of children's injuries on America's playgrounds. This report examines this issue and provides guidance on how to make playgrounds safer and more fun for children, and procedures for performing an initial analysis of the safety of a local playground using a playground safety checklist. Additionally, it provides a step-by-step…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Advocacy, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Birch & Davis Associates, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1983
Based primarily on the experience of three childhood injury prevention demonstration projects, this manual provides state Title V program directors with an action guide for developing targeted childhood injury prevention programs. The manual is divided into four sections: background; program planning; program design; and program implementation and…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Administrator Guides, Children, Definitions
Sweeney, Theodora Briggs – School Business Affairs, 1987
A survey of hospital emergency rooms revealed that nearly half of all playground falls resulted in head injuries. Playground surfaces should be evaluated for "Surface Impact Performance" and the "Severity Index"--both measures to determine ability to absorb impact. Nine other playground hazards are illustrated and described.…
Descriptors: Area, Asphalts, Court Litigation, Elementary Education
Rice, Stephen G. – Executive Educator, 1984
Outlines standards in seven areas--staff training, facilities, athletic equipment, emergency preparedness, a central training room, athletic health care and training, and recordkeeping--for assessing school athletic programs so that potential injuries and lawsuits can be avoided. (KS)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Athletes, Injuries, Legal Problems
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Sacks, Jeffrey J.; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1990
Examines 71 of the 605 licensed child care centers in Atlanta for playground hazards and school accidents. Finds 684 hazards in 66 centers, including climbing equipment over 6 feet high with inadequate impact-absorbing undersurfacing that had over twice the rate of fall injuries as climbing equipment under 6 feet high. (FMW)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Equipment
Merrins, James M. – School Business Affairs, 1993
Two bus accidents taught a school district the value of a self-developed plan of response to a school bus accident. Provides a sample school bus accident preparedness plan. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs, Public Schools, School Buses
Wallace, Stephen G. – Camping Magazine, 1987
Counselors and campers at Cape Cod Sea Camps in Brewster, Massachusetts, banded together to combat the problem of drinking and driving by forming the first camp-based chapter of Students Against Driving Drunk (SADD). The chapter's success shows that SADD can be an asset to camp programs. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Administrator Role, Behavior Standards, Camping
Penman, Kenneth A.; Niccolai, Frances R. – American School and University, 1985
Explains how to prevent outdoor sports injuries; discusses related litigation and specific cases involving playing field turf, tennis, skiing, and pools; and sets out facility design and maintenance considerations and recommendations. A sidebar provides information about injury insurance available to NCAA schools. Part I of this article appeared…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Court Litigation, Design Requirements, Facility Guidelines
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Rothstein, Laura F. – Journal of Law and Education, 1985
Examines the areas in which educational misconduct involving handicapped students is likely to occur. Argues for accountability for such misconduct and discusses why remediation should be by common law tort action. Explains why the Handicapped Children Act procedures are not appropriate in litigation. (MD)
Descriptors: Accidents, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Baxter, Pamela; Fisher, Jennifer; Retamal, Gonzalo – 1997
The purpose of this booklet is to provide source materials on mine awareness for teachers and practitioners who are involved with primary school children in high-risk areas and to launch a process of information and research in the field of land-mine awareness. The presented material draws heavily on the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Child Health, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Stewart, C. E. – School Business Affairs, 1989
Recognizing safety procedures and minimizing disciplinary problems on school buses are the responsibilities of school bus drivers. Describes elements of driver training, lists student control guides for bus drivers, and summarizes the procedures followed by the Halifax County-Bedford District School Board in Nova Scotia. (MLF)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Behavior Problems, Board of Education Policy, Discipline
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