Poms & Associates | Maintenance

To assist you in providing a safe and healthful work environment, this web page has been produced for use specifically for maintenance departments of school districts throughout the state. We at POMS AND ASSOCIATES are here to assist you in providing a safe work environment for employees and to help you in reducing workplace injuries and property losses. You can reach us at 505-797-1354, Brian Price can be reached at 505-249-6833
How to Establish an Effective Occupational Safety and Health and Environmental Safety Program

Maintenance Areas Safety Checklists

The Risk Control concerns in this checklist include Safety and Health Standards for General Industry as adopted from 29 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 1910 (OSHA regulations). Also included are additional concerns recognized as a result of years of conducting safety surveys in Public Schools throughout the state.
Download the maintenance areas safety checklist.
HAZCOM-Fill in the blank site specific written program
Energy Control-Lockout Tagout; fill in the blank written program.

MANDATORY SAFETY PROGRAMS THAT SHOULD BE IN PLACE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT: HAZCOM, Lockout/Tagout, Fire Safety, Asbestos, Forklifts

FIRE SAFETY AND EXTINGUISHERS TRAINING

Please click on the links below to comply with part of the fire safety training requirements.
OSHA States: Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.

Watch this video: FIRE EXTINGUISHER SAFETY VIDEO

THEN GO TO THIS LINK: Fire Safety Online training module—includes fire extinguishers (please have employees go through the modules and perform and print the test at the end. Please consult with your local fire department for hands on fire extinguisher training.

FORKLIFT SAFETY

Forklift safety is required for those employees that use such equipment in your district. Training consists of classroom instruction on forklift fundamentals and then a hands on evaluation is conduted by the employer. We can conduct the classroom training at your worksite or the following module and quizzes can be used at this website: http://www.free-training.com/osha/forklift/forkmenu.htm, after using the module a hands on certification is required to be conducted by the employer, please use this form for the hands on evaluation:

Classroom training will cover the following areas:
Pre shift Inspection
Safe Operation of the Fork Lift
Placement and Removal of Pallets in Rack
Safe Lift and Travel Skills
Safe Parking Procedures
Propane Cylinder Exchange
Electric Battery Safe Handling

ASBESTOS

The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), a provision of the Toxic Substances Control Act, was passed by Congress in 1986. AHERA requires local educational agencies to inspect their schools for asbestos-containing building material and prepare management plans that make recommendations for the reduction of asbestos hazards.

Public school districts and non-profit private schools (collectively called local educational agencies) are subject to AHERA’s requirements. This includes charter schools and schools affiliated with religious institutions.

EPA provides local education agencies and parents and teachers with information about the AHERA asbestos-in-schools requirements.

TRAINING-The EPA STATES:
All maintenance and custodial staff who may work in a building that contains asbestos-containing building materials (ACBM) must receive at least two hours of asbestos awareness training whether or not they are required to work with ACBM. • Maintenance and custodial staff conducting any activities that will result in the disturbance to ACBM must receive an additional fourteen hours of training

Please refer to this document: http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/aherarequirements.pdf
POMS and Assocites is able to conduct a 2 hour awareness training for your district which is free. Online sorces such as the link below can initially meet the 2 hour training requirement

Asbestos Awareness Training Module at OSU:
http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/modules/asbestos/index.htm