ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT – ANNUAL PUBLIC NOTICE
2022-2023
The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 (AHERA) requires all School Districts to notify parents, students, faculty, and other employees annually of the presence of asbestos in our school buildings and to inform them as to how the Asbestos is being managed. AHERA also requires that the districts Asbestos Management Plan be approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
All Lueders-Avoca ISD school facilities built after 1986 have adequate documentation to prove that they are free of Asbestos Containing Building Materials and ACBM’s are banned from being used in any renovation work as well.
Lueders-Avoca ISD’s original Asbestos Management Plan, for school facilities built prior to 1986, was written and approved in 1988. The plan has been reviewed and updated to include condition assessments, every three years, by a licensed and accredited Asbestos Inspector/Management Planner as required by law. A copy of the Districts Asbestos Management Plan is available for review, during normal business hours, in the office at 334 Vandeventer in Lueders , TX.
If you wish to know more about how Lueders-Avoca ISD is managing asbestos in our school facilities or report potential asbestos exposure or concerns, please contact Lueders-Avoca ISD’s administration office.
INTEGRATED PEST CONTROL MANAGEMENT POLICY
The Lueders-Avoca ISD is committed to the use of an Integrated Pest Management program as an approach to pest control through regular monitoring and record keeping and determines if and when treatments are needed. Our policy on the use of pesticides is to use the least toxic to maintain a safe environment for the students and staff as recommended by the Texas Department of Agriculture Structural Pest Control Service. The benefit of maintaining an IPM program is to prevent pest populations from reaching unacceptable levels while minimizing unfavorable sociological, economical or environmental consequences.
Policy Statement
Building and landscape pests can pose significant problems to students, staff, property and the environment. Through inspections and the use of “least toxic” chemicals, the district will maintain control of building and landscape pests while maintaining a safe environment for students and faculty.
School Pest Management Procedures
The District’s decision to implement IPM principles will prevent unacceptable levels of pest activity and damage. Chemical controls are used as a last resort. IPM practitioners depend on current, comprehensive information on the pest and its environment, and the best available pest control methods to use.
Record Keeping
Records will be kept on the number of pest or other indicators of pest populations both before and after any treatments. Records of pesticide use shall be maintained to meet the requirements of the Texas Department of Agriculture Structural Pest Control Service and the School Board, and records will also document any non-toxic treatment methods being used.
Notification
This School District takes the responsibility to notify the school staff of upcoming treatments which will involve a pesticide. For further information please contact the IPM Coordinator in the Maintenance Department.
Pesticide Storage
Pesticides will be stored and disposed of in accordance with the Texas Department of Agriculture Structural Pest Control Service registered label directions and State or Local regulations. Pesticides are stored in the Maintenance Department not accessible to students or unauthorized personnel.
Pesticide Applicators
Pesticide applicators are educated, trained and licensed with the Texas Department of Agriculture Structural Pest Control Service in the principles and practices of IPM and the use of pesticides approved by this School District, and they follow regulations and label precautions. Applicators must be certified by the Structural Pest Control Service’s IPM Program and comply with the School District’s IPM Policy and Pest Management Plan.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the District’s use of pesticides and herbicides, please contact the Lueders-Avoca ISD IPM Coordinator at (325) 228-4211.
INDOOR AIR QUALITY MISSION STATEMENT
Lueders-Avoca ISD is committed to maintaining a healthy indoor environment conducive to learning, teaching, and working. The creation and management of a healthy indoor environment is dependent on proper planning and design of facilities, proactive strategies to control indoor contaminants, a timely response to indoor air quality issues, thorough field observation of those issues, and finally, a resolution to concerns.
Lueders-Avoca ISD’s Facilities Maintenance Department will fulfill their responsibility to the students and staff of the district by working collaboratively to provide proper indoor air quality environments in our facilities.
The assistance of the EPA’s Tools for Schools program and the combined efforts of all district personnel, students, and parents will contribute to the success of our mission.
The EPA states “provision of good air quality requires a conscientious effort by both building staff and occupants.”
Recognizing that indoor air quality issues can and do occur despite preventative measures and conscientious efforts by maintenance personnel and the building staff, the key to resolving these problems is a thorough and timely observation by competent personnel sensitive to the health concerns of the building staff and students.
The Environmental Compliance Specialist during field observation will properly review and observe the issue and complete follow up forms. During the observation, the Environmental Compliance Specialist may consult with the campus principal and /or staff, maintenance, operations, and safety & risk personnel as needed. Additionally, the district has authorized the Environmental Compliance Specialist to retain the services of outside professionals should their assistance be required.
An IAQ field observation is triggered by contacting the Environmental Compliance Specialist directly or through the Lueders-Avoca ISD Facilities Maintenance Department work order system.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the District’s indoor air quality, please contact the Lueders-Avoca ISD Office at (325) 228-4211.
Links/Sources:
EPA’s Tools for School Programs