Facility Services Resources

Below is a list of the most commonly requested facility compliance and environmental service issue resources:

Asbestos

• 10-Day Notification for Demolitions and Abatements Requirements
• Online 10-Day Notification System
• 10-Day Notification Form
• 10-Day notification Form Instructions (pdf)

Asbestos regulations applicable to school districts

• Texas Asbestos Health Protection Rules
• TAPHR Regulatory Guidance and Clarification Documents
• Federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)
• National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)

Indoor air quality

• Texas Mold Assessors and Remediators and Administrative Rules
• Environmental Protection Agency Tools For Schools
• Center for Disease Control Basic Mold Facts
• Texas Voluntary Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for Government Buildings
• Indoor Air Quality: Scented Products Emit a Bouquet of Volatile Organic Compounds
• Volatile Organic Compounds' Impact on Indoor Air Quality
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Fact Sheet: Mold in Schools (pdf) 
• Environmental Protection Agency Energy, Weatherization and Indoor Air Quality

Integrated pest management

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program for School District Regulation
• School IPM Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)

IPM notebook

• IPM Policy Statement (pdf)

Pest control signs

• Notice of Pest Control Service for Schools (doc)
• Registration Notifications for Pesticide Applications (pdf)
• Parent Notification for Student Handbook (pdf)
• Pest Control Use Records (pdf)
• Pesticide Application Approval Form for School Districts (pdf)
• Emergency Waiver (pdf)
• Register District IPM Coordinator(s) with Texas Department of Agriculture (SPCS-431) (pdf): This is a requirement of the regulation.
• Consumer Information Sheet (English) (pdf)
• Consumer Information Sheet (Spanish) (pdf) 
• Incidental Use Fact Sheet (English) (pdf)
• Incidental Use Fact Sheet (Spanish) (pdf)

Incidental use application record

• Pesticide Application Record for Incidental Use

Threshold examples

• Action Thresholds in School IPM Programs

How to find a local beekeeper

• Texas Beekeepers Association Honey Locator
• National Honey Board Honey Locator

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

• Cleaning Up After Rodents

Miscellaneous IPM documentation

• IPM Action Plans for Pests
• Sample Staff Letter for TX School IPM Program: Requires staff to acknowledge and sign.
• Mosquito Letter to Parents (pdf)
• Generic Bid/Contract Specifications and Job Descriptions
• Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)
• Recognizing Green Category Pesticides (pdf)
• School IPM Compliance Audit Checklist (pdf): This is a narrative of what you should have.
• TX School IPM Compliance Audit (pdf): This is an actual checklist of items you need to pass a TDA inspection.
• School Integrated Pest Management Information from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Sign templates (pdfs)

• IPM Sign Caution
• IPM Sign Warning
• Sample Outdoor Posting
• Guidelines for Writing a School IPM Program with Action Threshold

Lead in water

• Certified Product Listings for Lead Reduction
• EPA: 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Toolkit
• Lead in schools
• TCEQ: Drinking Water Lead and Copper Program
• TCEQ Texas Drinking Water Watch

Regulatory agency useful links

• TDA—Structural Pest Control Services
• Texas Department of State Health Services Asbestos
• Texas Mold Assessors and Remediators Administrative Rules
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Texas Education Agency Facility Standards
• Texas Department of Agriculture
• Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Services
• EPA's IPM Page
• EPA's Tools for Schools
• TCEQ Tier II Reporting

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