Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 35 - Standards for Accreditation of Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, and Career and Technology Schools › Subchapter 13 - Standards for Accreditation of Career and Technology Schools › Part 19 - STANDARD X: TECHNOLOGY CENTER FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES › Section 210:35-13-115 - School facilities: health and safety

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The site shall be free from hazards,
				  provide a safe area for (un)loading of vehicles, with adequate lighting,
				  signage, and drainage. [Reference: 74:324.8 State/Municipality Adoption of
				  Building Codes-BOCA, SBCCI or ICBO; 47:11-801 Speed Limit for School
				  Buses-School Zones Outside Municipalities-Signs; 11:22-117 School Speed Limit
				  Signs in Municipalities]
(b) The
				  site and building(s) shall ensure that the health and safety of those served
				  are properly safeguarded. Where required, the facility shall have utility
				  systems, plumbing systems, electrical systems, mechanical systems, emergency
				  systems, building interiors and building envelope designed, built, and
				  maintained to recognized standards, codes and/or other legal requirements.
				  [Reference: 59:1002 Authorizes State Department of Health to Adopt Codes-BOCA
				  Plumbing Code; 59:1681 Authorizes State Board of Health to Adopt
				  Codes-Selections from NFPA; 59:1850.3 Authorizes State Board of Health to Adopt
				  Codes-BOCA Plumbing Code; 61:151 through 157 Oklahoma Lighting Energy
				  Conservation Act; 70:3-104 State Board of Education-Powers and Duties; 74:324.7
				  Fire Marshal; 74:324.8 State/Municipality Adoption of Building Codes-BOCA,
				  SBCCI or ICBO; and 74:324.11 Permits for Construction of Alteration of
				  Buildings]
(c) Appropriate
				  procedures for hazardous materials, hazardous waste, asbestos, underground
				  storage tanks, lead contamination, and other applicable life, health and/or
				  safety matters shall be developed and implemented. [Reference: 40:401-424
				  Oklahoma Hazard Communication Standard; Other citings-Occupational Safety and
				  Health Standards; Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act; Lead Contamination
				  and Control Act of 1988; Oklahoma Corporation Commission's General Rules and
				  Regulations Governing Underground Storage Tanks; Resources Conservation and
				  Recovery Act of 1976 (Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984)]
(d) Proper precautions shall be taken to
				  prevent injuries. All equipment and facility safety features shall be in place
				  and properly maintained. [Reference: 70:24-117 Safety Goggles-School Board to
				  Provide for Certain Personnel; 70:24-118 Respirators-School Board to Provide
				  for Certain Teachers and Students; 70:1210.82 Eye Protective Devices-Wearing
				  Required in Certain Courses of Instruction; and 74-324.11 a Smoke
				  Detectors]
(e) A safety
				  emergency/disaster procedure review shall be conducted at least annually.
				  Safety inspection of site, building(s) and equipment shall be conducted on a
				  regular basis. [Reference: 74:324.7 Fire Marshal; 63:176 Fire Drills]
(f) Procedures and regulations designed to
				  safeguard students while traveling to and from school shall be developed,
				  implemented and communicated to students, parents/guardians, staff, and sending
				  school administrators. [Reference: 70:9.104 Transportation
				  Equipment-Definition; 47:11-801 Speed Limit for School Buses-School Zones
				  Outside Municipalities-Signs; 11:22-117 School Speed Limit Signs in
				  Municipalities; 70:24-121 Safety Belts for School Bus Drivers; 47:11-1104
				  School Buses and Other Vehicles-Obstruction to Driver's View and Driving
				  Mechanism-Overcrowding; 47:12-228 School Buses-Lighting Equipment-Warning
				  Devices; 70:9-118 School Bus Drivers-Course of Instruction Required]
Added at 8 Ok Reg
					 2159, eff 5-17-91 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 2371, eff 7-13-92; Amended at
					 15 Ok Reg 356, eff 10-13-97 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2306, eff
					 6-11-98