Tools of the Trade

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Tools of the Trade

• Stuff you need for a school self-inspection

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Inside your school building

• GFCI Detector
• Any outlet within 6 of a grounding source (i.e.,
  sinks, drinking fountains) must be GFCI
  protected.
• Available at hardware stores for 7-8
• Thermometer
• Water temperature must be no more than 120F.,
  and no less than 100F for showers.
• Available at restaurant supply stores or grocery
  stores

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Inside your school building

• Light Meters (intensity requirements vary)
• Storage areas, hallways and restroom areas 10
  footcandles
• Gym , shower and locker rooms 20 footcandles
• Classrooms and music rooms 30 footcandles
• Science lab areas 50 footcandles
• Shops, art and sewing areas 50 footcandles
• Available at camera and electronics stores and
  on-line (e-bay has lots!) for 59 to 575

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Lighting tips

• Fluorescent lights may lose power over time.
• Dont block lights with hanging items, such as
  art work.
• Rearrange the furniture.
• Open blinds and curtains.
• Add task lighting (be sure to secure power
  cords).
• Add larger fixtures or higher wattage light bulbs
  (within manufacturer limits).

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Inside your school building

• Ventilation flow checker Powder Puffer
• For equipment such as vents for kilns and paint
  booths
• Available on-line for 7
• Science demonstration hoods should be checked
  quarterly for proper flow (60-125 lfm).
• Seek professional help

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Playgrounds

• Bulb planting trowel for resilient surfacing
  measurements
• Depth must be 6 to 12 for pea gravel and
  engineered wood fiber
• Available at hardware and gardening stores
• Head entrapment tools
• Available to borrow from SRHD
• A tape measure can be used torso probe 3-1/2
  inches, head probe 9 inches

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Playgrounds

• Protrusion gauges
• Available to borrow from SRHD
• Spark plug gauge
• S hooks on swings must be closed to a gap no
  less than 0.04 inches
• I.D. cards work, too

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Any Questions?

• Please call us at
• 324-1560 ext.4