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Dangerous Chemicals You Don’t Want to See in Schools and Child Care Centers

Dangerous Chemicals You Don’t Want to See in Schools and Child Care Centers. THANKS TO Erin Bauer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lyn Garling, Pennsylvania State University Tom Green, IPM Institute of North America Dawn Gouge, University of Arizona

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Dangerous Chemicals You Don’t Want to See in Schools and Child Care Centers

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  1. Dangerous Chemicals You Don’t Want to See in Schools and Child Care Centers THANKS TO Erin Bauer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lyn Garling, Pennsylvania State University Tom Green, IPM Institute of North America Dawn Gouge, University of Arizona Jerry Jochim, Monroe County Community Schools Mark Shour, Iowa State University Dave Waddell, King County, Seattle, WA

  2. Flammable storage - Issues • Upside down • Tilted bottles • Buckled base • White crystals • Spilled solvent

  3. Lice treatment on custodial shelf

  4. Fire ant killer found in South Dakota

  5. Insecticide bulk storageCustodial closet

  6. DDVP in general storeroom

  7. DDVP Ant & Roach Killer

  8. Inappropriate chemical storage

  9. Unnecessary foggers and others

  10. Chemicals stored in general storeroom

  11. Personal insecticide & others

  12. Teacher desk drawer

  13. Teacher storage cabinetChild Care Facility

  14. Under teacher podium

  15. Dursban container

  16. DDT container

  17. Child Care setting

  18. Storage shed chemicals

  19. Lindane, Sevin

  20. Lindane spill

  21. Old pesticides stored at school vehicle barn

  22. Looks like coca-cola… it’s not

  23. Flammable liquids in an electrical apparatusFood below chemicals in a refrigerator

  24. Are they making a sandwich or doing a Cat Scan?

  25. Should I decant the big jug into a small container or stack ‘em upside down? Poor choice…

  26. None of these are necessarily a big deal • But they potentially create risks of fire or toxic/corrosive exposures • All can be fixed with basic inventory control and housekeeping • All point to having someone pause and review situations with a critical eye • How many of these type of situations are in your garage at home?

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