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Animals in Schools

If you plan to have an animal in your classroom, whether it’s a class pet or for a hands-on learning experience, be aware of the potential hazards and resulting risks

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AP Biology

Accidents do happen in a biology lab. Some chemicals have the potential for high risk and severe damage.

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Astronomy

Astronomy activities can present unique hazards, particularly when lasers, open flames, and solar observations are involved. Recognizing these risks and implementing appropriate safety precautions are critical to ensuring a safe

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Astronomy for CVUHSD Students

Astronomy activities may involve hazards associated with lasers, open flames, and solar observations. Recognizing these risks and following appropriate safety precautions are essential to maintaining a safe learning environment while

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Bullying

Bullying may inflict harm or distress on the targeted youth including physical, psychological, social, or educational harm.

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C-14 Certificate of Fitness

Prepares you for FDNY’s C-14 Certificate of Fitness, Supervising Non-Production Chemical Laboratories, required of the person supervising any New York City laboratory over the permit thresholds: research, hospital, college and

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Ceramics Safety

Everything in ceramics involves some form of powder and water. These are mixed to make clay or glazes – when they dry out, dust results. Often the dusts involved are

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Chemical Hazards

Chemicals must be handled properly and in minimal concentrations, if used incorrectly they can be extremely unsafe and hazardous and cause harm.

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Chemical Inventory Management

Chemical management is a process that encompasses identification, management, and reduction of risk through all stages of chemical purchasing, storage, distribution, use, and disposal.

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Chemical Storage

Chemical Storage

This module provides teachers and staff with an overview of basic procedures and policies necessary to ensure the safe operation of their science laboratories.

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Chemistry Students Safety Pathway Cert

This online pathway provides high school chemistry students with an overview of basic procedures and policies necessary to ensure the safe operation of their chemistry laboratories. Students will investigate common

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Class Size and Safety

To maintain a safer working environment in a science laboratory at the middle or high school level, the science laboratory must be analyzed on the basis of determining the design

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Classroom Plants

Many teachers have plants in their classrooms for both decorative and educational purposes. Plants that are known to be safer may be brought into the classroom; and plants known to

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Concussion Safety

Concussion safety training for classroom teachers, school administrators, paraprofessionals, teacher’s aides, and other staff.

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Cyberbullying

This module covers cyberbullying, including how to recognize it, respond safely, and report it. Students will also learn how schools may take action, based on laws and school

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Dissection Safety

Performing safer dissections is a common practice in biology programs and allows students to learn about the connected systems within organisms and provide a better understanding of anatomy and physiology.

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Duty of Care

School staff and school leaders are required to actively anticipate foreseeable harm to students and to others in the school.

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Earth Science

Being prepared and understanding potential hazards are the most important things educators can do to ensure safe Earth science laboratories, demonstrations, and field investigations with students.

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Elementary School Resources

Resource library for elementary school science and STEM educators and administrators. Legal safety standards noted in these resources may vary from state to state depending on what have

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ELL Students

All students, including those identified as ELL, can and should have every opportunity to learn and succeed in science.

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Emergency Lockdown Drills

Specific drills to pprepare students and staff to achieve maximum safety in the event of an internal threat (active shooter) or external threat, including community violence or disaster.

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EPA’s List N Tool

The EPA’s List N Tool is a web-based application that enables consumers to quickly and easily search for disinfectant products with EPA approval against SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19.

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Eye Protection

Eye protection is necessary in all science classes in which there are biological, chemical and physical hazards present at the elementary, middle and high school level.

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Field Trips

A well organized field trip, with carefully planned activities, greatly enhances the safety and educational value for all participants.

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Fire Safety in the Science Lab

Labs, especially those using solvents in any quantity, have a very high potential for flash fires, explosion, rapid spread of fire, and high toxicity of products of combustion (heat, smoke,

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First Aid

First aid is the first and immediate assistance given to any person suffering from either a minor or serious illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the

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Flame Tests

The most common chemicals used when performing nichrome wire flame tests are recognized as toxic, and adequate precautions should be taken to ensure good ventilation of the experimental area.

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Forensics and Biotechnology Safety

There are inherent hazards and risks associated with performing forensic science and biotechnology investigations including biological, chemical and physical sources. This module will help identify those safety concerns in the

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General Woodshop Safety

General Woodshop Safety

There are safety concerns in the wood shop resulting from the equipment, tools, and raw materials used, as well as from the occupants in the room. This module will assist

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Glassware Safety

Laboratory glassware is one of the most commonly used types of equipment in science laboratories. This module introduces the safe handling, use, inspection, and disposal of glassware and highlights procedures

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Gloves

There are many types of gloves available today to protect against a wide variety of hazards. In this module you explore how the nature of the hazard and the operation

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Glowforge Printer Safety

Glowforge Printers as 3D laser printer that cut, engrave, and score hundreds of materials. It takes the power of a factory and makes it safer K-12 students, for creation classrooms.

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Green Chemistry

Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances.

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Hacked Emails

How to protect yourself from getting emails hacked, signs that you’ve been hacked, and what to do if you are hacked.

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Hazard Control and Safety

A hazard control program consists of all steps necessary to protect workers from exposure to a substance or system, the training and the procedures required to monitor worker exposure and

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Hearing Protection

There’s a lot you can do to protect your hearing when you’re using loud tools. You’re already wearing eye protection and sturdy shoes when you work with power tools. So

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Heat Sources

The use of heating sources in the laboratory is very common, and unfortunately these are the root cause of many preventable burns, scalds, and fires. Learn more about heat safety

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High School Resources

Resource library for high school science and STEM educators and administrators. Legal safety standards noted in these resources may vary from state to state depending on what have

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Hot Glue Guns

The use of glue guns is common in schools and in many homes. These are not such simple tools, since these are a recognized safety hazard, especially when used improperly.

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Incident Reports

Incident reports are prepared to document incidents of harm, either to persons or property, that occur on school property or in the course of school activities.

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Lab Experiments

As a teacher, there are steps you can take to make sure your students are as safe as possible while exploring and experimenting in the lab.

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Lab Fire and Explosion Accidents

Preventing fires and explosions in laboratories is not very common, however these tragic events still occur and injure staff and students. These accidents are the result of poor practices, lack

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Lab Safety Awareness

The National Safety Council has estimated that 5000 safety-related accidents occur in U.S.. schools each year. At least 10% of these are science classroom related. This module is designed to

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Laboratory Inspections

Safety inspections are intended to identify safety issues or problems that may not be observed or identified as such by the day-to-day occupants of a laboratory. In this module you

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Laboratory Specialists

Lab Specialists are responsible for the preparation of labs in chemistry, physics and earth science, maintaining lab equipment — the balances, Bunsen burners, etc. — and our chemical inventory.

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Laser Cutters

Laser cutting is a technology that uses a laser to vaporize materials, resulting in a cut edge. In this module you learn how to use them more safely.

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Lasers

Laser safety enhances the safe use of laser device in order to prevent or minimize the hazards which accompanies the laser device.

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Live Animals in the Classroom

Many classrooms benefit from the use of live animals in the classroom and use this as a springboard for student curiosity into the living world surrounding them. Explore the various

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Machine Guarding

In this module, we will explore the science of safety regarding equipment guarding as it applies to employees under OSHA and its equivalent in various states.

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Masks

Masks are a simple barrier to help prevent your respiratory droplets from reaching others. Studies show that masks reduce the spray of droplets when worn over the nose and mouth.

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Mercury

The best way to prevent dangerous mercury spills in your school is to get rid of mercury. In this module you learn about the dangers of mercury and how to

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Metalworking and Foundry Safety

Metalworking has real-world applications in every aspect of our community. This module covers the various safety concerns involving the use of metal and foundry working tools, equipment, and raw materials.

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Middle School Resources

Resource library for middle school science and STEM educators and administrators. Legal safety standards noted in these resources may vary from state to state depending on what have

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MIG Welding

MIG welding is an arc welding process in which a continuous solid wire electrode is fed through a welding gun and into the weld pool, joining the two base materials

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Miter Saws

There are safety rules and procedures to be followed for the safer operation of this tool and instructions will be similar for all miter saws.

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Password Security

In this module you will learn about Password Security how it is the first line of defense against unauthorized access to your computer and personal information.

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Phishing Attacks

Phishing Attacks

Phishing is when scammers try to trick you into giving away personal information, like passwords or account details. They often send fake messages—such as emails or text messages—that

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Physics Safety for Educators

This online module provides physics educators with practical guidance for identifying hazards, assessing risks, and implementing safer practices in physics classrooms and laboratories.

Participants will examine safety considerations related

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Plasma Cutting

This module has been designed to develop an awareness of plasma cutting technology and the safety applications in the school for the teacher and for the students.

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Playground Safety

A playground should be a place where children can play and have fun, not a place where serious injuries occur. Some of these tragedies can be attributed to deliberate misuse

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Portable Grinders

In this module we will explore the safety practices associated with portable grinders, abrasive disks or cutting wheels, and the protocols in place to protect the users from accidental injury.

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PPE and Welding

Welding has inherent risks and associated hazards resulting from the use of tools, equipment, metals and the possible fumes created. There are PPE-specific safety controls to help make the welding

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Preventing School Violence

School violence is violence that occurs in the school setting. It describes violent acts that disrupt learning and have a negative effect on students, schools, and the broader community.

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Public Wi-Fi Security

When you use public Wi-Fi that isn’t secure, others on the network might be able to see your activity, including what you type or send on certain websites.

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Push Sticks

Push sticks or push blocks should be used when operating standard woodworking machinery, including table saws, band saws, radial arm saws, jointer/planers and shapers.

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