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Sent by a restoration contractor, under their own name and logo. Who it is for: District facilities directors, business officials and childcare operators. When to send it: Send it in spring, so the walk lands during the summer break.

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Before you send this. Child care centers, preschools and kindergarten rooms in buildings built before 1978 can be child-occupied facilities under EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule (40 CFR 745), so most work that disturbs paint there takes an RRP-certified firm and renovator. Public and nonprofit private K-12 schools must keep an asbestos management plan under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) (40 CFR 763), and your crew should read it before touching floor tile, mastic or pipe insulation. Many states, Florida and Texas among them, require fingerprint-based criminal history checks for contractor staff who work on school grounds or around students, and clearance can take weeks.

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EMERGENCY GUIDE

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School & Daycare Emergency Guide

A school loss is judged on whether the doors open on the first day back. This guide covers the first hour, the older-building issues that stall a project, and what to have ready before a break.

What makes schools and childcare different

• The reopening date is fixed. Work gets sequenced around breaks, weekends, and nights.
• Buildings from before the 1980s often contain asbestos in floor tile, mastic, and pipe insulation. Federal rules require an inspection before renovation or demolition, in schools and other buildings alike, and your state may add to them.
• Children are more sensitive to indoor air quality issues, and parents will ask what was done and who verified it.
• Licensed childcare operates under state ratio and facility rules. A closed room can mean a closed program.
• Gym floors, stages, and cafeteria assemblies are slow to dry, expensive to replace, and easy to lose if drying starts late.

Your first five moves

1. Protect students and staff. Call 911 if anyone is hurt, and follow your evacuation and accountability procedure.
2. Stop the source at the shut-off that controls it, if it is safe to reach.
3. Close off the area and keep students out. Do not let custodial staff start demolition before materials are tested.
4. Photograph everything before cleanup, including rooms that look only slightly affected.
5. Call [Company Name] at [emergency number]. Give us the building, the rooms, and your reopening date.

Have this ready before the call