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District » School Health & Safety
Hand Sanitizer Information:
Hand sanitizer is available in each classroom and can be used under the supervision of the classroom teacher. Students are not to bring personal hand sanitizer to school. Please remind students that hand washing is the best way to stay healthy. Call Mrs. DiPietro at 644-2400 ext. 106 with any questions.
School Health & Safety Links
Pandemic Influenza
Bolton Prevention Plan - H1N1
Letter from Mr. Ciccarelli - October 20, 2009
Click here for Flu Information for Parents and Students
H1N1 Inactivated "Flu Shot" Flyer
H1N1 Nasal Spray Vaccine Flyer
Links for Pandemic Influenza and Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources:
New York State Department of Health
United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention
United States Department of Health and Human Services Pandemic Flu
American Red Cross
Pandemic Flu Education for Communities and Families
MSRA - Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureas (Community Acquired)
For More Information:
Capital Region BOCES
Center for Disease Control
Check out the Hand Washing Poster at the bottom of this page to help keep yourself healthy.
Material Safety Data Sheet Search
Instructions for Finding a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
If you are faced with the challenge of finding a material safety data sheet and can not find it in your Material Safety Data Sheet Book. Capital Region BOCES subscribes to an on-line MSDS search program that may help. This service is free to Risk Management customers.
Can’t find an MSDS?
Try going to http://msdsonline.com
Using this search:
In order to find a material safety data on this site you will need a user name and password.
Username: capitalregion
Password: MSDS
After you enter your user name and password you will be directed to the MSDS search screen.
Searching for MSDS:
You can search for an MSDS by product type, manufacturer or both.
Product identifiers:
Example: crayons
Manufacturer or supplier:
Example : Crayola
A list of products will appear on the screen. Scroll down to find the MSDS sheet that you want.
Click on the PDF symbol next to the product name to view the MSDS sheet. You may also print the sheet from this screen.
New York State Green Cleaning Legislation
Environmentally Sensitive Cleaning and Maintenance Products (Green cleaning)
• “Environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products are cleaning products having properties that minimize potential impacts to human health and the environment consistent with maintenance of the effectiveness of these products for the protection of public health and safety without sacrificing product effectiveness”
Who has to comply and what regulation addressed Green Cleaning?
• Education Law 409-i and State Finance Law 163-b
• The law requires that all public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools procure and use environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products
• Employees can not bring cleaning products to schools unless they meet the standards of the legislation
When did this law go into effect?
Schools must begin purchasing environmentally cleaning and maintenance products starting September 1, 2006
How will I know a product is a green cleaning product?
• Green Seal
• Environmental Choice Certified
• Vendor can prove product meets the standard
Important websites:
• NYS Office of General Services
• GreenSeal
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Bolton Central School District
26 Horicon Avenue
Bolton Landing, New York 12814
518-644-2400 info@boltoncsd.org
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