Asbestos - Remediation and Waste Management - Introduction, Contacts, Rules, Forms

http://www.maine.gov/dep/rwm/asbestos/index.htm

Chemistry - Green Chemistry Intro - Definition; Sustainable Chemistry Hierarchy; The 12 Principals of Green Chemistry

http://www.epa.gov/greenchemistry/pubs/about_gc.html

Chemistry - National Microscale Chemistry Center - What is microscale chemistry?  Why use it?   Publications available

http://www.microscale.org/about.asp

Green - Best "Green" Cleaning Management Practices (Maine)

http://www.maine.gov/education/const/Chemicals in Schools Program/green_cleaning_mgmt.doc

Green - Cleaning Product or Pesticide?

Determining if a cleaning product is a pesticide.

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/pest-habitat-claims.html

Green - Five (5) Easy Steps to Carpet Maintenance - A Guide

http://www.maine.gov/education/const/Chemicals in Schools Program/carpet_maintenance.ppt

Green - Green Cleaning Disinfectants - Contact

Maine Board of Pesticides Control Toxicologist

Green – Green Cleaning Pollution Prevention Calculator - quantifies the projected environmental benefits of purchasing and using "green" janitorial services and products. It is designed to forecast the environmental benefits of reducing chemical use.

http://www.fedcenter.gov/janitor/index.asp

Green - Green Cleaning Program for Schools (Maine)- A Voluntary Program

http://www.mainelegislature.org/ros/LOM/lom123rd/RESOLVE32.asp

Green - List of Green Cleaning Products (Maine)- A Guide

http://www.maine.gov/education/const/Chemicals in Schools Program/green_cleaning_prod_list.xls

Green - Purchasing Decisions - Informed Green Solutions

http://www.informedgreensolutions.org/about.html

Environment - Healthy School Environments

http://www.epa.gov/schools/

Environment - Maine School Environmental Guide   

http://www.maine.gov/dep/mercury/guide.doc

Hazardous Chemicals - Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO) - Who can be appointed as the CHO? - A compliance directive

http://www.maine.gov/labor/workplace_safety/compliancedirectives/16-05.htm

Hazardous Chemicals - Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) for Maine Schools Guide - A Sample - CHP is DUE ANNUALLY

http://www.safetyworksmaine.com/safe_workplace/sample_programs/school_chemical_hygiene_plan.htm

Hazardous Chemicals - Chemical Inventory Guidelines

Hazardous Chemicals - Chemical Inventory Form (Maine) - Lab-Specific Chemicals - Inventory LS is DUE ANNUALLY

http://www.maine.gov/dep/mercury/chemical_inventory_form.xls

Hazardous Chemicals - Chemical Inventory Form - Non-Lab Art Chemicals - An Inventory Guide - Environmental Health & Safety In the Arts:  A Guide for K-12 - Inventory NLA is DUE ANNUALLY

www.epa.gov/region2/children/k12/english/EHS-in-the-arts.pdf

Hazardous Chemicals - Cleaning - Removing Graffiti from Historic Masonry.

http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/briefs/brief38.htm#Identifying%20the%20Graffiti%20and%20the%20Masonry

Hazardous Chemicals - Disposal - Hazardous Waste Regulations

PART 260—HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: GENERAL

Hazardous Chemicals - Guidelines for Employer Compliance (advisory)

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10104

Hazardous Chemicals - Hazard Determination

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10101

Hazardous Chemicals - Hazardous Communication - Sample Plan

http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=63130&an=1

Hazardous Chemicals - Hazardous Waste - Handbook for Hazardous Waste Generators (small and large quantity)

http://www.maine.gov/dep/rwm/hazardouswaste/hwhandbook.doc

Hazardous Chemicals - Hazardous Waste Remediation & Waste Management - Introduction, definition, contacts, and rules

http://www.maine.gov/dep/rwm/hazardouswaste/index.htm

Hazardous Chemicals – Mercury and Chemical Management in Schools – includes: how to conduct a school chemical inventory, monthly chemical management checklist, Green Chemistry experiments, and more . . .

http://www.epa.gov/mercury/pdfs/Teacher_admin_participants_manual_for_printing.pdf

Hazardous Chemicals - Research - Toxics Use Reduction Institute

http://www.turi.org

Hazardous Chemicals - Training - the Maine Department of Labor SafetyWorks program

http://www.safetyworksmaine.com/training/index.html

IAQ - IAQ Tools For Schools Action Kit

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/actionkit.html

IAQ - IAQ Tools for Schools Symposium & Resources

http://www.iaqsymposium.com/agenda.html

IPM - Integrated Pest Management - Background

http://www.epa.gov/oecaagct/tipm.html

IPM - Integrated Pest Management - Background

http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentType=GSA_OVERVIEW&contentId=18063

IPM - Integrated Pest Management - Maine Schools

http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/pesticides/schoolipm

IPM - Integrated Pest Management for Northeast Schools (a book)

http://www.umass.edu/umext/schoolipm/for_viewing_only_ipmns.pdf

IPM - Integrated Pest Management Institute of North America

http://www.ipminstitute.org/

IPM - Integrated Pest Management Program - Annual Notice to Parents, Guardians, and Employees - Sample - Universal Notification Template - DUE ANNUALLY

http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/pesticides/schoolipm/tools/universal.htm

IPM - IPM in Schools

http://schoolipm.tamu.edu/

IPM - The IPM Institute of North America, Inc.

http://www.ipminstitute.org/school.htm

IPM - Maine Board of Pesticides Control

http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/pesticides/

IPM - National School IPM Information Source

http://schoolipm.ifas.ufl.edu/

IPM - Pest Management - Healthy School Enviromnent Resources

http://cfpub.epa.gov/schools/top_sub.cfm?t_id=41&s_id=33

IPM - Pesticides - Controlling Pests; IPM In Schools

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm/

IPM - Purchasing Decisions - Informed Green Solutions

http://www.informedgreensolutions.org/about.html

IPM - Research - Toxics Use Reduction Institute

http://www.turi.org

IPM - School IPM 2015 Initiative

http://www.ipminstitute.org/school_ipm_2015.htm

IPM - School IPM Toolkit

http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/pesticides/schoolipm/manuals/toolkit.htm

IPM - School Outdoor Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Manual - Maine

www.maine.gov/agriculture/pesticides/schoolipm/pdf/outdooripm.pdf

IPM - School Outdoor Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan - Sample

http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/pesticides/schoolipm/tools/plan.htm

Laboratory - Laboratory Chemical Hygiene - National Research Council Recommendations

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10107

Laboratory - Labs 21 - Best Practices - Resources to support the design, construction, operation of high-performance laboratories, video, best practices, case studies, energy benchmarking

http://www.labs21century.gov/

Laboratory - Safety and Health Topics, OSHA - Standards, Hazards, Solutions

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/laboratories/index.html

Laboratory - School Chemistry Laboratory Safety Guide - Booklet

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2007-107/pdfs/2007-107.pdf

Mold - Testing, remediation, causes, health effects, case studies, and more

http://www.buildingscience.com/resources/mold

PCBs - PCB Fact Sheet for Schools

www.epa.gov/pcbsincaulk/caulkschoolkit.pdf 

PCBs - PCBs In Caulk in Older Buildings

http://www.epa.gov/pcbsincaulk/

PCBs - PCBs Mandatory Testing In Schools

http://www.pcbinschools.org/

PCBs - PCBs Protocol for Addressing Polychlorinated Biphenyls (New York)

http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/facplan/HealthSafety/PCBinCaulkProtocol-070615.html

PCBs - Remediating PCB-Containing Building Products; Strategies and Regulatory Considerations

http://www.pcbinschools.org/PCB%20Remediation.pdf

PCBs - Soil Contamination from PCB-Containing Building

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1817698/

Pesticides - Controlling Pests; IPM In Schools

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm/

Pesticides - Entomology Research

http://cals.arizona.edu/ento/research.htm

Pesticides - Pesticides: Topical and Chemical Fact Sheet

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets

Pesticides - School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Guide includes pesticides

http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/pesticides/schoolipm/

Safety and Health (General)

Safety and Health - Check List for Educational Facilities - A compliance directive

http://www.maine.gov/labor/workplace_safety/compliancedirectives/13-05.htm

Safety and Health - Safety & Health Consultation - On Site Courtesy Audit -- An experienced occupational safety and health professional helps you identify hazards and reduce or eliminate the risk of injuries and illnesses

http://www.safetyworksmaine.com/consultations/

Safety and Health - Safety Training

http://www.safetyworksmaine.com/training/

Maine Department of Labor

Safety and Health - Safety Video - Resource Library

http://www.safetyworksmaine.com/videos-pubs/videolst.shtml

Universal Waste - Remediation & Waste Management - Introduction, definition, contacts, and rules

http://www.maine.gov/dep/rwm/hazardouswa6ste/index.htm