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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366 - Primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366-060 - Plumbing, water supply and fixtures

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(1) Plumbing: Plumbing shall be sized,
				installed, and maintained in accordance with the state building code. However,
				local code requirements shall prevail, when these requirements are more
				stringent or in excess of the state building code.
(2) Water supply: The water supply system for
				a school shall be designed, constructed, maintained and operated in accordance
				with chapter 246-290 WAC.
(3)
				Toilet and handwashing facilities.
(a)
				Adequate, conveniently located toilet and handwashing facilities shall be
				provided for students and employees. At handwashing facilities soap and
				single-service towels shall be provided. Common use towels are prohibited. Warm
				air dryers may be used in place of single-service towels. Toilet paper shall be
				available, conveniently located adjacent to each toilet fixture.
(b) The number of toilet and handwashing
				fixtures in schools established in existing structures, previously designed or
				utilized for other purposes shall be in accordance with the state building
				code. However, local code requirements shall prevail, when these requirements
				are more stringent or in excess of the state building code.
(c) Toilet and handwashing facilities must be
				accessible for use during school hours and scheduled events.
(d) Handwashing facilities shall be provided
				with hot water at a maximum temperature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit. If hand
				operated self-closing faucets are used, they must be of a metering type capable
				of providing at least ten seconds of running water.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366 - Primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366-070 - Sewage disposal

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All sewage and waste water from a school shall be drained to
				  a sewerage disposal system which is approved by the jurisdictional agency.
				  On-site sewage disposal systems shall be designed, constructed and maintained
				  in accordance with chapters 246-272 and 173-240 WAC.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 92-02-019 (Order 225B),
					 § 246-366-070, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92; 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-366-070, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; 82-07-015
					 (Order 225), § 248-64-280, filed 3/9/82; Order 55, § 248-64-280,
					 filed 6/8/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366 - Primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366-080 - Ventilation

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(1) All rooms used
				by students or staff shall be kept reasonably free of all objectionable odor,
				excessive heat or condensation.
(2)
				All sources producing air contaminants of public health importance shall be
				controlled by the provision and maintenance of local mechanical exhaust
				ventilation systems as approved by the health officer.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-366-080, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; 80-03-044
					 (Order 192), § 248-64-290, filed 2/20/80; 79-08-078 (Order 183), §
					 248-64-290, filed 7/26/79; Order 124, § 248-64-290, filed 3/18/76; Order
					 88, § 248-64-290, filed 10/3/73; Order 75, § 248-64-290, filed
					 7/11/72; Order 55, § 248-64-290, filed
					 6/8/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366 - Primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366-090 - Heating

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The entire facility inhabited by students and employees shall
				  be heated during school hours to maintain a minimum temperature of 65 degrees
				  Fahrenheit except for gymnasiums which shall be maintained at a minimum
				  temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-366-090, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; 82-07-015
					 (Order 225), § 248-64-300, filed 3/9/82; Order 55, § 248-64-300,
					 filed 6/8/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366 - Primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366-100 - Temperature control

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Heating, ventilating and/or air conditioning systems shall be
				  equipped with automatic room temperature controls.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-366-100, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; 82-07-015
					 (Order 225), § 248-64-310, filed 3/9/82; Order 55, § 248-64-310,
					 filed 6/8/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366 - Primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366-110 - Sound control

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(1) In new
				construction, plans submitted under WAC
				246-366-040 shall specify
				ventilation equipment and other mechanical noise sources in classrooms are
				designed to provide background sound which conforms to a noise criterion curve
				or equivalent not to exceed NC-35. The owner shall certify equipment and
				features are installed according to the approved plans.
(2) In new construction, the actual
				background noise at any student location within the classroom shall not exceed
				45 dBA (Legx) and 70 dB (Leqx)
				(unweighted scale) where x is thirty seconds or more.
				The health officer shall determine compliance with this section when the
				ventilation system and the ventilation system's noise generating components,
				e.g., condenser, heat pump, etc., are in operation.
(3) Existing portable classrooms, constructed
				before January 1, 1990, moved from one site to another on the same school
				property or within the same school district are exempt from the requirements of
				this section if the portable classrooms meet the following:
(a) Noise abating or noise generating
				features shall not be altered in a manner that may increase noise
				levels;
(b) The portable classrooms
				were previously in use for general instruction;
(c) Ownership of the portable classrooms will
				remain the same; and
(d) The new
				site is in compliance with WAC
				246-366-030(3).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366 - Primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366-120 - Lighting

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(1) The following
				maintained light intensities shall be provided as measured 30 inches above the
				floor or on working or teaching surfaces. General, task and/or natural lighting
				may be used to maintain the minimum lighting intensities.
Minimum Foot - candle Intensity
General instructional areas including: Study halls,
								lecture rooms and libraries.
30
Special instructional areas where safety is of
								prime consideration or fine detail work is done including: Sewing rooms,
								laboratories (includes chemical storage areas), shops, drafting rooms and art
								and craft rooms.
50
Kitchen areas including: Food storage and
								preparation rooms.
30
Noninstructional areas including: Auditoriums,
								lunch rooms, assembly rooms, corridors, stairs, storerooms, and toilet
								rooms.
10
Gymnasiums: Main and auxiliary spaces, shower rooms
								and locker rooms.
20
(2)
				Excessive brightness and glare shall be controlled in all instructional areas.
				Surface contrasts and direct or indirect glare shall not cause excessive eye
				accommodation or eye strain problems.
(3) Lighting shall be provided in a manner
				which minimizes shadows and other lighting deficiencies on work and teaching
				surfaces.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-366-120, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; 82-07-015
					 (Order 225), § 248-64-330, filed 3/9/82; Order 124, § 248-64-330,
					 filed 3/18/76; Order 55, § 248-64-330, filed
					 6/8/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366 - Primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366-130 - Food handling

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(1) Food storage,
				preparation, and service facilities shall be constructed and maintained and
				operated in accordance with chapters 246-215 and 246-217 WAC.
(2) When central kitchens are used, food
				shall be transported in tightly covered containers. Only closed vehicles shall
				be used in transporting foods from central kitchens to other schools.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 92-02-019 (Order 225B),
					 § 246-366-130, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92; 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-366-130, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 55,
					 § 248-64-340, filed 6/8/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366 - Primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366-140 - Safety

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(1) The existence
				of unsafe conditions which present a potential hazard to occupants of the
				school are in violation of these regulations. The secretary in cooperation with
				the state superintendent of public instruction shall review potentially
				hazardous conditions in schools which are in violation of good safety practice,
				especially in laboratories, industrial arts and vocational instructional areas.
				They shall jointly prepare a guide for use by department personnel during
				routine school inspections in identifying violations of good safety practices.
				The guide should also include recommendations for safe facilities and safety
				practices.
(2) In new construction,
				chemistry laboratories shall be provided with an eyewash fountain and a shower
				head for flushing in cases of chemical spill and clothing fires. If more than
				one laboratory is provided, one of each fixture will be adequate if the
				laboratories are in close proximity.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-366-140, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 55,
					 § 248-64-350, filed 6/8/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366 - Primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366-150 - Exemption

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The board of health may, at its discretion, exempt a school
				  from complying with parts of these regulations when it has been found after
				  thorough investigation and consideration that such exemption may be made in an
				  individual case without placing the health or safety of the students or staff
				  of the school in danger and that strict enforcement of the regulation would
				  create an undue hardship upon the school.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 91-02-051 (Order 124B),
					 recodified as § 246-366-150, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; 82-07-015
					 (Order 225), § 248-64-360, filed 3/9/82; Order 55, § 248-64-360,
					 filed 6/8/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366 - Primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366-160 - Severability

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If any provision of this chapter or its application to any
				  person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter or the
				  application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not
				  affected.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 10-01-174, 10-12-018
					 and 11-10-080, § 246-366-160, filed 12/22/09, 5/21/10 and 5/3/11,
					 effective 7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-001 - Introduction and purpose

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(1) The purpose
				of this chapter is to replace chapter 246-366 WAC with a more modern set of
				minimum environmental health and safety standards for school facilities to
				promote healthy and safe school environments.
(2) Implementation of this chapter is subject
				to the state legislature providing funding to public schools in accordance with
				section 222 of the 2009-11 biennial operating budget, chapter 564, laws of
				2009, and may be subject to future legislative requirements. Unless and until
				legislative action allows for full or partial implementation of this chapter,
				chapter 246-366 WAC shall take precedent and this chapter shall not be
				implemented or enforced in any manner.
(3) It is the intent of the Washington state
				board of health to work with the legislature to develop a strategy and timeline
				for funding and implementation of this chapter.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 10-01-174, 10-12-018
					 and 11-10-080, § 246-366A-001, filed 12/22/09, 5/21/10 and 5/3/11,
					 effective 7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-003 - Implementation

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(1) Implementation
				of this chapter, in whole or in part, requires one or more of the following
				actions:
(a) Authorization of expenditures in
				the Omnibus Appropriations Act for the expressed purpose of funding
				implementation for public schools;
(b) Repeal, modification or expiration of
				statutory restrictions on implementation; or
(c) Enactment of any statute or resolution
				authorizing implementation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-005 - Applicability

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(1) To the extent
				implemented in accordance with legislative action, this chapter, or such
				portions thereof funded or approved as part of a phase-in or partial
				implementation, shall apply to all school facilities operated for the primary
				purpose of providing education at the kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12)
				levels, and preschools that are part of such facilities except:
(a) Private residences used for home-based
				instruction as defined by
				RCW
				28A.225.010(4);
(b) Facilities hosting educational programs
				where educational instruction is not a primary purpose, including, but not
				limited to, detention centers, jails, hospitals, mental health units, or
				long-term care facilities;
(c)
				Private facilities where tutoring is the primary purpose; and
(d) Public or private postsecondary education
				facilities providing instruction to students primarily enrolled in secondary
				school.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-010 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to these rules:
(1) "Addition" means an extension or increase
				in floor area or height of a building or structure.
(2) "Air contaminants of public health
				importance" means pollutants in the indoor air that could, depending on dose
				and circumstances, have health impacts, including but not limited to:
(a) Volatile organic compounds, for example,
				formaldehyde and benzene;
(b)
				Combustion by-products, for example, carbon monoxide and nitrogen
				oxides;
(c) Vapors and gases, for
				example, chlorine, mercury, and ozone;
(d) Heavy metal dusts and fumes, for example,
				chromium and lead; and
(e)
				Particulates, for example, wood and ceramic dust.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-015 - Guidance

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(1) The department,
				in cooperation with the office of superintendent of public instruction, shall:
(a) Update the
Health and Safety
				Guide for K-12 Schools in Washington
(the guide) at least every four
				years; and
(b) Make the guide
				available on the department's web site.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-020 - Responsibilities - General

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(1)
				Responsibilities of school officials. School officials shall:
(a) Maintain conditions within the school
				environment that will not endanger health and safety.
(b) Identify, assess, and mitigate or correct
				environmental health and safety hazards in their school facilities, establish
				necessary protective procedures, use appropriate controls, and take action to
				protect or separate those at risk from identified hazards, consistent with the
				level of risk presented by the specific hazard, until mitigation or correction
				is complete.
(c) When conditions
				are identified that pose an imminent health hazard:
(i) Take immediate action to mitigate hazards
				and prevent exposure;
(ii) Promptly
				notify the local health officer; and
(iii) Promptly inform school facility staff,
				students, and parents about the conditions and actions taken in
				response.
(d) Retain for
				at least six years, unless otherwise required by other state or federal laws,
				records pertaining to:
(i) Health and safety
				inspections of the school facilities, including the final report findings,
				correction schedules established in consultation with the local health officer,
				and recommended actions;
(ii)
				Imminent health hazards identified under this section and WAC
				246-366A-190, and actions taken
				in response;
(iii) Site assessment,
				review, and approval as required under WAC
				246-366A-030;
(iv) Construction project plan review and
				approval as required under WAC
				246-366A-040; and
(v) Playground plan review and approval as
				required under WAC
				246-366A-150.
(e) Have the records described in
				this subsection available to the public, except where otherwise provided by
				applicable public disclosure law.
(f) Prepare a report to the public and the
				school board at least annually about environmental health and safety conditions
				in the schools. The report must include an explanation of:
(i) Variances obtained from the local health
				officer regarding requirements of these rules;
(ii) Dates of environmental health and safety
				inspections conducted under requirements of these rules and any deficiencies
				not corrected within the time frame established by the local health officer in
				accordance with subsection (2) of this section;
(iii) Any imminent health hazards identified;
				and
(iv) A method for school
				officials to receive public comment about the report.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-030 - Site assessment, review, and approval

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(1) A full site assessment and local health
				officer review and approval to determine environmental health and safety risk,
				is required for:
(a) Constructing a new
				school facility on a site that was previously undeveloped or developed for
				other purposes; or
(b) Converting
				an existing structure for primary use as a school facility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-040 - Construction project review

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(1) The
				following school facility construction projects must be reviewed by the local
				health officer:
(a) Construction of a new
				school facility;
(b) Schools
				established in all or part of any existing structures previously used for other
				purposes;
(c) Additions or
				alterations consisting of more than five thousand square feet of floor area or
				having a value of more than ten percent of the total replacement value of an
				existing school facility;
(d) Any
				construction of a shop or laboratory for use by students; and
(e) Installation of a portable.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-050 - Preoccupancy inspection of construction projects

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(1) School officials shall:
(a) Obtain a preoccupancy inspection by the
				local health officer of construction projects subject to WAC
				246-366A-040(1),
				conducted in coordination with a final inspection by the local building
				official, in order to ensure imminent health hazards are corrected before
				allowing school facilities to be occupied; and
(b) Notify the local health officer at least
				five business days before a desired preoccupancy inspection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-060 - General construction requirements

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School officials shall:
(1) Design school facilities to minimize
				conditions that attract, shelter, and promote the propagation of insects,
				rodents, bats, birds, and other pests of public health significance. This
				subsection does not mandate the installation of window screens nor does it
				prohibit the installation of retention ponds or rain gardens.
(2) Design school facilities with windows in
				sufficient number, size, and location to enable students to see outside at
				least fifty percent of the school day. Windows are optional in special purpose
				instructional areas including, but not limited to, theaters, music areas,
				multipurpose areas, gymnasiums, auditoriums, shops, laboratories, libraries,
				and seminar areas.
(3) Provide sun
				control to exclude direct sunlight from window areas and skylights of
				instructional areas, assembly rooms and meeting rooms during at least eighty
				percent of the normal school hours. Each area must be considered as an
				individual case. Sun control is not required for sun angles less than forty-two
				degrees up from the horizontal. Sun control is not required if air conditioning
				is provided or special glass is installed having a total solar energy
				transmission factor less than sixty percent.
(4) Provide surfaces on steps that reduce the
				risk of injury caused by slipping.
(5) Provide floors throughout the school
				facility that are appropriate for the intended use, easily cleanable and can be
				dried effectively to inhibit mold growth. These floor materials include, but
				are not limited to, wood, vinyl, linoleum, and tightly woven carpets with water
				impervious backing.
(6) Provide
				reasonably sufficient space for the storage of play equipment, instructional
				equipment, and outdoor clothing. The space must be reasonably accessible,
				lighted, and ventilated.
(7)
				Provide measures to reduce potential injury from fall hazards, including but
				not limited to, retaining walls; performance arts stages and orchestra pits;
				balconies; mezzanines; and other similar areas of drop-off to a lower
				floor.
(8) Provide the following
				items for health rooms, if health rooms are provided:
(a) The means to visually supervise and
				provide privacy of room occupants;
(b) Surfaces that can be easily cleaned and
				sanitized;
(c) A handwashing sink
				in the room;
(d) An adjoining
				restroom; and
(e) Mechanical
				exhaust ventilation so that air does not flow from the health room to other
				parts of the school facility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-065 - General operation and maintenance requirements

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School officials shall:
(1) Keep school facilities clean and in good
				condition.
(2) Mitigate any
				environmental health and safety hazards.
(3) Control conditions that attract, shelter,
				and promote the propagation of insects, rodents, bats, birds, and other pests
				of public health significance. This subsection does not mandate the routine
				installation of window screens nor does it prohibit the proper operation of
				retention ponds or rain gardens.
(4) Label, use, store and dispose of
				hazardous materials to:
(a) Prevent health
				and safety hazards;
(b) Keep
				incompatible substances apart from each other;
(c) Prevent unauthorized access and use;
				and
(d) Follow procedures according
				to material safety data sheet instructions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-070 - Moisture control, mold prevention, and remediation

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School officials shall:
(1) Visually monitor the school facility for
				water intrusion and moisture accumulation that may lead to mold growth,
				especially after severe weather events.
(2) Begin corrective action within
				twenty-four hours of discovering water intrusion or moisture accumulation to
				inhibit and limit mold growth by:
(a)
				Identifying and eliminating the cause of the water intrusion or moisture
				accumulation; and
(b) Drying the
				affected portions of the school facility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-080 - Safety - Animals in school facilities

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(1) School officials shall allow in school
				facilities only those animals, other than service animals, approved under
				written policies or procedures.
(2)
				School officials shall develop written policies or procedures for any animals
				allowed in school facilities to prevent:
(a)
				Injuries caused by wild, dangerous, or aggressive animals;
(b) Spread of diseases from animals known to
				commonly carry diseases including, but not limited to, rabies, psittacosis, and
				salmonellosis;
(c) Allergic
				reactions;
(d) Exposure to animal
				wastes; and
(e) Handling animals or
				their bedding without proper handwashing afterward.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-090 - Heating and ventilation - Construction requirements

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School officials shall:
(1) Provide mechanical exhaust ventilation
				that meets or exceeds the requirements in chapter 51-52 WAC at locations
				intended for equipment or activities that produce air contaminants of public
				health importance.
(2) Situate
				fresh air intakes away from building exhaust vents and other sources of air
				contaminants of public health importance in a manner that meets or exceeds the
				requirements in chapter 51-52 WAC. Sources of air contaminants include bus and
				vehicle loading zones, and might include, but are not limited to, parking areas
				and areas where pesticides or herbicides are commonly applied.
(3) Use materials that will not deteriorate
				and contribute particulates to the air stream if insulating the interior of air
				handling ducts. Insulation materials must be designed to accommodate duct
				cleaning and exposure to air flow without deteriorating. This subsection does
				not apply if the local permitting jurisdiction received a complete building
				permit application within three years after the effective date of this
				section.
(4) Use ducted air returns
				and not open plenum air returns consisting of the open space above suspended
				ceilings. This subsection does not apply to:
(a) Alterations to school
				facilities;
(b) Additions to school
				facilities that tie into existing ventilation systems that use open plenum air
				returns; or
(c) Facilities for
				which the local permitting jurisdiction received a complete building permit
				application within three years after the effective date of this
				section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-095 - Heating and ventilation - Operation and maintenance requirements

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School officials shall:
(1) Heat occupied areas of school buildings
				during school hours and school-sponsored events to maintain a minimum
				temperature of sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit except for gymnasiums and
				hallways, which must be maintained at a minimum temperature of sixty degrees
				Fahrenheit.
(2) Ventilate occupied
				areas of school buildings during school hours and school-sponsored events.
				During periods of ventilation:
(a) For school
				facilities constructed or sited under a building permit for which the local
				permitting jurisdiction received a completed building permit application on or
				after the effective date of this section, provide, as a minimum, outdoor air
				according to WAC
				51-52-0403, Table 403.3, Required
				Outdoor Ventilation Air.
(b) For
				school facilities constructed or sited under a building permit for which the
				local permitting jurisdiction received a completed building permit application
				before the effective date of this section, conduct standard operation and
				maintenance best practices including, but not limited to, making timely
				repairs, removing obstructions, and replacing filters and fan drive belts, and
				setting system controls so that, to the extent possible given the design of the
				ventilation system, outdoor air is provided consistent with WAC
				51-52-0403, Table 403.3, Required
				Outdoor Ventilation Air.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-100 - Noise control - Construction requirements

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(1) School officials shall design ventilation
				equipment and other mechanical noise sources in classrooms to provide
				background sound which conforms to a noise criterion curve or equivalent not to
				exceed NC-35. School officials shall certify, or hire the appropriate person to
				certify, that ventilation equipment and other mechanical noise sources that
				have been installed meet the NC-35 noise criterion design standard.
(2) Portable classrooms constructed before
				January 1, 1990, moved within the same school property or within the same
				school district, are exempt from the requirements of this section if the
				portable classrooms meet all of the following criteria:
(a) Noise abating or noise generating
				features are not altered in a manner that may increase noise levels;
(b) The portable classrooms were previously
				in use for instruction;
(c)
				Ownership of the portable classrooms remains the same; and
(d) The new site meets the noise standard in
				WAC 246-366A-030(3)(c).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-105 - Noise control - Operation and maintenance requirements

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School officials shall:
(1) Maintain the background noise at any
				student location within classrooms constructed after January 1, 1990, at or
				below 45 dBA (Leqx) where x is 30
				seconds or more. Background noise levels must be determined when the
				ventilation system and the ventilation system's noise generating components,
				such as the condenser and heat pump, are operating and the room is unoccupied
				by students.
(2) Maintain the
				background noise level at any student location in laboratories and shops with
				local exhaust ventilation systems constructed after January 1, 1990, at or
				below 65 dBA (Leqx) where x is 30
				seconds or more. Background noise levels must be determined when all
				ventilation equipment is operating and the room is unoccupied by
				students.
(3) Maintain noise
				exposure for students below the maximum levels in Table 1.
Table 1
Maximum Noise Exposures Permissible
Duration per day (hours)
Sound level (dBA)
8
85
6
87
4
90
3
92
2
95
1-1/2
97
1
100
1/2
105
1/4
110
(4)
				Not allow student exposure to sound levels equal to or greater than 115
				dBA.
(5) Provide and require
				students to use personal protective equipment, for example ear plugs or muffs,
				where noise levels exceed those specified in Table 1. Personal protective
				equipment must reduce student noise exposure to comply with the levels
				specified in Table 1.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 10-01-174, 10-12-018
					 and 11-10-080, § 246-366A-105, filed 12/22/09, 5/21/10 and 5/3/11,
					 effective 7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-110 - Lighting - Construction requirements

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School officials shall equip school facilities with lighting
				  systems designed to meet the requirements of WAC
				  246-366A-115. General, task or
				  natural lighting may be used to achieve the minimum lighting intensities.
				  Energy efficient lighting systems, lighting fixtures, or bulbs that meet the
				  minimum lighting intensities in Table 2 of WAC
				  246-366A-115(1) 
				  may be used.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 10-01-174, 10-12-018
					 and 11-10-080, § 246-366A-110, filed 12/22/09, 5/21/10 and 5/3/11,
					 effective 7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-115 - Lighting - Operation and maintenance requirements

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School officials shall:
(1) Provide light intensities that meet or
				exceed those specified in Table 2. General, task and/or natural lighting may be
				used to maintain the minimum lighting intensities. Energy efficient lighting
				systems, lighting fixtures, or bulbs that meet the minimum lighting intensities
				in Table 2 may be used.
Table 2
Lighting Intensities
Measured 30 inches above the floor or on
								working or teaching surfaces. Some lighting fixtures may require a start-up
								period before reaching maximum light output.
Minimum foot-candle intensity
General instructional areas, for example, study
								halls, lecture rooms, and libraries.
30
Special instructional areas where safety is of
								prime consideration or fine detail work is done, for example, family and
								consumer science laboratories, science laboratories (including chemical storage
								areas), shops, drafting rooms, and art and craft rooms.
50
Noninstructional areas, for example, auditoriums,
								lunch rooms, assembly rooms, corridors, stairs, storerooms, and
								restrooms.
10
Gymnasiums: Main and auxiliary spaces, shower
								rooms, and locker rooms.
20
(2)
				Control excessive brightness and glare in all instructional areas. Surface
				contrasts and direct or indirect glare must not cause excessive eye
				accommodation or eye strain problems.
(3) Provide lighting in a manner that
				minimizes shadows and other lighting deficiencies on work and teaching
				surfaces.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 10-01-174, 10-12-018
					 and 11-10-080, § 246-366A-115, filed 12/22/09, 5/21/10 and 5/3/11,
					 effective 7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-120 - Restrooms and showers - Construction requirements

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School officials shall:
(1) Provide shower facilities for grades nine
				and above for classes in physical education and for team sports. Showers must
				supply hot water between one hundred and one hundred twenty degrees
				Fahrenheit.
(2) Provide floor
				surfaces in shower areas that are water impervious, slip-resistant, and sloped
				to floor drains. Walls must be water impervious up to showerhead height. Upper
				walls and ceilings must have an easily cleanable surface.
(3) Locate drying areas, if provided,
				adjacent to showers and locker or dressing rooms. Walls and ceilings must have
				an easily cleanable surface and floor surfaces must be water impervious,
				slip-resistant, and sloped to floor drains.
(4) Provide locker or dressing rooms adjacent
				to showers or drying rooms. Walls and ceilings must have an easily cleanable
				surface. When drying areas are provided, floor surfaces in locker or dressing
				rooms must be appropriate for the intended use, easily cleanable and dryable to
				effectively inhibit mold growth. When drying areas are not provided, locker or
				dressing room floor surfaces must be water impervious, slip-resistant, and
				sloped to floor drains.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 10-01-174, 10-12-018
					 and 11-10-080, § 246-366A-120, filed 12/22/09, 5/21/10 and 5/3/11,
					 effective 7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-125 - Restrooms and showers - Operation and maintenance requirements

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School officials shall:
(1) Provide in each restroom:
(a) Toilet paper in each toilet
				stall;
(b) Single service
				handwashing soap near each handwashing sink; and
(c) Single-service towels or an adequate
				number of warm-air dryers. Common use towels are not allowed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-130 - Water quality monitoring - Lead

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(1) School officials shall:
(a) Sample plumbing fixtures that are
				regularly used for drinking or cooking.
(b) Use a laboratory to analyze all required
				water samples that is accredited by the department of ecology, or other
				appropriate agency if outside Washington state, according to EPA drinking water
				laboratory certification criteria.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-135 - Water quality monitoring - Copper

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(1) School officials shall collect water
				samples and have them tested for copper following the requirements of WAC
				246-366A-130(1) and
				(2)(b). The same water samples used for lead
				testing may be used for copper testing.
(2) School officials shall test water samples
				for copper from no less than twenty-five percent of each type and age of
				plumbing fixture regularly used for drinking or cooking.
(a) For type of fixture, use at least the
				three types: Drinking fountains, water coolers and faucets.
(b) For age of fixture, use at least two
				groupings: Those manufactured prior to 1999 and those manufactured since
				January 1, 1999.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-140 - Water quality monitoring - Other drinking water contaminants

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The local health officer may require:
(1) Sampling of drinking water when public
				health concerns exist about drinking water contaminants other than lead or
				copper;
(2) Corrective actions in
				response to sampling results for other contaminants; and
(3) School officials to notify school
				facility staff, students and parents, and the local health officer about test
				results.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 10-01-174, 10-12-018
					 and 11-10-080, § 246-366A-140, filed 12/22/09, 5/21/10 and 5/3/11,
					 effective 7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-150 - Playgrounds - Construction and installation requirements

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(1) School officials shall:
(a) Consult with the local health officer
				regarding playground review and approval requirements consistent with the scope
				of the project when proposing to:
(i) Install
				new playground equipment or fall protection surfaces;
(ii) Add new playground features or equipment
				to an existing playground; or
(iii)
				Modify, other than repair and maintain, existing playground equipment,
				features, or fall protection surfaces.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-155 - Playgrounds - Operation and maintenance requirements

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School officials shall:
(1) Monitor and operate playgrounds so that
				protective surfacing and use zones are maintained, and equipment is properly
				anchored and free of puncture, pinching, crushing, shearing, entanglement, and
				entrapment hazards.
(2) Prohibit
				the use of chromated copper arsenate or creosote treated wood to repair or
				maintain playground equipment, landscape structures, or other structures on
				which students may play.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 10-01-174, 10-12-018
					 and 11-10-080, § 246-366A-155, filed 12/22/09, 5/21/10 and 5/3/11,
					 effective 7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-160 - Laboratories and shops - Construction requirements

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School officials shall:
(1) Provide an emergency eyewash fountain for
				each laboratory and shop where hazardous materials are used or eye irritants
				are produced.
(2) Provide an
				emergency shower for each laboratory where hazardous materials are used and the
				potential for chemical spills exists.
(3) Assure that all emergency eyewash
				fountains and showers have unobstructed access and are reachable within ten
				seconds.
(4) Provide handwashing
				and appropriate drying facilities in an easily accessible location in each
				laboratory and shop.
(5) Provide
				emergency shut-offs for gas and electricity connected to stationary machinery
				in laboratories and shops. Emergency shut-offs must:
(a) Be located in close proximity to the room
				exit door;
(b) Have unobstructed
				access; and
(c) Have signage
				readable from across the room for immediate identification during an
				emergency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-165 - Laboratories and shops - Operation and maintenance requirements

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In laboratories and shops, school officials shall:
(1) Select, label, use, store and dispose of
				hazardous materials in accordance with WAC
				246-366A-065.
(2) Prohibit use and storage of compounds
				that are:
(a) Considered shock-sensitive
				explosives, for example, picric acid, dinitro-organics, isopropyl ether, ethyl
				ether, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane; or
(b) Lethal at low concentrations when inhaled
				or in contact with skin, for example, pure cyanides, hydrofluoric acid, toxic
				compressed gases, mercury liquid and mercury compounds, and chemicals
				identified as the P-list under WAC
				173-303-9903.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-170 - Variances

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(1) School
				officials:
(a) May request a variance from
				requirements in these rules from the local health officer if they wish to use
				an alternative to meet the intent of these rules.
(i) The request for a variance must be in
				writing and describe:
(A) The specific
				requirement the variance is requested to replace;
(B) The alternative proposed to meet the
				specific requirement; and
(C) How
				the proposed alternative will provide at least a comparable level of protection
				as that provided by the specific requirement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-175 - Temporary emergency waivers for disaster situations

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The local health officer may grant school officials an
				  emergency waiver from some or all of the requirements in these rules for the
				  temporary use of a facility or site as a school when the facility normally used
				  by the school is not safe to be occupied due to a natural or man-made
				  disaster.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 10-01-174, 10-12-018
					 and 11-10-080, § 246-366A-175, filed 12/22/09, 5/21/10 and 5/3/11,
					 effective 7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-366A - Environmental health and safety standards for primary and secondary schools › Section 246-366A-180 - Appeals

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Decisions or actions of the local health officer may be
				  appealed to the local board of health in a manner consistent with their
				  established procedure.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 10-01-174, 10-12-018
					 and 11-10-080, § 246-366A-180, filed 12/22/09, 5/21/10 and 5/3/11,
					 effective 7/1/13.