Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R392 - Population Health, Environmental Health
Rule R392-200 - Sanitation and Safety of Schools
Section R392-200-7 - School Safety
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 392-200-7
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The governing body shall ensure that:
(a) instructional,
athletic, playground, and recreational equipment is kept clean, safe, and in
good repair;
(b) playground
equipment:
(i) is installed and maintained in
accordance with the Handbook for Public Playground Safety, U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission, Publication Number 325, November 2010
Revision;
(ii) has no hazardous
protrusions;
(iii) has no damaged
or missing equipment caps or plugs;
(iv) has no bolts that expose more than two
threads beyond the end of the nut;
(v) has no potential clothing entanglement
hazards such as open S-hooks or C-hooks;
(vi) has no sharp points, corners, or
edges;
(vii) has no crush or
shearing points on exposed moving parts; and
(viii) is not installed over concrete,
asphalt, or paved surfaces;
(c) if loose-fill material is used as a
protective surfacing under playground equipment, at least the following depth
of material is maintained while in use, including under heavy use areas such as
under swings and at slide exits;
(i) a fill
depth as provided by and according to the manufacturer's or supplier's
directions; or
(ii) a fill depth of
at least nine inches when the manufacturer or supplier does not provide
directions on fill depth;
(d) playground areas are free of tripping
hazards;
(e) a master shut-off
valve to flammable gas supply lines is readily accessible to instructors for
emergency shut-off in each room that utilizes flammable gas supply
lines;
(f) a master electric
shut-off switch is readily accessible to an instructor in any life skills area,
shop classroom, applicable art room, or lab where electrically operated
instructional equipment is present that may pose a risk of serious injury to
the operator;
(g) each
instructional shop classroom, art room, craft room, and laboratory is kept
clean and maintained in good condition, and cleaned and swept in a way to
minimize dust;
(h) a Safety Data
Sheet and manufacturer's directions accompany each substance that is deemed
potentially harmful or hazardous to the health or safety of an individual who
uses it and includes potential risks or hazards;
(i) the documents described in Subsection
(1)(h) are available at any time for review by staff, students, and the local
health officer;
(j) exposure to
excessive noise, hazardous dusts, gases, mists, fumes, or vapors is controlled
so a health hazard does not occur;
(k) where the eyes or body of any person may
be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, an emergency shower or eyewash
station or other suitable facility for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes
and body is:
(i) provided within the area for
immediate emergency use;
(ii)
located in an area that is kept free of clutter and encumbrances to its
immediate use;
(iii) designed and
installed in compliance with Plumbing Code; and
(iv) inspected and flushed at least
quarterly;
(l) written
documentation of the inspection described in Subsection (1)(k)(iv) is made
available to the local health officer upon request;
(m) any poisonous, dangerous, or otherwise
harmful plant or animal is not kept on the school premises unless it is in
conjunction with a course curriculum and:
(i)
any poisonous or toxic plant that is part of a course curriculum is labeled
with:
(A) its common name and scientific name;
and
(B) written documentation
describing the health risks and first aid instructions for skin contact or
ingestion is made available for review to students, staff, and the local health
officer upon request; and
(ii) a warning sign is posted on the
confining area of each animal that is likely to carry disease that states the
proper precautions and hygiene practices for animal care and
handling;
(n) each
oxygen, acetylene, and other high-pressure cylinder is secured from tipping
over and:
(i) each valve safety cap is kept in
place when any tank is not in use; and
(ii) unless securely staged on a welding cart
for use, oxygen and acetylene gas cylinders are segregated from each other
according to Fire Code;
(o) except in a quantity as necessary for
student instruction or school facility maintenance, flammable, explosive,
toxic, or hazardous chemicals are not stored or used in any building or part of
a building used for instructional purposes;
(p) each hazardous chemical is stored:
(i) in a tightly sealed container;
(ii) in an area that is not accessible to
unsupervised students; and
(iii)
according to its hazard class as follows:
(A)
flammability hazard;
(B) reactivity
hazard;
(C) corrosive -- contact
hazard;
(D) poison -- health
hazard; or
(E) not suitably
characterized by any of the foregoing categories;
(q) flammable liquid storage of more than 10
gallons is stored in a flammable liquids storage cabinet;
(r) concentrated acids are stored in a
dedicated acid cabinet, except that nitric acid is stored separately;
(s) the following explosive substances are
not used or stored in a school:
(i) benzoyl
peroxide;
(ii) carbon
disulfide;
(iii) diisopropyl
ether;
(iv) ethyl ether;
(v) picric acid;
(vi) perchloric acid; and
(vii) elemental potassium
metal;
(t) chemical
storage shelving is secured to the wall or floor;
(u) chemicals are not stored on shelves
higher than six feet from ground level;
(v) items likely to be a source of risk to
the health and safety of students are removed or secured, including:
(i) tall shelves that are not
anchored;
(ii) fixtures that are
not properly secured or anchored;
(iii) heavy items improperly stored on top of
shelves or cabinets;
(iv) excessive
clutter; and
(v) damaged electrical
outlets or exposed wiring from light fixtures.
(w) electrical wiring and any electrical
component is maintained in good repair;
(x) each electrical panel has a three-foot
clearance free of obstructions;
(y)
an extension cord is not:
(i) used as a
permanent fixture; or
(ii)
connected to an appliance or fixture via one or more additional extension cords
or power strips; and
(2) In each high-risk injury area, the class instructor shall ensure that:
(a) each student
demonstrates to the instructor knowledge of proper use and safety practices for
each piece of equipment before the student uses the equipment for the first
time;
(b) before use, each
equipment safety guard is in place and operational as required in
29 CFR
1910 Subpart O, Machinery and Machine
Guarding;
(c) each piece of shop
equipment designed for use in a fixed location is:
(i) securely anchored on a foundation
sufficient to support the machine; and
(ii) spaced far enough from other fixed shop
equipment such that the largest piece of work being made on one machine cannot
interfere with the largest piece of work being made at the same time on an
adjacent machine; and
(iii)
includes at least 28 inches of walking clearance between machines while in
operation;
(d) each
student and staff person is trained and directed when operating power equipment
to:
(i) avoid wearing loose clothing that can
become entangled in power equipment;
(ii) avoid wearing a wristwatch, ring, or
other jewelry in any area where it may constitute a safety hazard;
and
(iii) restrain long hair if
there is a risk of hair entanglement in moving parts of power equipment;
and
(iv) wear appropriate personal
protective equipment;
(e)
appropriate personal safety equipment is available;
(f) each student is trained on the proper use
of personal safety equipment;
(g)
each student uses personal safety equipment while engaged in any activity where
there is exposure to a hazardous condition; and
(h) reusable protective eyewear is cleaned
and disinfected with an EPA registered disinfectant after each
use.
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